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Cancer Genomics
Cancer Genomics is a relatively new research area that takes advantage of recent technological advances to study the human genome, meaning our full set of DNA. Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat cancer.
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DEC 23, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick, portable, and ultrasensitive—a new smartphone test for COVID-19 checks all the boxes needed to get a handle ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A cell's nucleus has to hold the entire genome. To do that, the DNA has to be carefully arranged and compacted by protei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2020Cardiology
The use of genetics in therapies and diagnostics has boomed over the decades. While many of these breakthroughs focus on ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Glyphosate is a common weed-killing chemical used in agriculture, and it may be best known as the active ingredient in R ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2020Immunology
Immunotherapies have emerged as a powerful treatment modality for cancer. They join chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 08, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The many advances that have propelled the field of genetics forward have taken a tremendous amount of work in different ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Rice University researcher Zachary Wright has discovered a previously unknown compartment inside cellular organelles cal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2020Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery highlights the increased presence of genetic mutations in Latin American lung ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer researchers have long been searching for a way to target cancer cells while ignoring healthy cells. A team of sci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun emits different kinds of light and rays including visible and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared. Some of those forms ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Genetic mutations are usually connected to disease, but there are some that are known to improve people's lives.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of workflows that are available for NGS. How do you choose? While ...Sponsored By: Roche DiagnosticsNOV 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to be able to divide so new ones can replenish cells that get worn out, dysfunctional, or that accumulate dam ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2020Cancer
New research published in npj Systems Biology and Applications showcases a model capable of predicting which patien ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
To repair disease-causing errors in the genome, gene editing reagents like those used in CRISPR-Cas9 first have to reach ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Liquid biopsies are tests that look for biomarkers in the blood, which can help inform the treatment of cancer. The tool ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2020Immunology
In a recent study published in Nature, scientists from the University of Toronto described the discovery of ancient DNA ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Genetic sequencing technologies have rapidly advanced, reducing the time required to sequence the entire human genome fr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There are thought to be more than 94 million cats in the US alone. Researchers have now improved the reference genome se ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Ewing sarcoma is a rare kind of cancer that tends to impact young people and occurs in bones or the tissue around them. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2020Microbiology
Since the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 emerged on the scene late last year, it's left a trail of devastation around the glo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2020Cancer
Cancer is a disease characterized by DNA mutations. These mutations, while sometimes small, can cause havoc in a cell&rs ...Written By: Jasper CantrellOCT 12, 2020Cancer
In a study published recently in the American Association for Cancer Research journal Clinical Cancer Research, scientis ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to selectively target certain cancer cells with CRISPR.Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick, portable, and ultrasensitive—a new smartphone test for COVID-19 checks all the boxes needed to get a handle
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A cell's nucleus has to hold the entire genome. To do that, the DNA has to be carefully arranged and compacted by protei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2020
Cardiology
The use of genetics in therapies and diagnostics has boomed over the decades. While many of these breakthroughs focus on
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Glyphosate is a common weed-killing chemical used in agriculture, and it may be best known as the active ingredient in R
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2020
Immunology
Immunotherapies have emerged as a powerful treatment modality for cancer. They join chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The many advances that have propelled the field of genetics forward have taken a tremendous amount of work in different
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Rice University researcher Zachary Wright has discovered a previously unknown compartment inside cellular organelles cal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2020
Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery highlights the increased presence of genetic mutations in Latin American lung
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer researchers have long been searching for a way to target cancer cells while ignoring healthy cells. A team of sci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun emits different kinds of light and rays including visible and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared. Some of those forms
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic mutations are usually connected to disease, but there are some that are known to improve people's lives.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of workflows that are available for NGS. How do you choose? While
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Diagnostics
NOV 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to be able to divide so new ones can replenish cells that get worn out, dysfunctional, or that accumulate dam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2020
Cancer
New research published in npj Systems Biology and Applications showcases a model capable of predicting which patien
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
To repair disease-causing errors in the genome, gene editing reagents like those used in CRISPR-Cas9 first have to reach
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Liquid biopsies are tests that look for biomarkers in the blood, which can help inform the treatment of cancer. The tool
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2020
Immunology
In a recent study published in Nature, scientists from the University of Toronto described the discovery of ancient DNA
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic sequencing technologies have rapidly advanced, reducing the time required to sequence the entire human genome fr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There are thought to be more than 94 million cats in the US alone. Researchers have now improved the reference genome se
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ewing sarcoma is a rare kind of cancer that tends to impact young people and occurs in bones or the tissue around them.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2020
Microbiology
Since the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 emerged on the scene late last year, it's left a trail of devastation around the glo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2020
Cancer
Cancer is a disease characterized by DNA mutations. These mutations, while sometimes small, can cause havoc in a cell&rs
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 12, 2020
Cancer
In a study published recently in the American Association for Cancer Research journal Clinical Cancer Research, scientis
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to selectively target certain cancer cells with CRISPR.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch