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Scientists identify key decision-point at which cells with broken DNA repair themselves or die

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

When cells undergo potentially catastrophic damage, for example as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation, they must make a decision: either to fix the damage or program themselves for death, a process called apoptosis.





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Study: Cells prevent DNA repair

Other Sciences /

created Nov 23, 2005 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scientists say they've discovered cells co-opt the machinery that usually repairs broken strands of DNA to protect the integrity of chromosomes.


Understanding DNA Repair and Cancer

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A protein that plays a key role in copying DNA also plays a vital role in repairing breaks in it, UC Davis scientists have found. The work is helping researchers understand how cancer cells can resist radiation ...


Study shows how defective DNA repair triggers 2 neurological diseases

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have teased apart the biological details distinguishing two related neurological diseases—ataxia telangiectasia-like disease (ATLD) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS).


Researchers illuminate mechanisms that regulate DNA damage control and replication

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have demonstrated important new roles for the protein kinase complex Cdc7/Dbf4 or Cdc7/Drf1 (Ddk) in monitoring damage control during DNA replication and reinitiating ...


Researcher defines proteins that distinguish chromosome ends from DNA double-strand breaks

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 10, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Peter Baumann, Ph.D., Assistant Investigator, and Nancy Bae, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Baumann Lab, have published a paper offering insight into the way cells protect chromosome ends from misguided repair.


Stem cell therapy may offer hope for acute lung injury

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have shown that adult stem cells from bone marrow can prevent acute lung injury in a mouse model of the disease.


Repairing DNA damage: Researchers discover critical process in cancer treatment

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- From the sun's UVA rays to tobacco smoke, our environment is chock-full of DNA-damaging agents that can lead to cancer. Thanks to our body's DNA repair mechanisms, however, the effects of many carcinogens ...


Scientists discover role of enzyme in DNA repair

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 27, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and Integrative Bioinformatics Inc. have made an important discovery about the role of an ...


Kangaroos may hold skin cancer cure: study

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kangaroos may provide the key to a potential treatment to prevent skin cancer, Australian scientists said Monday.


DNA Repair Teams’ Motto: 'To Protect and Serve'

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created Nov 16, 2006 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

When you dial 911 you expect rescuers to pull up at your front door, unload and get busy—not park the truck down the street and eat donuts.



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