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New Research Reveals How Air Pollution May Trigger Lung Cancer

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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London in the UK have found how air pollution can trigger the activation of cells with existing genetic mutations to form cancer. The researchers propose that particulate matter 2.5 The new research shows that air pollutants can be that ‘second hit.’

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When organoids meet coronaviruses

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Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers in collaboration with the group of Bart Haagmans (Erasmus MC) established an organoid biobank to search for the genes that are essential for the spreading of a SARS-CoV2 infection.

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Q&A: Gene therapy opportunities from long-read sequencing 

Drug Discovery World

Breakthroughs in gene therapy are only possible with an exact understanding of the genetic underpinnings of disease. To develop safe and effective gene therapies, researchers need confidence that genomic data is both complete and accurate. For years now the UK has been somewhat of a leader in genomic research.

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San Diego zoo global biobanking advances wildlife conservation and human medicine worldwide

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In a study that has unprecedented implications to advance both medicine and biodiversity conservation, researchers have sequenced 131 new placental mammal genomes, bringing the worldwide total to more than 250 In a study that has unprecedented implications to advance both medicine and biodiversity conservation, researchers have sequenced 131 new placental (..)

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Why genomic healthcare data matters in the development of new therapies 

Drug Discovery World

One might argue that this all started getting exciting with the launch of the Human Genome Project, which the National Human Genome Research Institute consider to be one of the greatest scientific feats in history 1. With Revio, researchers will be able to access that same great chemistry, but at a much larger scale.” . The origins

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Can genetic data be a magic bullet for drug R&D?

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One of the reasons is because researchers now have far more genetic data to work with than was ever previously possible. With such a drop in cost, this means that researchers can test far more often and work with far more genetic data than previously possible.

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Qatar Genome Programme data improves cancer screening 

Drug Discovery World

A study by the Qatar Genome Research Consortium, led by Dr Lotfi Chouchane from Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, has reported the first landscape of cancer germline mutations – hereditary mutations – in the Qatari population. . These variants increase the risk of developing breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men. . “We

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