Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Alones Creative/iStock/Getty Images) One of the most iconic visual representations in biological science is the double helix – ...

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While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...

Why does cancer develop, and how much of the risk can we reduce? A Yale-led study offers a way to explore these questions by examining the DNA changes that help tumours grow. The research, involving ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells’ in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...

In everyday life, our genetic material is constantly under attack from many factors. Environmental influences such as light, along with internal processes like inflammation, can generate oxidative ...

Following a double-strand DNA break, an enzyme called PARP1 helps hold the two strands together —like superglue— and creates a safe zone for other proteins to come repair the damage. We don’t exactly ...