DNA

Researchers Expose Tiny Variants in Genes That May Dictate COVID-19 Severity

Nov 02, 2020 PM EST

Unidentified factors are evidently leaving some people susceptible to the worst effects of the pandemic. However, some of them are young, are not overweight, and do not experience other evident health issues.

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Neoantigens Show Potential in Cancer Treatment, Says Study

Oct 09, 2020 PM EDT

A new study recently showed cancer vaccines had shown potential in treating certain tumors like melanoma, for one. However, such vaccines, the finding specified, have some limitations.

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Study Sheds Light on How Malfunctioning Components in DNA Cause Cancer

Sep 09, 2020 AM EDT

A new study identifies how mutations in ARID1A and ARID1B, two essential SWI/SNF proteins, can drive the development of cancer by interrupting the complexes' assembly.

MD News Daily - Scientists One Step Closer to Blood Test for Detection of Early-Stage Cancer

Scientists Are One Step Closer to the Detection of Early-Stage Cancer Through Blood Tests

Jul 22, 2020 AM EDT

Scientists have gone closer to devising blood tests that could identify early-stage cancer even before patients display symptoms of the disease.

Iberian pig genome remains unchanged after 5 centuries

Sep 17, 2014 PM EDT

A team of Spanish researchers have obtained the first partial genome sequence of an ancient pig. Extracted from a sixteenth century pig found at the site of the Montsoriu Castle in Girona, the data obtained indicates that this ancient pig is closely ..