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DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA).

Researchers identify simple, inexpensive tool for assessing prognosis of pediatric brain tumors

A multi-institutional group of researchers, led by investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Michigan, have identified a simple and inexpensive tool for assessing the prognosis of pediatric brain tumors called ependymomas.

23 Nov 2016

Scientists develop new technology that sheds light on HIV infection

A group of researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation and the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, have developed a new technology that sheds light on the HIV infection and offers a first glance at the expression landscape of the HIV in the human genome.

23 Nov 2016

Biologists create bright red fluorescent protein to track essential cellular processes

After years of trying, biologists have succeeded in creating an extremely bright red fluorescent protein in the lab.

23 Nov 2016

Study reveals link between genes for academic achievement and partner choices

A study co-led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has found that people with genes for high educational achievement tend to marry, and have children with, people with similar DNA.

23 Nov 2016

Pitt researcher finds way to regenerate heart tissues in mammals

Many lower forms of life on earth exhibit an extraordinary ability to regenerate tissue, limbs, and even organs--a skill that is lost among humans and other mammals.

23 Nov 2016

Mayo Clinic researchers discover potential cause and new treatment for rare soft tissue cancer

Researchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have discovered a potential cause and a promising new treatment for inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors, a rare soft tissue cancer that does not respond to radiation or chemotherapy.

22 Nov 2016

Study finds genomic regions with copy number variants linked to schizophrenia risk

Many of the genetic variations that increase risk for schizophrenia are rare, making it difficult to study their role in the disease.

22 Nov 2016

Einstein researcher receives $7.5 million NIH grant to study genetics of congenital heart disease

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Bernice Morrow, Ph.D., at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and collaborators at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia a five-year, $7.5 million grant to study the genetics of congenital heart abnormalities.

22 Nov 2016

Study reveals how tumor cells turn into cancer stem cells to renew outbreaks

An international study led by scientists from the Crick Institute in London and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem revealed a survival mechanism in cancer cells that allows the disease to erupt again even after aggressive treatment.

22 Nov 2016

Researchers make significant progress in developing frontline protection against HIV infection

Researchers have made significant progress in the development of a potential vaccine to protect against HIV infection.

22 Nov 2016

MEMOIR can help read history and ‘family trees’ of cells

Researchers have developed a new method for reading the history and "family trees" of cells.

22 Nov 2016

New study shows link between defective sucrase-isomaltase gene variants and IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects a large portion of the general population. New research coordinated by Karolinska Institutet now shows a link between defective sucrase-isomaltase gene variants and IBS.

21 Nov 2016

Researchers find drug-resistant bacteria in air samples

Polluted city air has now been identified as a possible means of transmission for resistant bacteria. Researchers in Gothenburg have shown that air samples from Beijing contain DNA from genes that make bacteria resistant to the most powerful antibiotics we have.

21 Nov 2016

Results of high-impact clinical trials could improve kidney-related medical care

The results of numerous high-impact clinical trials that could affect kidney-related medical care will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2016, November 15-20 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.

21 Nov 2016

Scientists capture DNA intermediates that reveal how cancer evolves

Scientists from Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions are using synthetic biology to capture elusive, short-lived snippets of DNA that healthy cells produce on their way to becoming cancerous.

18 Nov 2016

New research shows immune paralysis in sepsis patients can be reversed

Failure of the immune system during blood poisoning (sepsis) can be reversed by a specific sugar.

18 Nov 2016

Implementation of large-scale genomic tumor profiling viable but faces several challenges

Researchers leading the largest genomic tumor profiling effort of its kind say such studies are technically feasible in a broad population of adult and pediatric patients with many different types of cancer, and that some patients can benefit by receiving precision drugs targeted to their tumors' mutations or being enrolled in clinical trials.

18 Nov 2016

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Further Reading

Researchers identify simple, inexpensive tool for assessing prognosis of pediatric brain tumors

Scientists develop new technology that sheds light on HIV infection

Biologists create bright red fluorescent protein to track essential cellular processes

Study reveals link between genes for academic achievement and partner choices

Pitt researcher finds way to regenerate heart tissues in mammals

Mayo Clinic researchers discover potential cause and new treatment for rare soft tissue cancer

Study finds genomic regions with copy number variants linked to schizophrenia risk

Einstein researcher receives $7.5 million NIH grant to study genetics of congenital heart disease

Study reveals how tumor cells turn into cancer stem cells to renew outbreaks

Researchers make significant progress in developing frontline protection against HIV infection

MEMOIR can help read history and ‘family trees’ of cells

New study shows link between defective sucrase-isomaltase gene variants and IBS

Researchers find drug-resistant bacteria in air samples

Results of high-impact clinical trials could improve kidney-related medical care

Scientists capture DNA intermediates that reveal how cancer evolves

New research shows immune paralysis in sepsis patients can be reversed

Implementation of large-scale genomic tumor profiling viable but faces several challenges

New research shows impact of fiber deprivation on mouse gut

Scientists map reorganization of genetic material in cells using 3-D imaging technique

Johns Hopkins researchers develop new, highly accurate urine test to predict risk for cervical cancer

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