Published: Monday November 30, 2009 MYT 2:25:00 PM
Using kangaroo DNA in skin cancer fight
CANBERRA: Australian researchers revealed on Monday that finding out how kangaroos repair their DNA could be the key to preventing skin cancer, China’s Xinhua news agency reported.
Melbourne University researchers Dr Linda Feketeova and Dr Uta Wille have teamed up with Austrian scientists from the University of Innsbruck to find ways to reduce skin cancer related cases.
They are investigating a DNA repair enzyme found in kangaroos and many other organisms but not humans that repairs DNA damage that is linked to skin cancer.
"As summer approaches, excessive exposure to the sun's harmful UV light will see more than 400,000 Australians diagnosed with skin cancer," Feketeova said.
"Other research teams have proposed a cream containing the DNA repair enzyme which you could slap on your skin after a day in the sun.
"We are now examining whether this would be feasible by looking at the chemistry behind the kangaroo DNA system." - Bernama
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