Researchers from the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit at the University of Dundee, together with collaborators from ETH Zürich, the Malopolska Center of Biotechnology and the ...

BioMedWire Editorial Coverage: Oncology research is moving through one of its most active stretches in years. DNA Damage Response ('DDR”) inhibitors, a category of drugs that work by blocking cancer ...

The class of drugs known as DNA Damage Response inhibitors, which work by blocking cancer cells’ ability to repair their own ...

Newborn nerve cells must squeeze through crowded, narrow spaces—through dense tissue, past other cells, and between fibers—to ...

Scientists discovered a protein that helps plants repair DNA damage from sunlight, which could improve future crop gene ...

Scientists have discovered that a gene normally considered a DNA-protecting "good guy" can become dangerous when cells make too much of it. The gene, EXO1, acts like molecular scissors that help ...

Migrating newborn neurons suffer routine double-strand DNA breaks from physical stress during brain development.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and the third-leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States.

Hyperreactivity of the gene responsible for DNA repair may indicate a hidden vulnerability of oncological diseases and help ...

As newborn neurons make their way through the developing brain, they must squeeze through incredibly tight spaces to reach their final destinations. Researchers discovered that this physical journey ...