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CancerVar: A New Bioinformatics Tool Developed for Clinical Interpretation of Cancer Mutations

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CancerVar will help researchers standardize and automate clinical interpretations for 13 million somatic mutations from 1,911 cancer census genes. The gene mutations that cause sporadic cancer occur only in the tumor cells and are acquired during an individual’s life, not inherited.

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NSF backs bioinformatics approach to understanding plant RNA modifications

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Led by Boyce Thompson Institute’s Andrew Nelson, four partners will identify RNA modifications and develop resources that may lead to hardier crops Credit: Photo credit: Anna Nelson Dittrich ITHACA, NY, August 4, 2020 — RNA perform a variety of functions in cells, helping with everything from regulating genes to building proteins.

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Sensyne, Oxford University deploy AI to find asthma targets

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The three-year project – led by respiratory medicine expert Dr Timothy Hinks from the Oxford University Respiratory Medicine Unit – will use whole-genome sequencing of around 500 patients with severe asthma, comparing their gene sequences with control subjects who don’t have asthma.

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PanOmics: Advancing drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

The technologies cover the whole range of biomolecules from genes to protein to metabolites. With the ability to analyse thousands of proteins simultaneously, proteomics empowers scientists to reveal previously unknown protein interactions, pathways, and drug targets. phosphorylations or ubiquitinations).

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Drug discovery deals highlight key growth areas

Drug Discovery World

Its proprietary technology, Proximity Extension Assay (PEA), provides high throughput protein analysis. Through the purchase, Thermo Fisher will also gain a library of more than 5,300 validated protein biomarker targets. Olink specialises in solutions for proteomics discovery and development.

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Key early steps in gene expression captured in real time by CSU researchers

Scienmag

Capturing how RNA polymerase enzymes kick off transcription On scales too small for our eyes to see, the business of life happens through the making of proteins, which impart to our cells both structure and function.

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Astellas teams up with UK biotech Mogrify on hearing loss project

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The new partnership will apply Mogrify’s cellular reprogramming and bioinformatics expertise to try to identify transcription factors – proteins which can turn specific genes on or off – that can be used to generate new cochlear hair cells. An estimated 1.57

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