CRISPR has been hailed as one of the most promising gene editing technologies and promises to revolutionize precision medicine and eradicate genetic diseases. However, the technique is not perfect and needs improvements. ...
Biotechnology
Apr 9, 2018
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A simple, marine-dwelling creature known as Trichoplax adhaerens has some remarkable properties. The organism can tolerate unusually high doses of radiation that would kill most other forms of life. T. adhaerens has another ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 3, 2022
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(Phys.org) —DNA damage is a fact of life. On any given day, an organism's DNA will suffer between 10,000 and 1,000,000 breaks or other damage. These problems are repaired by enzymes in our cells that fix the breaks, remove ...
Biotechnology
Oct 8, 2014
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A viral infection is like an uninvited, tenacious houseguest in the cell, using a range of tricks to prevent its eviction. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified one of the key proteins allowing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 21, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered how a network of repair proteins enables bacteria to prioritise the repair of the most heavily used regions of the DNA molecules that carry the instructions necessary for living ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 10, 2010
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The subseafloor is home to over 1/3 of the bacteria on the planet, but up until recently it was unclear if this huge microbial biosphere was alive and dividing. Now the same group that demonstrated this activity has shown ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 13, 2014
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A new straightforward method enables monitoring the response of nuclear proteins to DNA damage in time and space. The approach is based on nonlinear photoperturbation.
Biochemistry
Aug 9, 2013
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A new study has cast doubt on leading theory for how tiny creatures have evolved for tens of millions of years—without ever having sex.
Evolution
Apr 25, 2018
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Thanks to a single-molecule imaging technique developed by a University of Illinois professor, researchers have revealed the mechanisms of an important DNA-regulating enzyme.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 20, 2010
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Scientists have taken pictures of the BRCA2 protein for the first time, showing how it works to repair damaged DNA.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 5, 2014
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