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Researchers create framework to help determine timing of cancer mutations
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], December 7 (ANI ): UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers studying cancer evolution have created a framework to help determine which tool combinations are best for pinpointing the exact timing of DNA mutations in cancer genomes.
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Are male genes from Mars, female genes from Venus?
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], September 11 (ANI): Males and females share the vast majority of their genomes, except for the sprinkling of genes, located on the so-called X and Y sex chromosomes.
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Mutations may be making coronavirus more contagious: Researchers
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 30 (ANI): About 70 per cent of the 50,000 genomes of the coronavirus that was uploaded by researchers have undergone mutations. Researchers from Northwest University's medical school in Chicago believe that mutation in the coronavirus has made it considerably mor
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Study focuses on driving bacteria to produce potential antibiotic, antipar
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): Researchers have developed a method to spur the production of new antibiotic or antiparasitic compounds hiding in the genomes of actinobacteria, which are the source of drugs such as actinomycin and streptomycin and are known to harbour other untapped ch
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Research leads to connection between DNA alteration and cancer
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 19 (ANI): A recently published study in the journal 'Molecular Cell' reveals that there are regions of non-coding DNA that may have a connection to cancer growth and progression if altered.
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Researchers discover new tumour-driving mutations in under-explored region
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Jan 18 (ANI): Researchers have discovered new regions of non-coding DNA that when altered may lead to cancer growth and progression, according to a pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes. The analysis reveals novel mechanisms of disease progression that could lead to new
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Study identifies 27 genetic variants associated with disease in multiethni
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 24 (ANI): A recent study has identified 27 new genomic variants associated with conditions such as blood pressure, type II diabetes, cigarette use and chronic kidney disease in diverse populations.
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Researchers map Disney star Nemo's genomes!
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 11 (ANI): A team of researchers mapped Nemo's genome, providing the research community with an invaluable resource to decode the response of fish to environmental changes, including climate change.
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Should babies have their genomes sequenced?
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Aug 16 (ANI): As the cost of genome sequencing decreases, researchers and clinicians are debating whether all newborns should be sequenced at birth, facilitating a lifetime of personalized medical care.
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Widespread transfer of genes is important driver of evolution
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], July 9 (ANI): A new study has revealed that widespread transfer of genes between species has radically changed the genomes of today's mammals, and has also been an important driver of evolution.
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