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New genetic analysis method could advance personal genomics

Scienmag

Computational method capable of decoding influence of rare variants Geneticists could identify the causes of disorders that currently go undiagnosed if standard practices for collecting individual genetic information were expanded to capture more variants that researchers can now decipher, concludes new Johns Hopkins University research.

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Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

The Pharma Data

Now, research is helping to bring genetic risks for people of various racial and ethnic groups into focus. Researchers from the USC Center for Genetic Epidemiology in Los Angeles and the Institute of Cancer Research in London led the study. THURSDAY, Jan. Men of Asian ancestry inherit about three-quarters the risk of white men.

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Beam makes USD 120M bet; GRAIL and Quest announce the collaboration; Brain organoids mimic infant’s brains; Improvement in T cells to kill cancer

Delveinsight

Beam Therapeutics has taken over a startup whose technology could proffer the biotech’s genetic medicines to more tissues in the body, widening the potential to approach more diseases. The gene-editing technologies, which have reached the clinic, CRISPR, zinc finger nucleases, and TALENs, make their edits by nicking DNA at the target site.

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Unlocking the potential of mRNA for the future treatment of rare diseases 

Drug Discovery World

As we turn our focus to new potential applications and disease areas for the platform, scientists and companies must consider the potential life-saving impact on rare, inherited diseases, says Archana Gupta , PhD, staff scientist in genetic sciences at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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International Women’s Day 2024: A Spotlight on 5 Women’s Health Webinars with Xtalks

XTalks

Breast Cancer Multiomics: Unified Insights in Tumor Heterogeneity This on-demand webinar introduces a cutting-edge single-cell multiomics method designed for garnering detailed genetic insights into breast cancer. The test accurately identified a range of genetic abnormalities, including trisomies and microdeletions.

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AI test could predict best cancer therapies for patients

pharmaphorum

The team has focused initially on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common form of lung cancer, but say the same principles could be applied to other tumour types, and combined with other testing approaches like genomics to inform treatment decisions.

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What to expect from SLAS Europe 2023

Drug Discovery World

SLAS Student Poster Award The SLAS Student Poster Award recognises innovative research by students, graduate students, post- doctoral associates and junior faculty (less than four years in first academic appointment) who are chosen to present a poster during SLAS Europe 2023.

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