A new study published in Science May 11 is shedding light on the molecular details of PARP-1, a DNA damage-detecting enzyme that when inhibited has been shown to be effective in fighting cancer and other diseases.

Embryonic stem cells — those revered cells that give rise to every cell type in the body — just got another badge of honor.

DNA from the heart's own cells plays a role in heart failure by mistakenly activating the body's immune system.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have rewritten the job description of the protein TopBP1 after demonstrating that it guards early brain cells from DNA damage.

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