Medical Xpress

MAY 15, 2023

The traces of genetic material that humans constantly shed wherever they go could soon be used to track individual people, or even whole ethnic groups, scientists said on Monday, warning of a looming "ethical quagmire".

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Bio Pharma Dive

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Based on the work of MIT scientists, the well-funded startup is developing ways to insert large sizes of genetic material anywhere in the genome without damaging or breaking DNA.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 21, 2022

Scientists at the University of Bristol have developed new biological parts that are able to shape the flow of cellular processes along DNA. Credit: Thomas Gorochowski Scientists at the University of Bristol have developed new biological parts that are able to shape the flow of cellular processes along DNA.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Scientists at Lund University have discovered for the first time that it is possible to detect insect DNA in the air. Using air from three sites in Sweden, insect DNA from 85 species could be identified. Credit: Fabian Roger Scientists at Lund University have […].

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Scienmag

JULY 19, 2022

Scientists have found that non-coding ‘junk’ DNA, far from being harmless and inert, could potentially contribute to the development of cancer. Their study has shown how non-coding DNA can get in the way of the replication and repair of our genome, potentially allowing mutations to accumulate.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 4, 2023

In a study of 17 people from five families, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they found that ultra-lengthy DNA endcaps called telomeres fail to provide the longevity presumed for such people.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Scientists from the University of Bradford have discovered a DNA protein ‘switch’ that could help in the treatment of cancer and dementia. Credit: University of Bradford Scientists from the University of Bradford have discovered a DNA protein ‘switch’ that could help in the treatment of cancer and dementia.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Each one of the trillions of cells that make up the human body suffers more than 10,000 DNA lesions every day. These injuries would be catastrophic if cells were unable to repair them, but a very delicate machinery that detects and repair genetic damage is at work to prevent DNA mutations and diseases such as […].

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 20, 2022

A close look at the virus also showed that the envelope protein has a small region that looks like human histones, which are protein complexes seen along DNA. The post Gladstone and UCSF scientists discover BET protein role in Covid-19 appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

DNA is the instruction manual for every living organism, guiding the development and functioning of all biological processes. In essence, it is a molecule with a double helix structure with each unit of a helix containing what are known as “DNA bases”.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In every advanced organism, the molecule called DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, to use its full name) forms the genetic code.

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Bio Pharma Dive

JANUARY 2, 2024

The deal is the second startup sale engineered by University of California, Berkeley scientist Shakked Halperin, and gives Tome a way to insert or delete small DNA sequences into the genome.

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Bio Pharma Dive

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Scientists at Pretzel believe fixing mutated mitochondrial DNA with a mix of small molecule therapies and gene editing could be key to solving a number of hard-to-treat diseases.

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BioTech 365

MAY 14, 2021

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Scientists reveal unprecedentedly versatile new DNA staining probe.A

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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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Pharma Times

JULY 28, 2022

The British Heart Foundation’s ‘Big Beat Challenge’ grant of £30m for research into cardiovascular medicine was given to CureHeart

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The ad pays homage to notable scientists throughout the times and also celebrates 175 years of Pfizer’s contributions to scientific innovation. There is a longer 90-second version of the ad from which the ad is cut from. Pfizer said over time, the company has become “a part of the fabric of history and healthcare.”

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Scienmag

MAY 11, 2021

Scientists investigate the evolution of Mimivirus, one of the world’s largest viruses, through how they replicate DNA Credit: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2003 was a big year for virologists.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Scientists at the University of Birmingham in the UK have detected a possible drug target for the treatment of neurological ailments, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and boosting nerve regeneration in central nervous system (CNS) injuries.

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BioTech 365

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Purigen Biosystems Enables Scientists to Extract and Purify Higher Yields of DNA from Fresh Frozen Tissue Samples Purigen Biosystems Enables Scientists to Extract and Purify Higher Yields of DNA from Fresh Frozen Tissue Samples New automated Ionic® Tissue to Pure … Continue reading →

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Meta-DNA structures transform the DNA nanotechnology world Credit: Hao Yan A team* of scientists from ASU and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) led by Hao Yan, ASU’s Milton Glick Professor in the School of Molecular Sciences, and director of the ASU Biodesign Institute’s Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, has just announced (..)

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BioTech 365

JANUARY 31, 2022

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Scientists use ‘sticky’ DNA to build organized structures of gel blocks.Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have used microscopic strands of … Continue reading (..)

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Scienmag

JULY 12, 2021

USC researchers have achieved a better way to identify elusive DNA variants responsible for genetic changes affecting cell functions and diseases. Using computational biology tools, scientists at the university’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences studied “variable-number tandem repeats” (VNTR) in DNA.

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Scienmag

MAY 2, 2022

Because some organelles contain their own DNA and resemble single-celled organisms, scientists have long theorized that the […]. In plants, for example, organelles called chloroplasts photosynthesize to generate energy for the organism.

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BioTech 365

MARCH 4, 2021

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: When the damage is done: How scientists tackle DNA damage repair.Damage to DNA is the basic cause of cancer. As you read this, many of your cells … Continue reading →

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

CRISPR gene editing has transformed research, but it is not perfect, and can sometimes target unintended genes; to watch CRISPR enzymes respond to different genes, Leipzig University researchers developed a new method using DNA origami and were able to me Credit: Image courtesy of Julene Madariaga Marcos.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Germany’s Merck KGaA has joined with UK-based Artios Pharma in a potential multi-billion dollar deal to investigate novel DNA damage response targets in cancer. The principle of DNA damage response is already being exploited by AstraZeneca and other companies with their poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor drugs.

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BioTech 365

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Scientists use DNA origami to monitor CRISPR gene targeting.The remarkable genetic scissors called CRISPR/Cas9, the discovery that won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, sometimes cut in … Continue reading →

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In our cells, the language of DNA is written, making each of us unique. A tandem repeat occurs in DNA when a pattern of one or more nucleotides—the basic structural unit of DNA coded in the base of chemicals cytosine (C), adenine (A), guanine (G) and thymine (T)—is repeated multiple times in tandem.

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Pharma Times

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Francis Crick Institute and King’s College London collaborate to identify specialist cells which protect DNA

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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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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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STAT News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The scientists sent the blood 950 miles east to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, to a tiny lab (recently converted from a storeroom) where a 28-year-old postdoc named James Gusella and his 23-year-old research technician, Rudolph Tanzi, got to work.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 12, 2022

Pacific time to coincide with the study’s publication in The New England Journal of Medicine Media contact: Hanae Armitage at (650) 725-5376 (harmitag@stanford.edu) Fastest DNA sequencing technique helps undiagnosed patients find answers in mere hours A new ultra-rapid genome sequencing approach developed by Stanford Medicine scientists and their collaborators (..)

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Scienmag

MAY 2, 2022

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – May 2, 2022 — Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists working on CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing technology have developed a method to increase efficiency of editing while minimizing DNA deletion sizes, a key step toward developing gene editing therapies to treat genetic diseases.

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Scienmag

MARCH 21, 2022

Wilmington, DE, (MARCH 21, 2022) – A new study from scientists at ChristianaCare’s Gene Editing Institute is advancing the safety and efficacy of using CRISPR gene editing in patient treatments by demonstrating how to identify and evaluate the broad-based biological impact of gene editing on targeted tissues, where the edits are designed to fully disable (..)

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For decades, a small group of cutting-edge medical researchers have been studying a biochemical, DNA tagging system, which switches genes on or off. Many have studied it in bacteria and now some have seen signs of it in, plants, flies, and even human brain tumors. However, according to a new study by researchers at the […].

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