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Deep Genomic Analysis Identifies a Micro RNA Opponent for Ovarian Cancer
February 11, 2013 Researchers employed an extensive analysis of genomic information to identify a new, high-risk cohort of ovarian cancer patients, characterize their tumors, find a potential treatment and test it in ... > full story -
New Strategy for Interfering With Potent Cancer-Causing Gene
February 11, 2013 About five-ten percent of cases of acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive blood cancer that is currently incurable in 70 percent of patients, are characterized by the rearrangement of a gene called ... > full story -
Mouse Models Fail to Reproduce Inflammatory Genomic Response to Serious Injuries
February 11, 2013 Existing mouse models do not appear to accurately reproduce the human genomic response to serious traumatic injury, including major burns, according to a new article. The report from a national ... > full story -
Visualizing Biological Networks in 4-D: Unique Microscope Captures Motion of DNA Structures
February 11, 2013 Every great structure depends on specific mechanical properties to remain strong and reliable. Rigidity is of particular importance for maintaining the robust functionality of everything from ... > full story -
One Disease, Two Mechanisms: Genetic Root to Early-Onset Prostate Cancer Identified
February 11, 2013 While prostate cancer is the most common cancer in elderly Western men it also, but more rarely, strikes patients aged between 35 and 50. Scientists have discovered that such early-onset prostate ... > full story -
Mouse Model Improves Understanding of Clear Cell Sarcoma
February 11, 2013 Geneticists have engineered mice that develop clear cell sarcoma (CCS), a significant step in better understanding how this rare and deadly soft tissue cancer ... > full story -
Cell Circuits Remember Their History: Engineers Design New Synthetic Biology Circuits That Combine Memory and Logic
February 11, 2013 Engineers have created genetic circuits in bacterial cells that not only perform logic functions, but also remember the results, which are encoded in the cell's DNA and passed on for dozens of ... > full story -
Birds Evolved Ultraviolet Vision Several Times
February 11, 2013 Ultraviolet vision evolved at least eight times in birds from a common violet sensitive ancestor finds a new study. All of these are due to single nucleotide changes in the ... > full story -
Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Lead to New Bone Repair Therapies on Nanoscale Surfaces
February 11, 2013 Scientists have created a new method to generate bone cells which could lead to revolutionary bone repair therapies for people with bone fractures or those who need hip replacement surgery due to ... > full story -
Therapeutic Effect of RNAi Gene Silencing Effective in Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests
February 11, 2013 A new study shows for the first time that ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) is effective in the treatment of cancer patients. Harnessing these molecules to silence genes involved in the ... > full story
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