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Study finds how humans continue to evolve with new genes
Updated : 3 years, 2 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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AI may predict diseases in humans: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
according to a research published in the journal named "Nature Machine Intelligence", Artificial Intelligence may potentially predict the incidence of diseases someday.
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Researchers discover mutations linked to increase risk of ovarian cancer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Study discovered four new areas of the human genome that contain genetic variations or mutations that enhance women's chance of getting epithelial ovarian cancer, the most frequent kind of ovarian cancer.
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Research: Presence of ancient viral DNA in human genome protects against i
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Viral DNA in human genomes, embedded there from ancient infections, serve as antivirals that protect human cells against certain present-day viruses, according to new research.
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New cancer treatments in 'dark matter' of human genome discovered by resea
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): A screening method to discover new drug targets for cancer treatment in the so-called 'Dark Matter' of the genome has been developed by researchers.
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Researchers discover new cancer treatments in 'dark matter' of human genom
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): Researchers have developed a screening method to discover new drug targets for cancer treatment in the so-called 'Dark Matter' of the genome. They applied their method to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the greatest cancer killer for which effective ther
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Exposing the evolutionary weak spots of the human genome: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): Mutations can drastically help or hurt the odds of an organism surviving and reproducing. Researchers have created a computer program called ExtRaINSIGHT that tracks the history of harmful mutations throughout human evolution. They've discovered several r
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Research reveals synthetic tools transport DNA messages from one location
Updated : 3 years, 7 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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Scientists explain structure of human endogenous reverse transcriptase
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], July 1 (ANI): According to a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher, the crystal structure of a human endogenous reverse transcriptase is comparable to HIV reverse transcriptase, a well-known tractable pharmacological target that will aid in the development of medications
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Lower risk of dementia with genetic risk linked to Seven healthy habits :
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 26 (ANI): According to a research in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, Seven healthy habits and lifestyle factors may play a role in lowering the risk of dementia in people with the highest genetic risk, according to research published in the Ma
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Edogawa NICHE prize 2020 awarded to Dr. John Craig Venter
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 17 (ANI/Mediawire): The Edogawa NICHE Prize for the year 2020 has been awarded to Dr John Craig Venter, an American biotechnologist for his contribution to research and development pertaining to the human genome.
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Scientists discover human genome regions that influence risk of developing
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, a global collaboration of scientists have discovered more than double human genome regions that influence the risk of developing melanoma.
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