Alcohol-linked DNA damage tied to cancer risk: Study reveals repair enzyme's role

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from ...
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Alcohol causes cancer. A study from IOCB Prague confirms damage to DNA and shows how cells defend against it

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from ...
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Gene editing disrupts multiple gene functions through large-scale epigenetic changes in a way that persists through successive cell generations

Study finds CRISPR/Cas gene editing causes “chromatin fatigue” – another surprise mechanism by which it can produce unwanted ...

Experimental Treatment Activates Hidden DNA Repair Pathway

Cedars-Sinai researchers have created TY1, an experimental RNA-based drug that helps the body repair damaged DNA and restore injured tissue. The idea came from studying tiny molecular “messages” ...
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Repair Proteins Collaborate in “Hubs” to Repair DNA Damage

DNA can be damaged by normal cellular processes as well as external factors such as UV radiation and chemicals. Such damage can lead to breaks in the DNA strand. If DNA damage is not properly repaired ...
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Researchers discover new model for 'global' DNA repair

Two studies provide a radically new picture of how bacterial cells continually repair damaged sections (lesions) in their DNA. Two studies provide a radically new picture of how bacterial cells ...
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DNA Rigidity Inside the Nucleosome Regulates INO80 Positioning

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shown that DNA inflexibility, or rigidity, inside the nucleosome regulates the positioning of INO80. This highlights that the ...