Drug Discovery World

MAY 1, 2024

Join DDW for this exclusive free event, ‘ rAAV genome sequencing with Oxford Nanopore uncovers transgene integrity and packaging impurities ’. The post Uncovering packaging impurities with rAAV genome sequencing appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW). The event will be supported by Oxford Nanopore Technologies.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 24, 2024

Join DDW for this exclusive free event, ‘ rAAV genome sequencing with Oxford Nanopore uncovers transgene integrity and packaging impurities ’. The post How rAAV genome sequencing uncovers transgene integrity appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW). The event will be supported by Oxford Nanopore Technologies.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 29, 2023

A new technique to clone and reassemble DNA could simplify and lower the cost of making synthetic chromosomes, according to its creators at University of Southern California (USC) Dornsife. The thing about most synthetic genomics research is that it involves building chromosomes or genomes from scratch using chemically synthesised DNA pieces.

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Scienmag

APRIL 15, 2021

Team of Japanese and European scientists identify a novel genetic mitochondrial disorder by analyzing DNA samples from three distinct families Credit: Fujita Health University DNA ligase proteins, which facilitate the formation of bonds between separate strands of DNA, play critical roles in the replication and maintenance of DNA.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 16, 2024

Attendees will hear how library preparation, assessed data quality, and generated important rAAV metrics such as integrity of DNA cargo, truncation events, chimeric transgenes, and levels of co-packaged impurities were performed. A live Q&A session follows the webinar presentation.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 23, 2024

Scientists at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia used the KAUST Metagenomic Analysis Platform (KMAP) to analyse massive amounts of sequencing data to release Global Ocean Gene Catalog 1.0.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Genomic healthcare data is critical to identify disease risk, ancestry, traits and response to medicines and aids in the development of new targeted therapies – precision medicines. In April 2003, after its launch in October 1990, the project was completed, generating the first sequence of the human genome. The origins .

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 26, 2023

2022 was a banner year for genomics. In March, the collaborative T2T consortium published the first complete telomere-to-telomere sequence of the human genome, filling in the last 8% of the 3 billion base pairs that make up our DNA.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 19, 2022

Non-coding or ‘junk’ DNA could contribute to the development of certain cancers due to how it disrupts the replication of the genome, scientists have discovered. . The team found that non-coding DNA or repetitive patterns of DNA could disrupt the replication of the genome. . Official comments .

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Scienmag

APRIL 1, 2021

Salk scientists reveal new insights into neurodegenerative disorders and potential for genetic therapies Credit: Salk Institute/Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center LA JOLLA–(April 1, 2021) Neurons lack the ability to replicate their DNA, so they’re constantly working to repair damage to their genome.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 17, 2024

Join DDW for this exclusive free event, ‘ rAAV genome sequencing with Oxford Nanopore uncovers transgene integrity and packaging impurities ’. The event will be supported by Oxford Nanopore Technologies. The event will take place on 13 May, 4PM BST.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Credit: CSHL Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists developed the world’s first mobile genome sequence analyzer, a new iPhone app called iGenomics. By pairing an iPhone with a handheld DNA sequencer, users can create a mobile genetics laboratory, reminiscent of the “tricorder” featured in Star Trek.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A new study led by Medical Research Council-funded researchers from UCL has found that tailoring the analysis of whole genome sequencing to individual patients could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases. . Consequently, the UK has established itself at the forefront of diagnostic whole genome sequencing. Context .

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 18, 2023

In 2016, scientists behind a study called the Resilience Project analysed genetic data from 589,000+ people and found 13 adults who carried genetic variants that should have resulted in serious – even deadly – childhood disease, but who were apparently healthy. Giving participants something in return.

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STAT News

OCTOBER 3, 2022

A Swedish scientist won the 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology on Monday for his groundbreaking research into the evolutionary history of humankind. Pääbo unlocked scientists’ understanding of how genes from these extinct relatives have been passed down to present-day humans.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 8, 2024

Join DDW for this exclusive free event, ‘ rAAV genome sequencing with Oxford Nanopore uncovers transgene integrity and packaging impurities ’. The event will be supported by Oxford Nanopore Technologies. The event will take place on 13 May, 4PM BST. The post How can long-read nanopore sequencing support gene therapy delivery?

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STAT News

MARCH 9, 2023

LONDON — Scientists at this year’s genome editing summit spent Tuesday showing the world just how far CRISPR -based medicines for treating human diseases have come in a decade. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 19, 2022

million ($40 million) first-round financing that will be used to explore so-called ‘dark’ regions of the human genome. Nucleome’s platform adds 3D genomic information to a wealth of available genomic data, uncovering a new dimension of information that is disease as well as cell type-specific.

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BioTech 365

JUNE 2, 2021

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: New approach to DNA research could be key to solving mysteries of deadly diseases.To analyze the genome or the genetic characteristics of a living organism, scientists typically … Continue reading →

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Researchers at Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have used new methods for DNA sequencing and annotation to build a new, and more complete, dog reference genome.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences has released a call for registrations for its SPRI Grants for Genomic Research, which the company describes as part of its commitment to the next generation of researchers and scientists. .

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In celebration of the Nobel Prize for Medicine going to two of the early proponents of mRNA technology for creating therapeutics, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, this week our round-up highlights the importance of genetics, genomics and gene editing in drug discovery.

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 12, 2023

Twenty years ago, after the human genome was first sequenced, geneticists began conducting large genome-wide association studies to identify genomic regions linked to human disease. For more than a decade, scientists have studied these epigenetic modifications to test associations with disease.

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Scienmag

MAY 10, 2021

Scientists have made major advances in understanding and developing treatments for many cancers by identifying genetic mutations that drive the disease.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Breakthroughs in gene therapy are only possible with an exact understanding of the genetic underpinnings of disease. To develop safe and effective gene therapies, researchers need confidence that genomic data is both complete and accurate. Recent years have seen a great deal of progress in both short- and long-read sequencing.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Scientists have unlocked key insights into virus evolution, revealing new information that could help develop treatments for a wide variety of genetic diseases. . It was led by scientists at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) and University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. .

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Scientists have discovered the link between gene expression, DNA methylation, and brain structural changes in depression, revealing new potential therapeutic targets. Scientists have long known that there may be a genetic component that confers predisposition to depression, but the specific underlying mechanisms have remained elusive.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Scientists have shown how stomach cancers can develop resistance to a new class of drugs called ATR inhibitors by switching off the activity of two key genes – raising the possibility of outsmarting cancer by predicting drug resistance in advance. . It was funded by Cancer Research UK. . CRISPR used to identify genes involved.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 2, 2023

Epigenetics is still largely unexplored and referred to as the ‘dark matter’ of the genome. But, until now, scientists lacked an understanding of what the chemical tag does, despite many years of research. When it gives the green light, H3K4me3 allows RNA polymerase II to move along DNA, transcribing it into RNA as it moves.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Singapore scientists uncover potential role of long non-coding RNAs in pancreatic cancer Credit: From Figure 4 in Liu, S., Genome Med 12, 89 (2020). doi:10.1186/s13073-020-00788-5… SINGAPORE, 3 Nov 2020 – Long RNA molecules carrying DNA codes that […]. Genome Med 12, 89 (2020). Harmston, N., Glaser, T.L.

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XTalks

APRIL 23, 2024

Related: Organon’s Commitment to Addressing Contraceptive Deserts The Role of DNA Mapping and Data Mining Further innovation can be seen in the integration of personal DNA genome mapping into medical care. Mangiofico suggests leveraging AI to streamline these processes.

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Scienmag

APRIL 16, 2021

Scientists have figured out how to modify CRISPR’s basic architecture to extend its reach beyond the genome and into what’s known as the epigenome — proteins and small molecules that latch onto DNA and control when and where genes are switched on or off.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 17, 2024

A global collaboration led by scientists at the University of Oxford has discovered that genetic variants in a specific gene cause a rare neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD). This discovery was initially made using data from the 100,000 Genomes Project, a study led by Genomics England and NHS England.

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XTalks

APRIL 5, 2021

Bioinformaticians use a combination of mathematics, computer science and biology to help scientists make sense of the data gathered from research projects. The Human Genome Project could not have succeeded without the use of bioinformatics. Bioinformatics Scientist. How to Become a Bioinformatics Scientist.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 17, 2024

So, regRNAs haven’t been exploited previously because scientists have only recently understood their role in regulating gene expression. JMB: Hundreds of genetic diseases involve a missing or deficient protein and/or enzyme. Our approach is aimed at genetic diseases where amplifying healthy protein can offer therapeutic benefits.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The field of genomic medicine has reached a true turning point. With scientists fervently developing mRNA vaccines, nucleic acid therapeutics, and viral vector-based gene therapies, clinicians are set to have a growing number of tools available to treat a wide range of conditions, from infectious diseases to genetic disorders and more.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Developed by MIT researchers Jonathan Gootenberg and Omar Abudayyeh, PASTE (Programmable Addition via Site-specific Targeting Elements) gene editing technology can insert genes as long as 36,000 DNA base pairs to liver cells in mice as well as several types of human cells.

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