Genetics
'Junk' DNA plays role in preventing breast cancer
Supposed "junk" DNA, found in between genes, plays a role in suppressing cancer, according to new research by Universities of Bath and Cambridge.
Feb 2, 2016
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News tagged with rna genome
Oncology & Cancer
First comprehensive profile of non-protein-coding RNAs in human cancers
Growing insights about a significant, yet poorly understood, part of the genome - the "dark matter of DNA"—have fundamentally changed the way scientists approach the study of diseases. The human genome contains about 20,000 ...
Oct 12, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows new 'driver' to assess cancer patient survival and drug sensitivity
Cancer specialists have long looked at genetic mutations and DNA copy changes to help predict patient survival and drug sensitivity. A study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has opened up yet another ...
Oct 1, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Research captures transient details of HIV genome packaging
Once HIV-1 has hijacked a host cell to make copies of its own RNA genome and viral proteins, it must assemble these components into new virus particles. The orchestration of this intricate assembly process falls to a viral ...
Feb 27, 2015
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Medical research
Research cracks the code that governs infections caused by simple, single-stranded RNA viruses
Researchers, including Dr Robert Coutts, Research Fellow from the School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, have cracked a code that governs infections caused by simple, single-stranded RNA viruses ...
Feb 26, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Study nearly triples the locations in the human genome that harbor microRNAs
According to the public databases, there are currently approximately 1,900 locations in the human genome that produce microRNAs (miRNAs), the small and powerful non-coding molecules that regulate numerous cellular processes ...
Feb 23, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers open 'Pandora's box' of potential cancer biomarkers
A new analysis opens the door to discovery of thousands of potential new cancer biomarkers.
Jan 20, 2015
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Genetics
Conspicuous tRNA lookalikes riddle the human genome
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are ancient workhorse molecules and part of the cellular process that creates the proteins, critical building blocks of life that keep a cell running smoothly. A new discovery suggests that the number ...
Oct 8, 2014
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Genetics
Worldwide study demonstrates accuracy of genetic analyses
Physicians envision a future in which genomic data from patients is heavily used to manage care—but experts have questioned the accuracy and reliability of these analyses. Now, a study by 150 researchers in 12 countries ...
Sep 12, 2014
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Medical research
How the body fights against viruses
Scientists of the Max F. Perutz Laboratories of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna, together with colleagues of the ETH Zurich, have now shown how double stranded RNA, such as viral genetic information, ...
Apr 22, 2014
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