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‘Hail Mary’ mechanism can rescue cells with severely damaged chromosomes

Understanding the mechanisms involved in chromosome repair, and how they can fail, may lead to new strategies to combat cancer The DNA vital to the life of a cell is packaged in chromosomes, and a variety of checkpoints, repair mechanisms, and other cellular safeguards exist to maintain the integrity of the chromosomes during cell growth...