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Researchers discover how key enzyme repairs sun-damaged DNA

Researchers have long known that humans lack a key enzyme -- one possessed by most of the animal kingdom and even plants -- that reverses severe sun damage.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 25, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (28) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

DNA mutation rates raise curtain on cause of cancer

What if we could understand why cancer develops? We know that certain risk factors, such as smoking or excessive sun exposure, can increase the chances of developing this terrible disease, but cancer can form in any tissue, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers Find New Way To Study How Enzymes Repair DNA Damage

Researchers at Ohio State University have found a new way to study how enzymes move as they repair DNA sun damage -- and that discovery could one day lead to new therapies for healing sunburned skin.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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