repair
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Instead of targeting genetic mutations, the team found a method for destabilizing the machinery cancer cells use to repair DNA.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Disrupting the stability of repair proteins appears to expose a vulnerability that tumors continue to rely on.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
By restoring their DNA repair capabilities, they become resistant to treatment and continue growing.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Co-corresponding author Director Kyungjae Myung remarked, "This study demonstrates that controlling the stability of DNA repair proteins can directly impact cancer cell survival. It also highlights a new therapeutic direction for overcoming drug resistance."
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Men crawled out of their trenches to repair strands of barbed wire or to clear a path through the wire for a planned attack the next morning.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing repair
"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 1
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