You may have seen it in the news recently: a baby in Pennsylvania with a rare genetic disorder was healed with a personalized ...

New research from Max Planck Institute reveals how plants defend their genomes from invasion by chloroplast DNA.

This results in complex mutation patterns in a clonal cell population such as a ... investigated the question of how this asymmetry of DNA damage and DNA repair comes about. In particular, they wanted ...

Although Polβ was already known to prevent immature cells in the brain from dying by helping to repair DNA in ... detach themselves from DNA. During brain development, patterns of DNA methylation ...

New research shows how the gut microbiome influences immunity, DNA repair, and aging - making microbial balance key to ...

The genes involved in DNA repair that appear to be affected by ... and therefore generally more robust to disruptions in sleep patterns, which can make it difficult to find an adequate control ...

RNA’s Surprising Role in DNA Repair New insights could lead to improved treatments for cancer and other diseases. Francesca Storici and her research team discovered a surprising role for RNA in DNA ...