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This Common Artificial Sweetener Can Break Down DNA, Scientists Warn

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

According to a new study, it’s also capable of damaging the DNA material inside our cells. As DNA holds the genetic code controlling how our bodies grow and are maintained, that’s a serious problem that […]

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Uptick in Clinical Trial Complexity: How Can You Achieve Your Clinical Trial Objectives Faster?

XTalks

Whether it’s for a treatment for a chronic ambulatory condition, precision medicine or cell and gene therapy, there is a massive uptick in clinical trial complexity. It’s important to make sure that with this increase in clinical trial complexity, we don’t make our trials overly burdensome to sites or patients,” says Markham.

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These DNA-Damaging Molecules May Be The Link Between Colon Cancer And IBD

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Scientists have discovered DNA-damaging molecules made by gut bacteria that may help explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have higher rates of colorectal cancer than those without the condition.

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We Know How Sperm ‘Remember’ And Pass on Non-DNA-Coded Traits to Embryos

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Studies in mammals have shown that the ‘memories’ of various environmental effects – such as diet, weight, and stress – can be passed on from fathers to offspring, despite these effects not being coded for in the DNA sequences carried by sperm.

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DCGI adds IVD devices for diagnosis of Covid-19, RNA & DNA extraction kits in Class C risk category under MDR-2017

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has added in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices including those for diagnosis of Covid-19, ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction kits, among others into the Class C risk category under the Medical Devices Rules (MDR), 2017.

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Boundless Bio raises $100m as IPO market rouses

Pharmaceutical Technology

Boundless has two assets in clinical trials targeting extrachromosomal DNA in cancer patients.

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Could DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine offer variant-busting booster shot?

BioPharma Reporter

With Scancell taking its DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine tech into clinical trials this year, it is already focusing its attention on the techâs potential to be used as a needle-free booster shot to address Variants of Concern.

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