DNA from her skull was sequenced in a previous study, and researchers involved in the Nature study were able to connect her to the Ranis individuals. These individuals had dark skin, dark hair and ...

DNA integrity is always under attack from environmental agents like skin cancer-causing UV rays. How do DNA repair mechanisms detect and repair damaged DNA, and what happens when they fail?

Tyrosinase gene correction was also confirmed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and DNA sequencing from skin that was positive for DOPA staining and melanin synthesis.