College Profile 2023

NOVEL THERAPIES

Summertime: For many of us, summer means more time soaking up the sun. But sun rays contain ultraviolet light that damages DNA, the part of cells where genetic information is stored. An hour of unprotected exposure to the sun can cause up to 200,000 “lesions,” or areas of damage, in a single cell. A better understanding of DNA repair protein could lead to new cancer treatments

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