A study published in Cell Research advances a central idea in stem cell biology by identifying a checkpoint that controls the ...

If Ku can indeed recruit telomerase to native DNA ends, then Ku may also be able to recruit telomerase to broken chromosome ends. Thus, Ku may facilitate DNA repair not only by NHEJ but also by ...

Apr. 7, 2026 A gene called KLF5 may be a key force behind the spread of pancreatic cancer—but not in the way scientists expected. Rather than mutating DNA, it rewires how genes are turned on and off, ...

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