Platform for precise cellular control uses non-genetic DNA decoupled from genetic information

Stepping away from its billions-of-years-old role as a genetic blueprint, DNA is now embarking on a new journey as an active ...

Scientists reveal a new way cancer cells survive DNA damage

A cancer drug target already being investigated in clinical trials turns out to be doing something even more consequential ...
Newsweek

Evolution Mystery’s Answer May Be Hidden in Rain

Scientists may have a step forward in understanding how life on our planet came to exist. The mystery of how tiny molecules of RNA came to be enclosed within membranes, forming the very first cells, ...
Medicine Buffalo

Study: UB Researchers Find Promising Pathway for Inhibiting Potentially Lethal Viruses and Virally Induced Cancers, Including HPV

BUFFALO, N.Y. – New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no ...
Nature

DNA repair and human disease

DNA repair is essential for the maintenance of genomic stability and its failure can lead to human disease. Various DNA repair systems exist, such as base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, ...