Also, repairing DNA is one of the things they are known to do after desiccation.
Deinococcus radiodurans also has a unique ability to repair damaged DNA.
The cell uses recombination to repair damaged DNA and to swap genes.
Scattered throughout the genome, these mutations reduce a cell's ability to repair DNA.
Further evidence suggests that Werner protein plays a critical role in repairing DNA.
But they said the budget doesn't allow repairing DNA throughout my body, after the radiation I took.
All bacteria have a kit of special proteins, known as enzymes, which repair damaged DNA.
Because of their reduced ability to repair damaged DNA, cancerous cells are particularly vulnerable to attack.
Without the gene, children's bodies are unable to repair DNA or develop disease-fighting cells.
The proteins made by both genes are essential for repairing damaged DNA.