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China, UK and Us Join Forces on Human Gene Editing
Dec 29, 2015It's been announced a group of Chinese scientists are going to be joining an expert panel later this year to lay out guidelines for a controversial new procedure connected to human genome research. The Chinese Academy of Sciences will ...
Tags: Human Gene Editing
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Gene Editing Removes Major Barrier to Pig-to-Human Organ Transplant
Dec 29, 2015Thanks to a powerful new gene-editing technique, scientists have overcome a major hurdle for humans to receive life-saving organ transplants from pigs. In a paper in the U.S. journal Science this week, the researchers described using the ...
Tags: Gene Editing, Organ Transplant
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The Human Genome Project Was Completed in 2003
Mar 6, 2014The Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, mapping out all of the genes of the human genome. When the first draft of results were published many were surprised that we had only 24,000 genes. This seemed like an unremarkable amount ...
Tags: Proteins, New Medicines, Better Wine
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Editing Tool Works as a 'guided Missile' to Correct Errors in The Genetic Code
Feb 26, 2014Work uncovers secret of how genome-editing tool works as a 'guided missile' to correct errors in the genetic code Researchers from the Broad Institute and MIT have teamed up with colleagues from the University of Tokyo to form the first ...
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Remnants of Neanderthal DNA in Modern Humans Are Associated with Genes Affecting 2 Diabete
Feb 8, 2014Remnants of Neanderthal DNA in modern humans are associated with genes affecting type 2 diabetes, Crohn's disease, lupus, biliary cirrhosis and smoking behavior. They also concentrate in genes that influence skin and hair characteristics. ...
Tags: DNA, genetic legacy, Papua New Guinea, Denisovans
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Many People Today Still Harbor Bits of Neanderthal DNA That Affect Their Health
Feb 8, 2014Comparisons between modern humans and Neanderthals are usually meant as either an insult or a joke. But a new study suggests that many people today still harbor bits of Neanderthal DNA that affect their health. These remnants of ...
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A Substantial Fraction of The Neanderthal Genome Persists in Modern Human Populations
Feb 8, 2014A substantial fraction of the Neanderthal genome persists in modern human populations. A new approach applied to analyzing whole-genome sequencing data from 665 people from Europe and East Asia shows that more than 20 percent of the ...
Tags: DNA, Max Planck Institute, Vernot, Human Genome
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BD Launches The Paxgene Blood DNA Tube in Europe
Feb 8, 2014BD Launches the PAXgene® Blood DNA Tube in Europe BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the commercial availability of the CE-marked PAXgene® Blood DNA Tube in Europe. The ...
Tags: BD, DNA, PAXgene, PreAnalytiX GmbH
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A Research Group at Biocenter Oulu in Finland Has Identified a Mechanism
Jan 14, 2014A research group at Biocenter Oulu in Finland has identified a mechanism related to a transcription factor that binds much more strongly onto a particular SNP variant, thereby initiating a genetic programme which enhances prostate cancer ...
Tags: prostate cancer, proliferation, metastasis, SNP variations, mechanism
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A Powerful Technique to Visualize The Shape and Motion of RNA
Jan 10, 2014Qi Zhang sees himself as a warrior. In his lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he wages war on genetic diseases such as cancer and heart disease on a battlefield measured with single atoms. In a paper published by the ...
Tags: genetic diseases, RNA, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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Another Code Within DNA Has Been Discovered by Scientists
Dec 25, 2013Another code within DNA has been discovered by scientists -- a finding that the researchers say sheds light on how changes to DNA affect health. Since the genetic code was first deciphered in the 1960s, scientists have believed it was ...
Tags: genetic code, code within DNA
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OvaScience and Intrexon Corporation Have Announced an Agreement
Dec 23, 2013OvaScience, a life sciences company, and Intrexon Corporation have announced an agreement to access Intrexon’s portfolio of technologies to accelerate the development of OvaScience’s OvaTure technology platform Separately, ...
Tags: OvaScience, Infertility Treatments
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Aptima Hpv 16 18/45 Genotype Assay Were Approved by FDA for Hologic's Panther System
Nov 12, 2013Hologic, a manufacturer of diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Aptima HPV 16 18/45 genotype assay for use on the company's fully ...
Tags: aptima HPV, Hologic, panther system
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Illumina Has Announced The Introduction of Its TruGenome Undiagnosed Disease Test
Oct 24, 2013US-based Illumina has announced the introduction of its TruGenome undiagnosed disease test provided by Illumina Clinical Services Laboratory (ICSL). Using whole human genome sequencing, the TruGenome test helps clinicians in identifying ...
Tags: Illumina, Undiagnosed Disease Test
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High-Throughput Chip Is Launched for Irys System by Bionano Genomics
Oct 24, 2013US-based BioNano Genomics has announced the launch of the IrysChip V2, a new, high-throughput chip for the Irys system that now supports human genome analysis. With a 15-fold increase in throughput, the new chip now makes possible the ...