News tagged with cancer genomes
Scientists create first 3-D map of human genome
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists have developed a method for generating accurate three-dimensional models of the entire DNA strand of a cell, known as a genome.
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Researchers crack 'splicing code,' solve a mystery underlying biological complexity
Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered a fundamentally new view of how living cells use a limited number of genes to generate enormously complex organs such as the brain.
May 05, 2010 |
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Enzyme corrects more than one million faults in DNA replication
Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine (IGMM) at the University of Edinburgh have discovered an enzyme that corrects the most common mistake in mammalian DNA.
May 10, 2012 |
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DNA of 50 breast cancer patients decoded
In the single largest cancer genomics investigation reported to date, scientists have sequenced the whole genomes of tumors from 50 breast cancer patients and compared them to the matched DNA of the same patients' ...
Apr 02, 2011 |
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Scientists Synthesize Unique Family of Anti-Cancer Compounds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale University scientists have streamlined the process for synthesizing a family of compounds with the potential to kill cancer and other diseased cells, and have found that they represent ...
Feb 12, 2010 |
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An 'immortal' devil's genome and the secrets of a cancer that's catching
Researchers reporting in the February 17th issue of the Cell Press journal Cell have sequenced the complete genome of one immortal devil. The genomes of the Tasmanian devil and its transmissible cancer may he ...
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Cancer cells brought under control by scientists
Scientists at The University of Nottingham have brought cancer cells back under normal control -- by reactivating their cancer suppressor genes. The discovery could form a powerful new technology platform ...
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Scientists crack gene code of common cancers
Two common forms of cancer have been genetically mapped for the first time, British scientists announced, in a major breakthrough in understanding the diseases.
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Genome breakthrough for cancer-hit Tasmanian Devils
Australian scientists said on Thursday they had made a breakthrough in the fight to save the cancer-hit Tasmanian devil by mapping the species' genome for the first time.
Sep 16, 2010 |
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'Tamed' virus wipes out cancer cells safely
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Oxford University have tamed a virus so that it attacks and destroys cancer cells but does not harm healthy cells. The research funded by Cancer Research UK is published in the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 22, 2009 |
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Scientists reveal connection between cancer and human evolution
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including cancer.
Jul 02, 2009 |
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US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes
(AP) -- In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for the patenting of human genes, a judge on Monday struck down a company's patents on two genes linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Scientists discover 'traitor' human DNA helps viruses cause cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- University College London scientists have discovered that stretches of human DNA act as a traitor to the body?s defences by helping viruses infect people and trigger cancer-causing diseases. ...
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Getting down to cancer basics
Researchers have identified a new cancer gene - one that is common to many cancers and affects the most basic regulation of our genes. The new example - a gene on the X chromosome called UTX - is found in 10% of cases of ...
Mar 29, 2009 |
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Human genome: the hunt continues for 'malicious proteins'
Scientific advances of the past decade, such as the sequencing of the human genome, have opened up compelling new fields of research on the interaction of the body's 21,000 proteins, and the role they play ...
Jul 08, 2010 |
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