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Ancient viral DNA shapes early embryo development

Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are…

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Textbooks need to be rewritten: RNA, not DNA, is the main cause of acute sunburn

Sunburn has traditionally been attributed to UV-induced DNA damage. However, a new study by the University of Copenhagen and Nanyang…

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DNA motors found to switch gears

Scientists from Delft, Vienna, and Lausanne discovered that the protein machines that shape our DNA can switch direction. Until now,…

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Monitoring tumor-informed circulating tumor DNA after CGP

Researchers from Iwate Medical University and Tohoku University have revealed that it is possible to predict cancer relapse and treatment…

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DNA damage can last unrepaired for years, changing our view of mutations

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells’ in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA…

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New mechanism discovered that triggers immune response in cells with damaged DNA

A research team from the University of California, Irvine has revealed a previously unknown mechanism that triggers an inflammatory immune…

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