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This Common Artificial Sweetener Can Break Down DNA, Scientists Warn

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According to a new study, it’s also capable of damaging the DNA material inside our cells. As DNA holds the genetic code controlling how our bodies grow and are maintained, that’s a serious problem that […]

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DNA project gives scientists diverse genome for comparison

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For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person's full set of DNA they study to a template that relies mostly on genetic material from one man affectionately known as "the guy from Buffalo."

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Scientists produce 'DNA virus vaccine' to fight DNA viruses

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Rutgers scientists have developed a new approach to stopping viral infections: a so-called live-attenuated, replication-defective DNA virus vaccine that uses a compound known as centanamycin to generate an altered virus for vaccine development.

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These DNA-Damaging Molecules May Be The Link Between Colon Cancer And IBD

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Scientists have discovered DNA-damaging molecules made by gut bacteria that may help explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have higher rates of colorectal cancer than those without the condition.

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UK scientists say they have found cancer driver in junk DNA

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It has suspected for many years that some diseases may be linked to non-coding or ‘junk’ DNA, but the mechanism behind the pathology hasn’t been worked out. Now, scientists in the UK think they have found a culprit implicated in cancer.

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Scientists uncover novel DNA repair mechanism for key cancer target

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Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with Artios, have identified how an enzyme involved in DNA repair (POLQ), becomes vital to the survival of certain cancers, if the cancer cells lose the ability to use a more common method of DNA repair.

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A new startup from Feng Zhang and an ex-Illumina executive zeroes in on the epigenome

Bio Pharma Dive

Moonwalk Biosciences, the latest biotech cofounded by the gene editing scientist, joins other startups aiming to alter gene expression without changing DNA.