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  • 500642111447172922201886671201548210PublicAssets/2330Like a watch wrapped around a wrist, a special enzyme encircles the double helix to repair a broken strand of DNA. Without molecules that can mend such breaks, cells can malfunction, die, or become cancerous. Related to image <a href="https://images.nigms.nih.gov/pages/DetailPage.aspx?imageid2=3493">3493</a>.Tom Ellenberger, Washington University School of MedicineCourtesy of Tom Ellenberger, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Dave Gohara, Saint Louis University School of Medicine.Illustration

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    Like a watch wrapped around a wrist, a special enzyme encircles the double helix to repair a broken strand of DNA. Without molecules that can mend such breaks, cells can malfunction, die, or become cancerous. Related to image 3493.

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    Tom Ellenberger, Washington University School of Medicine

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    Courtesy of Tom Ellenberger, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Dave Gohara, Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

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