For a body to grow, cells must strictly control their division and death. In mammalian cells, p53 is the transcription factor most responsible for this role. The equivalent in plants is SUPPRESSOR OF GAMMA RESPONSE 1 (SOG1), even though it does not share a common evolutionary ancestor with p53. While p53 has been exhaustively studied, much less is known about …

New DNA Repair Mechanism in Tuberculosis Uncovered Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant threat to much of the world’s population—affecting up to two billion people annually. It has sat, unwavering, near the top of the list for deadliest diseases. Moreover, current therapeutics to treat the disease are becoming increasingly ineffective as drug resistance continues to rise exponentially. Now, new research from …