RecA protein skips "unwinding" step in DNA repair

January 20, 2024

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have been studying DNA repair by homologous recombination, where the RecA protein repairs breaks in ...

Genome editing techniques based on bacterial-artificial-chromosome in herpesvirus research

by Nicholas

March 1, 2023

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In a recent study published in the Microorganisms journal, researchers in China reviewed the uses of bacterial-artificial-chromosome (BAC)-based genome editing ...

Study finds telomeres can set damage thresholds for cancer cells above which they cannot continue to divide

by Nicholas

September 21, 2022

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Telomers represent the region that constitutes the end of chromosomes and is protected by telomere-binding proteins. These proteins protect telomeres ...