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World’s largest catalogue of ocean DNA could boost drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

Moreover, the use of marine genetic resources in industrial processes yields an estimated $6 billion annually, a number that doubles every six years as more genes in ocean microbes are found. The post World’s largest catalogue of ocean DNA could boost drug discovery appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Insights into genetic ‘hotspots’ could produce new cancer treatment strategies

Scienmag

NEW YORK CITY, May 11, 2022 – Credit: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK CITY, May 11, 2022 – Many cancers contain similar genetic “hotspots” — areas of DNA that are likely to be mutated. For example, more than 50% of cancers contain a mutation in a gene called TP53, often within a narrow DNA […].

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NIST publishes a beginner’s guide to DNA origami

Scienmag

Dill/NIST In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again to construct a variety of tiny 3D structures, including miniature biosensors and drug-delivery containers.

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How misplaced DNA could influence disease risk

Medical Xpress

DNA is our body's instruction manual. It contains all the information that our cells need to make proteins and other molecules vital for our development, growth and survival.

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The structure of DNA is found to be actively involved in genome regulation

Scienmag

The two meters of -stretched- DNA contained in human cells are continuously twisting and untwisting to give access to genetic information: when a gene is expressed to generate a protein, the two strands of DNA are separated to give access to all the machinery necessary for this expression, resulting in an excessive accumulation of coiling […]. (..)

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COVID prompts another milestone, as India clears first DNA vaccine

pharmaphorum

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the development of mRNA-based vaccines, and its influence has now extended to DNA-based shots as well, with Zydus Cadila’s ZyCoV-D getting emergency use authorisation in India. Proponents of the approach claim that DNA vaccines may have advantages over other technologies like mRNA.

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Why early participant engagement is now a top priority in genetic disease research

pharmaphorum

In 2016, scientists behind a study called the Resilience Project analysed genetic data from 589,000+ people and found 13 adults who carried genetic variants that should have resulted in serious – even deadly – childhood disease, but who were apparently healthy. Giving participants something in return.