Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INO) has announced that the use of its proprietary electroporation technology significantly enhanced the ability of a DNA therapy to stimulate blood vessel growth, which may be beneficial for the treatment of critical limb ischemia (CLI) and other forms of...
New research from Germany suggests that persistent infection by Chlamydia may pave the way for cancer: not only does the pathogen cause mutations in host cell DNA, it also inhibits the cellular mechanisms that attempt to repair the damage. The researchers, from the Max Planck Institute for...
A new method of manufacturing short, single-stranded DNA molecules can solve many of the problems associated with current production methods. The new method, which is described in the scientific periodical Nature Methods, can be of value to both DNA nanotechnology and the development of drugs...
Two new studies published in Nature recently reveal the structure and mechanism of an enzyme called cGAS that detects DNA found in the wrong place inside mammal cells and triggers an immune response. The researchers believe their findings open avenues for developing new cancer and autoimmune...
Adventitious changes in cellular DNA can endanger the whole organism, as they may lead to life-threatening illnesses like cancer. Researchers at LMU now report how byproducts of respiration cause mispairing of subunits in the double helix. The DNA in our cells controls the form and function of...
Take a swab of saliva from your mouth and within minutes your DNA could be ready for analysis and genome sequencing with the help of a new device.
University of Washington engineers and NanoFacture, a Bellevue, Wash., company, have created a device that can extract human DNA from fluid samples...
Scientists once thought BAF proteins confined their activity to cellular housekeeping. But then they discovered these complexes do more than help package and maintain DNA in cells: it seems they also suppress tumor development in many types of tissue. Now a new study from Stanford University...
A study presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 indicates that a DNA blood test using Inostics' BEAMing Digital PCR can detect more mutations associated with secondary drug resistance in GIST patients than testing conventional biopsies. Therapies targeted to specific cancer-causing mutations...
Well, here's a little information to scare the caffeine addiction right out of you. A new study is out warning that coffee, tea, and liquid smoke flavoring could all be doing serious damage to your DNA. While doctors aren't warning that you should stop consuming the products all together, they...
US scientists have found two new mutations in non-coding (formerly dubbed "junk") DNA that occur in 71% of malignant melanomas. They say the highly recurrent mutations may be the most common in this deadliest form of skin cancer, more common than the already well-known protein-coding BRAF...
Remember when we thought most of the human genome was "junk" DNA? Because when scientists first sequenced it, they found less than 3% of the DNA was for coding proteins, the building blocks of life. Since then, they have been discovering some surprising things about non-coding DNA. In a new...
60 years after Cambridge researchers Watson and Crick published their discovery of "double helix" DNA, the molecule of life, another team at the same UK university has published proof that four-stranded "quadruple helix" DNA also exists within the human genome. They hope their discovery...
After years of using a prepaid phone with limited text and no web access at all, I'm switching to an unlimited data plan with Verizon. I've did a bit of browsing and I came across two of the more seemingly popular phones Verizon has to offer: Droid DNA and Samsung Galaxy S3. I'm fairly new to...
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Im trying to decide between getting a razr hd or the DNA and the only thing keeping me from choosing the htc dna is the sense interface. I prefer the absolute stock android experience and the razr is basically there. The dna is far from it and i want to know if there is a way to install the...
Scientists at the Babraham Institute have gained a new understanding of when and how the DNA in developing egg and sperm cells is 'reset', in preparation for making a new embryo. It is well known that small chemical groups can be added to DNA to alter gene activity, these modifications to the...