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A protein long studied for its role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia now appears to serve a ...

A protein tied to ALS and dementia may have a much bigger role in disease than scientists realized. Researchers found that ...

A new study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most powerful genetic "on switches" in cancer cells, called super-enhancers, drive ...

CDT1 inhibits the helicase activity of the MCM complex, thereby suppressing nascent strand synthesis in DNA replication in cultured human cells. This action results in fork collapse and DNA damage, ...

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from IOCB Prague has now described in detail how cells repair this damaged ...

Scientists have discovered that a rare “mirror-image” version of the amino acid cysteine can dramatically slow the growth of ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. DNA doesn’t just carry information in its sequence; fleeting alternative folds like i‑DNA ...

On the flipside, if telomeres are too long, it can also spell trouble because cancer cells require long telomeres to become ...