Advances in Touch DNA Forensics: Where Are We Now and What Does the Future Hold?by Maria Rosales Gerpe, PhDTouch DNA expert Adrian Linacre, PhD, professor of forensic science at Flinders University, on the progress and future of the touch DNA forensics field
NewsDNA Replication under the Microscopeby King Abdullah University of Science & TechnologyResearchers able to study DNA replication machinery at sites where DNA is damaged, thanks to cryo-EM
NewsISS Experiment Expands DNA Research Toolkit Using CRISPRby NASA Johnson Space CenterStudying DNA repair is key to future space exploration, which could expose humans to DNA damage caused by radiation
NewsResearchers Create Bioluminescent Tag to Detect DNA Break Repairby Massachusetts General HospitalThe bioluminescent repair reporter-based system can be used to monitor DNA repair pathways directly in animals as well as cell lines
NewsThis Enigmatic Protein Sculpts DNA to Repair Harmful Damageby Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryScientists have determined how a protein called XPG binds to and reshapes damaged DNA, illuminating its role in averting genetic disease and cancer
NewsMolecular Sensor Scouts DNA Damage and Supervises Repairby Health Sciences at the University of PittsburghIn a recently-published study, researchers found that a protein called UV-DDB is useful beyond safeguarding against the sun
NewsStudy Gives Insight into Sun-Induced DNA Damage and Cell Repairby Baylor UniversityBreakthrough study fills a 'missing gap,' Baylor University researcher says
NewsResearchers Discover ’Chromosome Scanner’ that Protects Against Cancerby University of CopenhagenA ‘scanner’ inside cells decides whether or not so-called flawless DNA repair, which protects against cancer, is launched
NewsDecoding the DNA Repair Processby The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKU Cancer Center researchers are developing approaches to manipulate the DNA damage response to treat and prevent disease
NewsHow Cells Detect, Mend DNA Damage May Improve Chemotherapyby Tamara Bhandari-Washington University in St. Louis News OfficeTargeting pathway could increase potency of some current drugs
NewsCancer Cells May Streamline Their Genomes in Order to Proliferate More Easilyby Stowers Institute for Medical ResearchFindings suggest that ribosomal DNA copy number could be used to predict which cancers will be sensitive to DNA-damaging chemotherapeutics