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Cambridge Epigenetix Closes $21M Series B Financing
Fundraise will support commercial expansion and translational product development.
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Seeing Gene Networks as Social Networks
Innovative software tools allowed the scientists to construct accurate "maps" of gene networks for about 400 different human cell and tissue types, ranging from immune cells to brain tissues, whereas previous studies were limited to just one or few tissues.
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Common Virus Depends on MicroRNA
In the ongoing arms race between pathogenic viruses and the cells they infect, each side needs every advantage it can get. One way wily viruses can get a leg up is by subverting the microRNAs (miRNAs) of their host.
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Largest Disease-Specific Public Database of Sequenced Human Genomes
Pledges sizeable investment to collect, sequence, and share critical data to unlock true potential of the human genome, breaking the hoarding data mold that hinders medical progress.
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Okayama University Research: Combined Gene Transduction and Light Therapy Targets Gastric Cancer
Researchers have reported that photoimmunotherapy is effective against elusive gastric cancer cells following transduction with the gene that expresses the extracellular domain protein of HER2.
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Decoding Ties Between Vascular Disease, Alzheimer’s
NIH consortium uses big data, team science to uncover complex interplay of factors.
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Controlling Gene Expression in Stem Cells
Combining the two most powerful biological tools of the 21st century, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have modified how the genome of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is read for the first time using a variation of the CRISPR-Cas9 system.
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Strongest Single Gene Conclusively Implicated in Schizophrenia
Research establishes for the first time that single-letter changes to the DNA code of one gene can have such a substantial effect on the risk of schizophrenia.
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Gene Identified that May Worsen Cancer Outcome
Some patients with breast cancer, lung cancer and leukaemia seem to fare poorly after treatment because of the effects of a particular gene, a new study finds.
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Spotted Gar Genome Links Humans to Vertebrate Ancestry
Surviving ancestral qualities of the Gar genome are informative about evolution of many other animals too - including humans.
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