In the time it takes you to read this sentence, every cell in your body suffers some form of DNA damage. Without vigilant repair, cancer would run rampant, and now scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have gotten a ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 22, 2019
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Scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK, have shown how plants can protect themselves against genetic damage caused by environmental stresses. The growing tips of plant roots and shoots have an in-built mechanism ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 16, 2009
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Chlamydia trachomatis is a human pathogen that is the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted disease worldwide with more than 90 million new cases of genital infections occurring each year. About 70 percent of women ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 20, 2013
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The ability to accurately repair DNA damaged by spontaneous errors, oxidation or mutagens is crucial to the survival of cells. This repair is normally accomplished by using an identical or homologous intact sequence of DNA, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 3, 2014
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Acidification of UK waters may make industrially-contaminated sediments more toxic over time, say scientists.
Environment
Feb 12, 2013
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As David Cortez, Ph.D., tells the story of his research team's latest discovery, he shakes his head in disbelief.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 1, 2019
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A research team at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is using the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) to study an enzyme found in plants, bacteria and some animals that repairs DNA damage caused ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 5, 2017
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A team of researchers from Colorado State University has been studying DNA damage in living cells to learn more about how genetic abnormalities arise. It has long been known that DNA molecules in every cell get constantly ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 21, 2015
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Time-lapse imaging can make complicated processes easier to grasp—think of a stitched-together sequence of photos that chronicles the construction of a building. Now, scientists from the Department of Energy's Lawrence ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 2, 2015
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Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat. In 2019 alone, an estimated 1.3 million deaths were attributed to antibiotic resistant bacterial infections worldwide. Looking to contribute a solution to this growing problem, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 31, 2023
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