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Researchers discover mechanism linking mutations in the ‘dark matter’ of the genome to cancer

Scienmag

For many years, the human genome was viewed as a book of life in which sections of great eloquence and economy of expression were interspersed with vast stretches of gibberish.

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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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Nucleome raises £37.5m to shine light on ‘dark genome’

pharmaphorum

million ($40 million) first-round financing that will be used to explore so-called ‘dark’ regions of the human genome. Nucleome’s platform adds 3D genomic information to a wealth of available genomic data, uncovering a new dimension of information that is disease as well as cell type-specific.

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Rome Therapeutics raises $77m for junk DNA-targeting drugs

pharmaphorum

Startup Rome Therapeutics has raised $77 million in second-round financing to help mine sequences of DNA – which were dismissed for years as ‘junk’ – for hidden treasure. Most drug discovery programmes target the roughly 2% of the human genome which encodes for protein.

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Why Proviral DNA Drug Resistance Testing is Useful in Guiding Treatment Decisions for HIV-1 Patients

XTalks

However, the variant viral genomes will still persist in the latent reservoir as provirus and can be detected with proviral DNA testing. In contrast to HIV RNA, HIV proviral DNA remains present in a patient’s cells even during virological suppression. Proviral DNA Genotyping. HIV Drug Resistance Testing.

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Leading innovators in CRISPR nucleases for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. CRISPR nucleases serve as an important genome editing tool.

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FDA Makes Low-Risk Determination for Marketing of Products from Genome-Edited Beef Cattle After Safety Review

The Pharma Data

Decision Regarding Slick-Haired Cattle is Agency’s First Enforcement Discretion Decision for an Intentional Genomic Alteration in an Animal for Food Use. IGAs are alterations made using molecular technologies that introduce changes to the genome of an animal. Today, the U.S. Solomon, D.V.M., Related Information.

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