New Switch Decides Between Genome Repairs, Death of Cells: A Report

Abstract

The genetic information of each cell is encoded in the sequence of the DNA double helix. Double strand breaks up the DNA, which can be instigated by radiation, are a dangerous threat to the cells, and if not appropriately repaired can prompt to cancer. Damaged cells need to choose whether the breaks can be settled or whether they ought to be evacuated by a cellular suicide program called "apoptosis" before starting cancer. The genetic information of each cell is encoded in the sequence of the DNA double helix. Double strand breaks up the DNA, which can be initiated by radiation, are a dangerous danger to the cells, and if not appropriately repaired can prompt to cancer. Damaged cells need to choose whether the breaks can be settled or whether they ought to be evacuated by a cellular suicide program called "apoptosis" before starting cancer.