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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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FEB 14, 2020Cancer
New research published as part of a global Pan-Cancer Project highlights the world’s most comprehensive catalog to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The activity of genes can be altered with chemical tags that get added to the genome, so-called epigenetic modifications ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2020Microbiology
The Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG) has brought over 1,300 scientists together to gain new insights into th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
As our cells age or divide, errors can accumulate in the genome they carry, which can lead to cancer, and a variety of e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A type of genetic mutation called chromothripsis was discovered a few years ago in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2020Cancer
A new approach to studying the effects of two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens found they can cause DNA ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Machine learning algorithms are increasingly being applied to the vast amount of genetic data that has been generated ov ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are one of the specialized structures or organelles that can be found in eukaryotic cells, as well as some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2020Cancer
New research published in the journal Cancer Cell investigates the role of circular RNAs in the spread of melanoma. Mela ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 21, 2020Cancer
New research from the University of Colorado Cancer Center has identified a way to make hematopoietic stem cells from a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 21, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Drugs have to be rigorously tested before they can be offered to patients, so it can be much easier to find more than on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2020Cancer
A study from MIT. Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has concluded that almost 50 existing non-oncological dru ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Protein-coding genes only make up a small part of the genome. Much of the rest may contain long, non-coding RNA sequence ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2020Technology
Cancers are generally composed of diverse cells that vary in genetics—these variations often make a particular can ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that changes in the structure of the genome in breast cancer cells can make them resistant to dru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell division is a carefully regulated process, cancer is the result when it gets out of control.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic mutations are due to a change in only one base of the genetic code, while others involve large regions of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2020Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about how the antimicrobial effect of some foods and how it alters the microbial community ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about how every human cell organizes and packages about two meters of DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about an unusual kind of DNA that's separate from a cell's genomic DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
In 2019, an estimated 46,000 Americans died from pancreatic cancer. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appr ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
It's been estimated that there are around 70 million pet dogs in the United States, with around 36 percent of househ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic factors that contribute to ASD may involve mutations that are present only in a father's sperm.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2019Technology
Artificial intelligence has always been a hot topic of discussion in the medical sciences with a whirlwind of applicatio ...Written By: Nouran Amin
FEB 14, 2020
Cancer
New research published as part of a global Pan-Cancer Project highlights the world’s most comprehensive catalog to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The activity of genes can be altered with chemical tags that get added to the genome, so-called epigenetic modifications
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2020
Microbiology
The Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG) has brought over 1,300 scientists together to gain new insights into th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As our cells age or divide, errors can accumulate in the genome they carry, which can lead to cancer, and a variety of e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A type of genetic mutation called chromothripsis was discovered a few years ago in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2020
Cancer
A new approach to studying the effects of two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens found they can cause DNA
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Machine learning algorithms are increasingly being applied to the vast amount of genetic data that has been generated ov
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are one of the specialized structures or organelles that can be found in eukaryotic cells, as well as some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal Cancer Cell investigates the role of circular RNAs in the spread of melanoma. Mela
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2020
Cancer
New research from the University of Colorado Cancer Center has identified a way to make hematopoietic stem cells from a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Drugs have to be rigorously tested before they can be offered to patients, so it can be much easier to find more than on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2020
Cancer
A study from MIT. Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has concluded that almost 50 existing non-oncological dru
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Protein-coding genes only make up a small part of the genome. Much of the rest may contain long, non-coding RNA sequence
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2020
Technology
Cancers are generally composed of diverse cells that vary in genetics—these variations often make a particular can
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that changes in the structure of the genome in breast cancer cells can make them resistant to dru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell division is a carefully regulated process, cancer is the result when it gets out of control.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic mutations are due to a change in only one base of the genetic code, while others involve large regions of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about how the antimicrobial effect of some foods and how it alters the microbial community
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about how every human cell organizes and packages about two meters of DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about an unusual kind of DNA that's separate from a cell's genomic DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
In 2019, an estimated 46,000 Americans died from pancreatic cancer. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
It's been estimated that there are around 70 million pet dogs in the United States, with around 36 percent of househ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic factors that contribute to ASD may involve mutations that are present only in a father's sperm.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2019
Technology
Artificial intelligence has always been a hot topic of discussion in the medical sciences with a whirlwind of applicatio
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin