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Doctors Intrigued by Mutation That Protects People From Aging
As wealthy people spend untold amounts of money in an attempt to stave off aging, what if the secret to a longer life is ...
Gene ‘silencer’ in junk DNA prevents fatal neurological disease
A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene ...
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Genetic Mutation
How do mutations happen, and how do they influence the future of a species? Molecules of sickle-cell hemoglobin stick to one another, forming rigid rods. These rods cause a person's red blood ...
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For Advanced Bladder Cancer, The Drug Balversa Is Now FDA Approved– A Promising Therapy For People With Specific Mutations
Mutations to the FGFR genes direct cells to make these proteins, which then help bladder cancer cells grow. Up to 20% of people with advanced bladder cancer that’s returned or is resistant to ...
Expert concerned U.S. not prepared for bird flu spread in humans
When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that may lead to human-to ...
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Bird flu samples show mutations that may make it easier to spread to people, CDC reports
One of the mutations was also seen in a sample from ... “underscores the importance of ongoing genomic surveillance in people and animals, containment of avian influenza A(H5) outbreaks in ...