A unique feature of HR is that it repairs the damage to the DNA in a highly accurate way. In eukaryotic cells (those with a ...

Neil Hunter, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at UC Davis, and an investigator with the ...

Even as he touted the truth during his May 18 sermon, Chris Goble, lead pastor of Ridgeline Community Church, lied about the ...

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including our reproductive cells. While most of these defects have no or only ...

No one rule captures the full sweep of life’s ingenuity, yet SAI offers a fresh lens, suggesting that aging and fragility are ...

Genetic mutations occur everyday in our cells, but the vast majority of them are repaired. New research finds DNA repair is not on PAR in HD cells, causing mutations to build up in people with HD.

The Enhanced Games, where athletes are allowed to take performance-enhancing drugs, will host its first event in May. One ...

Several ORFs with apparently identical functions exist on both chromosomes which were probably acquired by lateral gene transfer. For example, glyA (encoding serine hydroxymethyl transferase ...

People who have a higher vitamin D intake may be slowing down a biological process linked to aging, according to a study ...

Figure 2: Frequency distribution of telomere fluorescence shows telomere shortening associated with the lack of PARP. Figure 3: Lack of PARP does not affect the presence of single strand overhangs ...