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New genes born by accident lead to evolutionary innovation
Novel genes are continuously emerging during evolution, but what drives this process?
Month: December 2015
How to learn about gene function: text-mining or ontologies?
Related Articles How to learn about gene function: text-mining or ontologies? Methods. 2015 Mar;74:3-15 Authors: Soldatos TG, Perdigão N, Brown NP, Sabir KS, O’Donoghue SI Abstract As the amount of genome information increases rapidly, there […]
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T cells that recognize HER2 teceptor may prevent HER2+ breast cancer recurrence
Recurrence of HER2-positive breast cancer after treatment may be due to a specific and possibly cancer -induced weakness in the patient’s immune system – a weakness that in principle could be…
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‘Rogue’ milk-producing protein helps breast cancer spread
A protein responsible for switching on milk production has been found to aid the spread of breast cancer to the lungs and help the cancer become resilient to drug therapies.
Lights, camera, action: high-throughput plant phenotyping is ready for a close-up.
Related Articles Lights, camera, action: high-throughput plant phenotyping is ready for a close-up. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2015 Apr;24:93-9 Authors: Fahlgren N, Gehan MA, Baxter I Abstract Anticipated population growth, shifting demographics, and environmental variability […]
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Participating in next generation sequencing.
Related Articles Participating in next generation sequencing. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2015 Apr;19(4):174 Authors: Terry SF PMID: 25849720 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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Improving accuracy in genomic mapping with time-series data
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and BioNano Genomics have improved a nanochannel-based form of mapping by using dynamic time-series data to measure the probability distribution, or how…
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Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young: What Do Clinicians Need to Know?
Related Articles Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young: What Do Clinicians Need to Know? Diabetes Metab J. 2015 Dec;39(6):468-77 Authors: Kim SH Abstract Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a monogenic form of diabetes that […]
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Clinical research experts comment on the state of their fields and what developments they hope and expect to see in 2016
In an Editorial published in PLOS Medicine, editors ask an international panel of eleven expert researchers and clinicians spanning a range of specialties to answer questions on their field and…
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Prognostic indices in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: where do we stand how do we proceed?
Related Articles Prognostic indices in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: where do we stand how do we proceed? J Intern Med. 2015 Dec 28; Authors: Baliakas P, Mattsson M, Stamatopoulos K, Rosenquist R Abstract The remarkable clinical […]