In everyday life, our genetic material is constantly under attack from many factors. Environmental influences such as light, ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...

Scientists were able to fabricate a pure form of glass and coat specialized pieces of DNA with it to create a material that was not only stronger than steel, but incredibly lightweight. Working on the ...

New analytical methods developed at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have increased our ...

DNA–protein cross-links (DPCs) represent a severe form of DNA damage that can disrupt essential chromatin-based processes. Among them, DNA–histone cross-links (DHCs) occur frequently within ...

Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein's DNA repair process, a ...