genetics
Lung cancer patients should be screened for MET oncogene amplification, research suggests
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Jul, 2021
by Alex Muller
"Our study suggests that patients with a MET oncogene amplification will not respond to immunotherapy alone and will require treatment with a combination of a MET inhibitor together with immunotherapy,"
A New Gene Editing Tool Could Rival CRISPR, and Makes Millions of Edits at Once
Posted in Medicine on 5th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
This month, a team led by the famed synthetic biologist Dr. George Church at Harvard University hijacked another strange piece of bacteria biology. The result is a powerful tool that can, in theory, simultaneously edit millions of DNA sequences, with a “bar code” to keep track of changes.
Scientists develop new resources to combat cancer, advance cutting-edge genomics research
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
The UVA team also built the BART Cancer database to advance research into 15 different types of cancer, including breast, lung, colorectal and prostate cancer.
Can Genes Explain Why Coronavirus Seriously Sickens Some And Spares Others?
Posted in Medicine on 6th Aug, 2020
by Alex Muller
How might DNA play a role in how sick Covid-19 makes people?
Blood Factors Halve the Epigenetic Age in Mice Cells
Posted in Medicine on 25th May, 2020
by Alex Muller
Researchers developed and validated six different epigenetic clocks for rat tissues that are based on DNA methylation.