Category Archives: genetics

The secret to safe DNA repair

The secret to safe DNA repair

Dr. Michael Hendzel. Credit: Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta

Michael Hendzel knows all too well that there is little that people can do to control the stability of their genetic code. But he hopes his latest research will help impact this elusive and crucial aspect of medicine. Published in Nature Cell Biology, this research explores a previously unknown secret to DNA repair.

The secret to safe DNA repair

Sixth DNA base discovered?

Is there a sixth DNA base? A team of researchers suggests that the methyl-adenine that would regulate the expression of certain genes in eukaryotic cells could have a specific role in stem cells and in early stages of development.