Naked mole-rats seem to have found nature’s cheat code for longevity. Scientists discovered that small tweaks in one of their ...

The Pol-theta enzyme (blue) joins two parts of a broken DNA strand (yellow). This process is mutagenic and can give rise to cancer. LA JOLLA, CA—DNA repair proteins act like the body’s editors, ...

Longevity of the rodent family could inspire new therapeutic anti-ageing strategy to improve the health and lifespan of ...

Scientists discovered four protein changes that help naked mole rats repair DNA faster. These small tweaks may explain their ...

Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ...

New research from the Kind Group at the Hubrecht Institute sheds light on how cells repair damaged DNA. For the first time, the team has mapped the activity of repair proteins in individual human ...

Damage to DNA strands resulting in breakage can lead to chromosomal translocation, uncontrolled cellular growth and cancer. These breaks can occur following exposure to agents such as ionizing ...

“Our lab is generally interested in discovering and characterizing previously unknown or poorly understood factors that are essential for genome maintenance. This is particularly important in the ...

A new study of the bizarre naked mole rat shows that the animals have evolved a DNA repair mechanism that could explain their ...

Each cell in our body experiences up to tens of thousands of DNA-damaging events per day, primarily from routine cellular ...

The human genome consists of 3 billion base pairs, and when a cell divides, it takes about seven hours to complete making a copy of its DNA. That's almost 120,000 base pairs per second. At that ...