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Analysis reveals extent of DNA repair army

05-24-2007 · EurekAlert!

A new database developed by a team of researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute is providing the first detailed portrait of the army of more than 700 proteins that helps maintain DNA's integrity.

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