A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by Georgia Tech's Francesca Storici, has discovered a previously unknown role ...

DNA repair: A look inside the cell's 'repair café' Date: November 21, 2024 Source: Hubrecht Institute Summary: New research sheds light on how cells repair damaged DNA. For the first time, the ...

Chemotherapy drugs can kill cancer cells by halting DNA replication, but a glucose-depleted environment can help cancer cells ...

Cells use repair systems to fix this damage, with specialized proteins locating and binding to the damaged regions. Zooming in on individual cells The body has various mechanisms to repair DNA ...

If DNA damage is not properly repaired, mutations can occur, which may result in diseases like cancer. Cells use repair systems to fix this damage, with specialized proteins locating and binding ...

New research from the Kind Group sheds light on how cells repair damaged DNA. For the first time, the team has mapped the activity of repair proteins in individual human cells. The study demonstrates ...

Keeping nucleoli small prevents DNA instability and cellular aging ... making it difficult to maintain and repair if damaged.

The secret to cellular youth may depend on keeping the nucleolus—a condensed structure inside the nucleus of a cell—small, ...