Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

I received one of those DNA kits as an early Christmas present. What I discovered when I researched my profile online has ...

Study finds CRISPR/Cas gene editing causes “chromatin fatigue” – another surprise mechanism by which it can produce unwanted ...

Cancer’s most catastrophic DNA damage has long looked like a crime scene without a culprit, with chromosomes shattered and ...

A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology examined how > 2,000 clinically approved drugs affect ...

In a new study, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig analyzed the impact of more ...

Large-scale drug atlas uncovers new genome editing modulators and potential therapeutic strategies for DNA repair-deficient cancers ...

Prosecutors narrowed in on DNA evidence on day seven of Brian Walshe’s trial, with witnesses detailing the process of analyzing samples from blood-stained slippers to a hacksaw and hatchet. “The DNA ...

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals capable of detecting and responding to physical tension in DNA. This ...

A new fluorescent sensor is giving scientists an unprecedented view of how cells respond to DNA damage, capturing the repair process as it unfolds in real time. The tool, developed at Utrecht ...

Cancer research, drug safety testing and aging biology may all gain a major boost from a new fluorescent sensor developed at Utrecht University. This new tool allows scientists to watch DNA damage and ...