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Research: Mitochondrial DNA mutations associated with heart disease risk
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): During a recent study researchers have discovered how mitochondrial function, and dysfunction, play critical roles in numerous diseases, and even ageing.
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Research reveals glioma drug exploits DNA repair defects to selectively ta
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): A new class of glioma medications takes advantage of tumours lacking the DNA repair enzyme MGMT; the medications cause the generation of cytotoxic DNA and kill tumour cells specifically without the risk of developing resistance, according to research.
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Redcliffe Labs opens new cutting-edge Pathology lab for residents of Kolka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Redcliffe Labs, a unit of Redcliffe Lifetech in the U.S. and India, recently launched a new satellite lab in Kolkata located at Salt Lake City as part of their aggressive plans to expand their footprint in India. Residents of the city an
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Kerala HC decides to examine whether order can be passed to conduct DNA te
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 25 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Monday appointed an amicus curiae to examine the legal issue whether an order can be passed to conduct the DNA test of a child in a case of paternity dispute.
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Synthetic tools can move DNA messages from one place to another: Research
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Researchers from Rice University have shown that the increasingly popular CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool may be used in human cells in a variety of new potent ways, according to a recent study.
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Engineers create new tools enabling more individualised cell therapies
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 21 (ANI): A team has developed a new tool to predict and customize the rate of DNA editing, paving the way for more personalized, efficient genetic and cell therapies for diseases such as diabetes and cancer.
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Study reveals the reasons why many IVF embryos fail to develop
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 21 (ANI): A fertilised egg does not ensure successful reproduction in humans. Within days following fertilisation, the majority of embryos stop growing and die, typically due to an abnormally high number of chromosomes. The majority of these faults, according to new resea
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'Junk' DNA may cause cancer by preventing DNA replication, say scientists
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 19 (ANI): Non-coding 'junk' DNA, far from being innocuous and inactive, has been discovered by scientists to potentially contribute to the development of cancer.
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Research reveals synthetic tools transport DNA messages from one location
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Houston [US], July 18 (ANI): Researchers from Rice University have shown that the increasingly popular CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool may be used in human cells in a variety of new potent ways, according to a recent study.
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New method of inciting immunological responses is revealed
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): Small proteins, called chemokines, that direct immune cells toward sites of infection can also form DNA-bound nanoparticles that can induce chronic, dysfunctional immune responses, according to a new study.
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Study finds cancer trigger that could spur targeted drug therapies
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): The function of a particular domain of proteins crucial to the biology of plants and microbes has now been conclusively connected to a human cancer trigger, the knowledge that had escaped scientists for decades, according to researchers from the US Department
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Study finds CRISPR technology may provide novel treatment for genetic diso
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): New research revealed that one of the major issues faced by modern medicine is the treatment of crippling hereditary illnesses. The introduction of CRISPR technology and advances in genetics research over the past ten years have given patients and their familie
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