An epigenetic change, a form of DNA control, that deactivates some genes linked to cancer late in human development has been conserved for more than 400 million years, new research led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research ...
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What if the missing 'environmental' factor in some of our deadliest neurological diseases were really written in our genome?
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Researchers from HSE University have used machine learning to discover that the two most widespread DNA structures—stem loops and quadruplexes—cause genome mutations that lead to cancer. The results of the study were ...
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Some people live much longer than average, partly thanks to their DNA. A study, published in the European Heart Journal, shows that it could be possible to replicate this genetic gift even for those lacking it. The way is ...
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Nearly 10 years ago, a group of Israeli clinical researchers emailed Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) geneticist Len Pennacchio to ask for his team's help in solving the mystery of a rare inherited disease ...
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A new machine-learning method accurately identifies regions of the human genome that have been duplicated or deleted—known as copy number variants—that are often associated with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. ...
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Long-term cognitive problems are a frequent side effect in children undergoing life-saving radiation therapy for medulloblastoma—the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor. Medulloblastoma affects between 250 and 500 ...
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Bacteria are at the center of all life forms on planet earth and are the essential building blocks that make living organisms the way they are.
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