Large pieces of DNA can transfer directly between human cells, and the DNA can persist and change how the recipient cell functions, according to a study led by researchers at Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern.
Loss of an enzyme necessary for a process called lipoylation disrupts the way cancer cells copy their DNA, increasing their vulnerability to a class of anticancer drugs known as PARP inhibitors, according to a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.Â
