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Researchers discover artificial DNA to locate, eliminate cancer cells
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have developed a brand-new method for locating and eliminating cancer cells by using synthetic DNA. The procedure was successful in lab tests against cells generated from human cervical cancer, human breast cancer, and mouse malignant melanoma.
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Protein that can protect heart during certain cancer treatment regimens id
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Anthracyclines are a class of chemotherapies effective in treating many forms of cancer, including leukemias, lymphomas and breast cancer. Anthracyclines -- such as doxorubicin, frequently used against breast cancer -- kill cancer cells by damaging their DNA.
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China's DNA profiling campaigns attract global opposition: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The report said that one campaign is about the mass scanning of the irises of people in the Qinghai province and the other is about mass blood sampling of Tibetan people for their DNA profiling.
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Scientists study 155 new genes to see how humans continue to evolve
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Nearly 7 million years ago, modern humans diverged from our chimpanzee ancestors, yet we have since continued to evolve. Within the human lineage, 155 novel genes that spontaneously developed from little fragments of our DNA have been discovered. A handful of these "microgenes" are projected
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DNA Designing software could create molds for solar cells: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a research that was published in the journal "Science Advances", items like molds for casting metal nanoparticles with particular shapes like solar cells could potentially created by thread-like DNA molecules.
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Beijing's mass DNA collection forces global lawmakers to halt business wit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Chinese officials are conducting a systematic collection of the DNA of people living in the Tibetan Autonomous Region by drawing blood from children as young as five without their parent's knowledge or consent.
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Study finds how humans continue to evolve with new genes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Even though we diverged from our chimpanzee ancestors about 7 million years ago, we are still evolving today. The human lineage has 155 novel genes that spontaneously developed from little fragments of our DNA. Some of these novel "microgenes" are thought to be linked to diseases that are un
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Global lawmakers call for sanctions against firms complicit in DNA harvest
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) is an international, cross-party alliance of parliamentarians from democratic countries focused on relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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Some bones found in forests near Delhi belonged to Shraddha Walkar: Delhi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Some of the remains of the body parts recovered from forests in Mehrauli and Gurugram belonged to Shraddha Walkar, the Delhi Police informed on Thursday.
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DNA from recovered bones match with Shraddha Walkar's father; police to ad
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The DNA samples of the bones recovered from the forests of Mehrauli and Gurugram have matched with Shraddha Walkar's father, sources said on Thursday.
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Research: Extending chemo slashes risk of aggressive childhood leukaemia c
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After two years of chemotherapy treatment, nine out of ten children are cured. But some children have a more aggressive form of the disease. For example, children with a so-called Ikaros change in the DNA of their leukaemia cells have a greater risk of their disease coming back after treatme
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Forensic tests will identify whether bones collected were of Shraddha Walk
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Delhi police said that the Central Forensics Science Laboratory may soon hand over the results of the forensic findings in the Shraddha Walkar case.
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