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Chemistry Nobel DNA research lays foundation for new ways to fight cancer

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imageYou'd be in bad shape if your cells couldn't fix DNA issues that arise.redondoself, CC BY

Our cells are up against a daily onslaught of damage to the DNA that encodes our genes. It takes constant effort to keep up with the DNA disrepair – and if our cells didn’t bother to try to fix it, we might not survive. The DNA damage repair...

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