Less effective DNA repair process takes over as mice age, biologists find
Biologists Vera Gorbunova and Andei Seluanov have discovered one reason for the the increase in DNA damage as we age: the primary repair process begins to fail and is replaced by one that is less accurate.
Lemonade sale fights childhood cancer
Danielle Benoit and her fellow researchers will be serving lemonade and explaining their research in childhood cancer therapies at the 5th Annual Benoit Laboratory Lemonade Stand.
Vertebrate of the Year!
“Here at the University, the naked mole rat seems like it has been the Vertebrate of the Year for several years,” said President Seligman.
Naked Mole Rats Cancer-resistant Chemical ID’d
The biologists’ focus on high molecular weight hyaluronan (HMW-HA) began after they noticed that a gooey substance in the naked mole rat culture was clogging the vacuum pumps and tubing.
Lemonade Sweetens Fight Vs. Kids’ Cancer
Researchers put down their beakers and syringes in favor of pitchers of lemonade—in the spirit of the little girl who made it all possible.
How Do Blind Mole Rats Ward Off Cancer?
Blind mole rats and naked mole rats—both subterranean rodents with long life spans—are the only mammals never known to develop cancer. Rochester biologists have now determined that the mechanism for fighting off cancer differs between the two.