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All Organisms Have Mechanisms That They Use to Repair DNA Damaged by Ultraviolet(UV)Light
Feb 11, 2014From bacteria to plants to humans,all organisms have mechanisms that they use to repair DNA damaged by ultraviolet(UV)light.This fundamental maintenance function is critical to our health because damaged DNA can lead to diseases such as ...
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Researchers in Canada Has Found a Way Around The Problem of Large Nanostructures
Feb 11, 2014(Phys.org)—A team of researchers in Canada has found a way around the problem of large nanostructures that are used to combat tumors,remaining in the body after they are no longer needed.In their paper published in the journal Nature ...
Tags: Decomposable Nanostructures, cancer, tumor
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Researchers Have Developed a New Method for Detecting DNA with an Extremely Strong Signal
Feb 8, 2014By letting DNA strands grow together with gold, scientists at Uppsala Berzelii Centre for Neurodiagnostics and Science for Life Laboratory have developed a brand new concept for super sensitive diagnostics of different diseases. The study ...
Tags: DNA, ACS Nano, strand, UU Innovation
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High-Quality Fish Oil Is an Important Part of a Healthy Diet.
Nov 21, 2013There are a number of scientifically-proven reasons why supplementing with high-quality fish oil is an important part of a healthy diet. Your brain, joints, muscles, heart, and skin all rely on the omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients in ...
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Now a New Use for These Miniature Microchip Marvels Is Being Patented in US
Jan 16, 2013Micromechanical chips that pump chemicals and living cells around them are already being used to amplify DNA strands and make health diagnoses. Now a new use for these miniature microchip marvels is being patented in the US: blowing things ...
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NEC Is Working on a Suitcase-Sized DNA Analyser
Dec 17, 2012NEC is working on a suitcase-sized DNA analyser, which it says will be able to process samples at the scene of a crime or disaster in as little as 25 minutes. The company said it aims to launch the device globally in 2014, and sell it for ...
Tags: DNA analyser, software, NEC, DNA databases
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A Sequencing Protocol Using a Rapid-Throughput Platform Could Help Diagnose Ill Infants
Dec 11, 2012Illumina system used in faster genome sequencing 08 Oct 2012 A sequencing protocol using a rapid-throughput platform could help diagnose critically ill infants. Faster sequencing Investigators at Kansas City's Children's Mercy ...
Tags: Illumina system, Science Translational Medicine, test, health
