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Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene expression

Scienmag

Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have developed a highly efficient method to address a major challenge in biology–identifying the genetic ‘switches’ that regulate gene expression. Credit: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital St.

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A startup emerges with $125M and plans to edit the epigenome

Bio Pharma Dive

Chroma Medicine's launch is the latest step in a decadeslong quest by drugmakers to capitalize on research into epigenetics, a way of controlling gene expression without altering DNA.

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Gene expression altered by direction of forces acting on cell

Scienmag

The type and direction of the force on a cell alters gene expression by stretching different regions of DNA, researchers at University of […]. . — Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull – strained by other cells, blood pressure and fluid flow, to name a few.

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Moving the needle of CAR-T beyond oncology 

Drug Discovery World

CAR-T Therapies have revolutionised the field of personalised medicine, especially in oncology. Orchestrating the naturally occurring conductors of gene expression can shift the functional state of cells and alter gene expression. BS: The field of genetic tuning is full of innovation and potential.

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Anti-convulsant drug can modify DNA conformation and interact with chromosome proteins

Scienmag

Brazilian research group shows that valproic acid (VPA), used to treat epilepsy since the 1960s, modulates gene expression in tumor gene models and acts on DNA conformation and the histones in chromatin Results of recent studies involving valproic acid, used for decades as an anti-convulsant drug, show that it can interact with the conformation of (..)

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The epigenetic edge: Harnessing precision medicine’s potential 

Drug Discovery World

Founder Dr Moshe Szyf Founder shares the potential of harnessing precision medicine. Embarking on a new era of medicine The advent of genomics has ushered in the era of personalised medicine, enabling us to analyse the genetic makeup of individuals with unprecedented accuracy.

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Gene editing: beyond the hype

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Cutting edge’ is, for once, a truly apt description when it comes to gene editing – both because the field is pushing medicine into areas we might never have dreamed possible, and because these technologies involve literally cutting DNA at a specific point in the genome. Zinc fingers.