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DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA).

Dutch study compares mRNA vaccines to vector-based vaccines for COVID-19

An overview of the PIENTER-Corona (PiCo) study, which is a Dutch nationwide efficacy comparison study on four different COVID-19 vaccines.

2 Nov 2021

Researchers receive $9.1 million grant to study resilience in older adults before and during the pandemic

The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis a five-year, $9.1 million grant to study resilience in older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the pandemic's cognitive and emotional effects on older adults.

30 Oct 2021

CDC: Cause of melioidosis outbreak confirmed

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today confirmed that bacteria in a Better Homes & Gardens aromatherapy spray in a Georgia melioidosis patient's home genetically matches the bacterial strains in the patient, and three other patients in Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas infected since March.

30 Oct 2021

Cancer cells exploit genetic and cellular processes to promote tumor growth

Writing in EMBO reports, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health describe how a pair of fundamental genetic and cellular processes are exploited by cancer cells to promote tumor survival and growth.

29 Oct 2021

Drug-like molecule can counteract the effects of mutated epigenetic regulators that drive cancers

A decade ago, genome sequencing revealed a big surprise: about 50 percent of human cancers are linked to mutations in what are known as epigenetic regulators, which control the activity of genes.

29 Oct 2021

Researchers develop eToeholds for safe, effective RNA and cellular therapies

RNAs are best known as the molecules that translate information encoded in genes into proteins with their myriad of activities.

29 Oct 2021

New approach to control the hierarchical assembly of protein pathways with DNA

Northwestern investigators have identified a novel approach to control the hierarchical assembly of protein pathways with DNA, according to a study published the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

29 Oct 2021

The role of CRISPR in viral diagnostics

A comprehensive review explains in depth how CRISPR can be utilized as a reliable tool to investigate the viral life cycles.

29 Oct 2021

Mitochondrial proteins last much longer than expected, finds study

Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of the cell, generating the energy that's needed to fuel the functions that our cells carry out.

28 Oct 2021

Chromosome aberrations linked to acute toxicities in esophageal cancer patients

Japanese researchers identified chromosome aberrations as a new biomarker in predicting an esophageal cancer patient's risk of experiencing severe chemoradiotherapy side effects.

28 Oct 2021

Penn's newly created split-engineered base editors show potential for research, therapeutics

Targeted mutations to the genome can now be introduced by splitting specific mutator enzymes and then triggering them to reconstitute, according to research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

28 Oct 2021

'Theta activity' in the brain found to be divergent for people with mental health conditions

A new review of current literature, conducted by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London, has found that irregular responses in the brain to challenging tasks and mistakes could be key to understanding common links between abnormal behaviors in a range of mental illness and cognitive disorders.

28 Oct 2021

New insight into the tremendously complex "genetic dance"

The rapid scientific advancements that followed the mapping of the human genome have revealed just how staggeringly complex the world of genetics is.

28 Oct 2021

Immune cell patterns can help predict if kidney cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and UCL have found immune cell patterns within tumors that can help predict if patients with kidney cancer will respond to immunotherapy.

28 Oct 2021

$9 million grant from ASAP initiative to help advance research on Parkinson’s disease treatments

Researchers around the world have tried many ways, and for many years, to generate neurons in the lab so they could study them better. Neurons-on-demand might also provide a therapeutic option for replacing neurons lost in neurodegenerative conditions, such as Parkinson's disease.

27 Oct 2021

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Dutch study compares mRNA vaccines to vector-based vaccines for COVID-19

Researchers receive $9.1 million grant to study resilience in older adults before and during the pandemic

CDC: Cause of melioidosis outbreak confirmed

Cancer cells exploit genetic and cellular processes to promote tumor growth

Drug-like molecule can counteract the effects of mutated epigenetic regulators that drive cancers

Researchers develop eToeholds for safe, effective RNA and cellular therapies

New approach to control the hierarchical assembly of protein pathways with DNA

The role of CRISPR in viral diagnostics

Mitochondrial proteins last much longer than expected, finds study

Chromosome aberrations linked to acute toxicities in esophageal cancer patients

Penn's newly created split-engineered base editors show potential for research, therapeutics

'Theta activity' in the brain found to be divergent for people with mental health conditions

New insight into the tremendously complex "genetic dance"

Immune cell patterns can help predict if kidney cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

$9 million grant from ASAP initiative to help advance research on Parkinson’s disease treatments

Study shows efficacy of a heterologous vaccine regimen to induce mucosal protection against COVID-19

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