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How a Key Enzyme Repairs Sun-Damaged DNA
BraveHeart writes "Researchers have long known that mammals, including humans, lack a key enzyme — one possessed by most of the animal kingdom and even plants — that reverses severe sun damage. For the first time, researchers have witnessed how this enzyme works at the atomic level to repair sun-damaged DNA. 'Normal sunscreen lotions convert UV light to heat, or reflect it away from our skin. A sunscreen containing photolyase could potentially heal some of the damage from UV rays that get through.'"
Once again we see the bizzare American thing of the 1990s onward - love of technology combined with a hatred of science.
Well here's the thing guys, it's no good being excellent at implementing standard operating procedure number 12 if there are no scientists and engineers available to work out the procedure for the technicians in the first place.
Since this particular science doesn't either A)make baby jesus cry or B)arguably support stronger environmental restrictions on some corporation; we probably don't actually hate it....
Don't let this "affect"-effect effect your self-worth!
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter what they say
The very common "don't tell me until I can buy it at Walmart" attitude says otherwise.
That's just apathy, rather than real hatred.