Cells inherit protection from one of the sun’s overlooked harms—UV-damaged RNA. Although the harms of UV-damaged RNA aren’t as well recognized as the harms of UV-damaged DNA, they shouldn’t be ...

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is known to cause DNA damage, and while that damage may accumulate and eventually lead to diseases like skin cancer, cells also have repair mechanisms that can fix ...

In a recent study, researchers suggest the cell's messenger RNA (mRNA) -- the major translator and regulator of genetic material -- along with a critical protein called ZAK, spur the cell's initial ...

In the picture, a film dyed with red onion skin extract and dye-sensitised solar cells. The films were placed on top of the solar cells in the study. Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, ...

Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland investigated the production of efficient UV protection films for solar cells using bio-based materials. The study is the first to compare the ...

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and ambient ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure account for most Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) cases in the United States. Researchers evaluated 38,020 MCC cases (38% ...

UV radiation damage can force an injured cell to decide between survival and cellular suicide. New research from Rachel Green's laboratory shows DNA isn't the only trigger. Immediately after UV ...