Sunburns and aging skin are obvious effects of exposure to harmful UV rays, tobacco smoke and other carcinogens. But the effects aren't just skin deep. Inside the body, DNA is literally being torn ...

Georgia State University researchers used simulations to study DNA repair mechanisms, focusing on the pre-incision complex in ...

Researchers at Georgia State University used the Summit supercomputer to study an elaborate molecular pathway called ...

Open’s bonnet, takes a deep breath and says, “It will cost you.” Scientists have harnessed the Summit supercomputer's raw ...

The Summit supercomputer revealed how damaged strands of DNA are surgically repaired by a molecular pathway called nucleotide ...

Her family believes a medical emergency at the school led to her death. Faith suffered from Cockayne syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, and relied on a feeding tube for nutrition and medication.

Heartbroken family demands change at special needs school after their daughter, 4, dies when feeding tube got dislodged - The family of Faith Johnson has demanded accountability from Frederick Public ...

Hereditary defects in transcription-coupled NER can result in a disease called Cockayne syndrome, which is characterized by severe developmental and neurological disorders. Mutational inactivation ...