Weizmann Study Reveals How DNA Repair Enzymes Choose Targets

Weizmann study reveals how DNA repair enzymes choose targets

When a wound does not heal properly, it leaves a scar. Similarly, mutations – which are permanent changes to genetic code – are often the result of damaged DNA that has not been properly repaired.

Study reveals how repairing severed hand nerves changes the brain

Nation.Cymru staff Scientists in Wales have discovered that repairing a severed nerve in the hand can change the way the brain responds to touch. Researchers at Bangor University found that the brain’s normal “map” of individual fingers was altered in people who had undergone surgery to reconnect major nerves in their hands. The findings, published […] The post Study reveals how repairing severed hand nerves changes the brain appeared first on N…