DNA repair

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1. The way in which a cell corrects potentially damaging or mutagenic errors in its DNA. (See mutagen.) DNA bases may be directly replaced by enzymes, or part of a strand may be replaced by enzymes using its opposite, paired strand as a template.

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Using tumor data and pancreatic cancer cells derived from patients, the team found that cancers with high MYC activity also showed increased DNA repair activity and were associated with worse patient outcomes.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

However, the researchers believe MYC's newly identified role in DNA repair may provide a more precise way to target the protein.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Naked mole rats likely owe their unusually long, healthy lives to several overlapping defenses, including cancer resistance, inflammation control, DNA repair, and tissue protection.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

To make it easier to observe mutations, many of the experiments used mice that lacked two key DNA repair systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

"DNA repair is one of the most fundamental processes in biology," said lead investigator Muralidhar L. Hegde, Ph.D., professor of neurosurgery at the Houston Methodist Research Institute's Center for Neuroregeneration.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026