{"id":207850,"date":"2025-03-05T10:03:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/scientists-just-discovered-an-rna-that-repairs-dna-damage-and-its-a-game-changer"},"modified":"2025-03-05T10:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:03:29","slug":"scientists-just-discovered-an-rna-that-repairs-dna-damage-and-its-a-game-changer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/scientists-just-discovered-an-rna-that-repairs-dna-damage-and-its-a-game-changer","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Just Discovered an RNA That Repairs DNA Damage \u2014 And It\u2019s a Game-Changer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/scientists-just-discovered-an-rna-that-repairs-dna-damage-and-its-a-game-changer2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Genome Instability and Disease Risk<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Every time a cell divides, its DNA is at risk of damage. To complete division, the cell must copy its entire genetic code \u2014 billions of letters long \u2014 which can lead to occasional errors. But cell division isn\u2019t the only threat. Over time, exposure to factors like sunlight, alcohol, and cigarette smoke can also harm DNA, increasing the risk of cancer and other diseases.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, cells have built-in repair systems to counteract this damage. This process, known as the DNA damage response (DDR), activates specific signaling pathways that detect and fix errors. These mechanisms help maintain genetic stability and ensure the cell\u2019s survival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genome Instability and Disease Risk Every time a cell divides, its DNA is at risk of damage. To complete division, the cell must copy its entire genetic code \u2014 billions of letters long \u2014 which can lead to occasional errors. But cell division isn\u2019t the only threat. Over time, exposure to factors like sunlight, alcohol, [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":511,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,412],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-genetics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/511"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207850\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}