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Smart nanoparticles launch genetic attack on lung cancer and cystic fibrosis

Scientists have made a key breakthrough for treating respiratory diseases by developing a new drug delivery system that transports genetic…

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‘Selfish’ genes called introners proven to be a major source of genetic complexity

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA…

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Asians made humanity’s longest prehistoric migration and shaped the genetic landscape in the Americas

An international genomics study led by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) at the Singapore Centre for Environmental…

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Researchers map 7,000-year-old genetic mutation that protects against HIV

Modern HIV medicine is based on a common genetic mutation. Now, researchers have traced where and when the mutation arose…

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Improving newborn genetic screening | ScienceDaily

More than a decade ago, researchers launched the BabySeq Project, a pilot program to return newborn genomic sequencing results to…

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The all-female Korean Haenyeo divers show genetic adaptions to cold water diving

The Haenyeo, a group of all-female divers from the Korean island of Jeju, are renowned for their ability to dive…

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HIV: Genetic characteristics associated with sustained HIV remission after stopping treatment

Tackling HIV continues to be a major public health challenge, mainly because the persistence of viral reservoirs means that people…

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Unlocking the genetic basis of adaptive evolution: study reveals complex chromosomal rearrangements in a stick insect

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the…

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Rapid growth of blood cancer driven by a single genetic ‘hit’

A new study has unveiled when chronic myeloid leukaemia, a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow,…

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Mammoth genetic diversity throughout the last million years

A new genomic study has uncovered long-lost genetic diversity in mammoth lineages spanning over a million years, providing new insights…

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