News From the Field Finding That 1-in-a-Billion That Could Lead to Disease
August 28, 2007
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Errors in the genetic code can give rise to cancer and a host of other diseases, but finding these errors can be more difficult than looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack. Now, scientists at Johns Hopkins have uncovered how the tiny protein-machines in cells tasked to search for such potentially life-threatening genetic damage actually recognize DNA errors.
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Source Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
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