Tel Aviv [Israel] February 16 (ANI/TPS): New research about how smoking damages DNA could open new possibilities for targeted cancer prevention.
Israeli and US researchers found that the way DNA is organized and chemically modified influences how cigarette smoke affects it.
In a study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal, Nucleic Acids Research, the scientists found that some areas of DNA are more open and active, making them more vulnerable to damage but also more efficient at repairing themselves. Other regions are less capable of repair, allowing mutations to develop and potentially lead to cancer.
The researchers from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led by Prof. Sheera Adar and graduate student Elisheva Heilbrun-Katz — collaborated with Prof. Raluca Gordan from Duke University and the University of…