A new "toolkit" to repair damaged DNA that can lead to aging, cancer and motor neuron disease (MND) has been discovered by ...

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. Nucleic acids are named for where they're found—inside the nuclei of cells—and for the ...

Cancer researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered that mutations in certain genes can lead to the accumulation of DNA errors, ...

This important work advances our understanding of DNA methylation and its consequences for susceptibility to DNA damage. This work presents evidence that DNA methylation can accentuate the genomic ...

When not undergoing replication, DNA molecules float freely within the cytoplasm of a cell. This makes them available to the accessory molecules that organize and repair DNA. However, when cells ...

It tells the cell how, where and when to 'read' and use the information in the DNA. It is important that both the DNA and its chromatin are copied accurately to ensure young and healthy cells .

Cancer researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered that ...

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-encoded RNA molecules undergo extensive processing to generate mature RNA, including removal of ...

Chemotherapy targets cancer cells by disrupting DNA replication and mitotic processes, despite side effects on healthy cells.

A large-scale study links the presence of these tiny molecules to increased aggressiveness in malignant tumors ...