Cancer Genetics – News and Features

This article explores 6-base genome sequencing and how it is empowering researchers to expand their studies to include both genetic and epigenetic data. 

New research illustrates how a DNA repair protein suppresses senescent cells, reducing age-associated chronic inflammation.

Pancreatic cancer has a notorious capacity to adapt and resist therapy. Now, a study uncovers a hidden driver of this adaptability: extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA).

Researchers have uncovered a source of "replication stress" during DNA replication, shedding light on a new cancer target.

Technology Networks caught up with Professor Mazhar Adli to learn more about his research on the characterization of essential human genes and the benefits of using inducible degrons to study gene function.

In this interview, Technology Networks spoke with Dr. Gilad Evrony, assistant professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, to learn more about a novel tool for rapidly identifying cancer cells in the operating room.

Scientists at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified an innovative combination of treatment strategies that work collaboratively to effectively kill acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells, a frequently incurable form of cancer.

A novel tool for rapidly identifying the genetic “fingerprints” of cancer cells may enable future surgeons to more accurately remove brain tumors while a patient is in the operating room, new research reveals.

Researchers from BC Cancer Research Institute and University of British Columbia studied 40 night shift workers in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. A 3 mg melatonin dose taken before daytime sleep raised DNA repair markers by 80%.

Researchers have successfully disrupted the hepatitis B virus's ability to infect human liver cells in the laboratory using a compound already in clinical trials against cancer, laying the groundwork for potential drug development.