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Genomics on the ground level
Russ Corbett-Detig and Eric Enbody at the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution in Ferria, Italy, 2023. By Krizia Chambers One of the biggest current challenges in genomics research is figuring out how to make vast amounts of genomic data available to the people...
Surprising new finding about telomeres could lead to potential targets for preventing degenerative disease
In a “jaw-dropping” finding published in Science last week, Carol Greider and her collaborators at UC Santa Cruz and Johns Hopkins Medicine used nanopore sequencing to demonstrate that certain chromosomes have telomere lengths that are consistently longer or shorter than others. Telomere length plays a role in longevity and cancer, and these findings could indicate new possible targets for studying degenerative diseases and cancer.
Research on understudied lung cancer drivers may improve treatments
To diagnose and treat cancer, researchers and clinicians typically look at a person’s genetic material to find any mutations in genes that may “drive” cancer, helping to create a specialized treatment plan. They don’t normally look at the gene’s “isoforms” — slightly different versions of the genes that can be created in the body’s processes of translating genetic code into proteins.
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