Maurice Michel: How to teach an enzyme to whistle.

Binding a small molecule to the active site of a DNA repair enzyme not only increases its activity, but also prompts it to carry out a reaction not found in the free protein leading to enhanced DNA repair after oxidative damage. These groundbreaking discoveries may have far-reaching applications in the treatment of cancer or age-related degeneration. Maurice Michel is an assistant professor at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.

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