Science Saturday: Discovering a missing link in DNA damage repair

For years, researchers have known that our genome is protected by a system of detection, evaluation and repair processes that activate any time DNA damage occurs. Upon detection, the damage is assessed, repaired in one way or another, or, if it can?t be repaired the cell is cued to self-destruct. Much of that effort is [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - Category: Research Source Type: news