A roadblock on the DNA highway

Understanding DNA crosslink repair

According to Puck Knipscheer, proteins work together as fascinating little machines, each with a different function. And these machines can fix some of the most complicated damage our bodies can encounter: DNA crosslinking. The Knipscheer Group seeks to unravel which and how proteins repair this DNA damage.

Hubrecht Instituut

Credits

Made by: Aline Idzerda 2011
Camera & editing: John Treffer
Music: Daan van West
Graphic design: SproetS

Thanks to the coworkers at the Hubrecht Institute, the researchers at the Puck Knipscheer Group