DNA damage and repair

14/03/2014 30 min Episodio 25
DNA damage and repair

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Episode Synopsis

Every second your DNA is under assault - not just from chemicals in our environment or food, but from the hurly-burly of life within our own cells. We'll be finding out how DNA gets damaged and repaired, and how researchers are exploiting this to find better treatments for cancer. Plus, liver from skin cells, DNA from ancient teeth, and a scary little gene of the month. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists