The world inside the human cell has grown a bit more interesting in recent years as the role of a new biological structure became clearer.
Biochemistry
Sep 9, 2020
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A new bioluminescent reporter that tracks DNA double stranded break (DSB) repair in cells has been developed by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Academia Sinica in Taiwan. The international team's ...
Biotechnology
Aug 21, 2020
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Kingdonia uniflora Balf. f. and W.W. Sm. (Circaeasteraceae, Ranunculales), an alpine herb, has a very narrow distribution in the world and is listed as an endangered species in China. The habitat of it represents an ecological ...
Ecology
Jul 21, 2020
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Sometimes, when something is broken, the first step to fixing it is to break it even more.
Biotechnology
Jun 22, 2020
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Cells missing the protein HMCES are hypersensitive to DNA-damaging agents that cause a common type of DNA lesion—an "abasic" site. But the agents also generate other types of lesions associated with mutations and cell lethality, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 22, 2020
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DNA damage in general and DNA strand breaks in particular occur every day in all cells of the human body. This is due to internal influences such as free radicals, which are produced during inflammatory processes and cellular ...
Biotechnology
May 1, 2020
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Homologous recombination is an essential process of DNA repair to maintain genomic integrity of the organism. Now, researchers from Japan have identified mechanisms that choose between alternate pathways of DNA repair to ...
Evolution
Apr 30, 2020
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Scientists have revealed an important mechanism in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks, according to new research published today in eLife.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 24, 2020
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An elaborate system of filaments, liquid droplet dynamics and protein connectors enables the repair of some damaged DNA in the nuclei of cells, researchers at the University of Toronto have found. The findings further challenge ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 5, 2020
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Spacewalking astronauts worked to complete repairs to a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station on Saturday and give it new life.
Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2020
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