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Research suggests dying cancer cells release cell-free chromatin particles
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Tata Memorial Centre research suggests that dying cancer cells release cell-free chromatin particles after chemotherapy and radiotherapy that can turn healthy cells into cancerous ones, an official statement from the Department of Atomic Energy said on Monday.
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Study finds new tool to study complex genome interactions
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers uncovered previously unknown information about the genome's spatial architecture by relying solely on Hi-C, a workhorse tool developed in 2009 to study DNA interactions.
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Study gives more insight into development of infection-fighting immune cel
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
With its complicated network of proteins, cells, and organs, the immune system guards the body against intruders like bacteria, viruses, or tumours. Cytotoxic T cells, specialised immune cells that destroy malignant or infected cells in our bodies, can transform into transient effector cells
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Study reveals how whole genome doubling drives cancer
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Two to three metres of DNA can fit inside a single cell, thus it can only be stored by being wound tightly into coils. The answer is chromatin, a compound of DNA encased in histone-like proteins. This complex gradually folds into the multi-layered arrangement of loops, domains, and compartme
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Researchers find how Chromatin topology maps identify DNA association with
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Maryland [US], October 7 (ANI): The arrangement of human retinal cell chromatin, the fibres that wrap 3 billion nucleotide-long DNA molecules into compact structures that fit into chromosomes within each cell's nucleus, was mapped by National Eye Institute researchers. The resultant complet
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Researchers find motion of DNA helps to repair damage in the human nucleus
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], September 4 (ANI): The movement of chromatin, the substance from which DNA is formed, can aid in the efficient repair of DNA damage in the human nucleus, according to a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Indiana University. This result may improve cancer detect
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Scientists discover new kind of synapse in neurons' tiny hairs
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new kind of synapse in the tiny hairs on the surface of neurons. The commonly overlooked protrusions called primary cilia contain special junctions that act as a shortcut for sending signals quickly and directly to the cell's n
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Scientists discover new approach to treat aggressive cancer
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): Scientists have uncovered a new role of a chromatin-modulatory enzyme, termed EZH2, during cancer development.
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Discovery finds cellular building block acts as a gel, not liquid as previ
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): In a recent study, the research team of Colorado State University, found that chromatin is neither a solid nor a liquid, but something more of a gel.
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Bioengineers opening up DNA to delete disease: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): To access previously inaccessible genes to delete disease, protein editorial assistants are clearing the way for DNA editors like bacterial defence system CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats).
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