biochemistry Archives

Understanding how an environmental hazard damages DNA may shed light on processes of tumor formation.

A new tool will allow researchers to identify proteins involved in DNA replication and damage repair, processes that go awry in cancer.

New details on the DNA-cutting activity of topoisomerase II, a target of anti-cancer drugs, could lead to better chemotherapeutic agents.

Structural studies are providing insight to how aflatoxin – a toxin produced by fungi – contributes to cancer development.

Vanderbilt has received a $10.3 million federal grant to establish a national research resource for mass spectometry.