Researchers have uncovered answers that provide the detail to explain two specific DNA repair processes that have long been in question.

Cells use many complex genetic repair backup systems to fix DNA damage and remain healthy throughout their lives.

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A medical breakthrough could result in the first treatment for rare but serious diseases in which genetic defects disrupt cellular energy production.

A medical breakthrough could result in the first treatment for rare but serious diseases in which genetic defects disrupt cellular energy production. Researchers have identified a molecule that helps ...

A medical breakthrough could result in the first treatment for rare but serious diseases in which genetic defects disrupt ...

How pharma could shift from curing disease to promoting healthy ageing through epigenetics, the microbiome and antimicrobial ...

Gene editing and many other useful biotechnology tools came from studies of bacteria fighting off viral invaders. But ...