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Refined DNA sequencing tool reveals hidden mutations behind aging and cancer

Researchers have refined a powerful DNA sequencing tool that can uncover hidden mutations that occur naturally in our bodies ...

Whole genome sequencing could match more breast cancer patients to tailored therapies and trials

Whole genome sequencing offered to breast cancer patients is likely to identify unique genetic features that could either ...
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Expansion in situ genome sequencing innovation makes hidden DNA-protein interactions visible

Harvard scientists have unveiled a new technique called expansion in situ genome sequencing (ExIGS) that combines existing in situ genome sequencing (IGS) with expansion microscopy (ExM). The ...
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‘Google for DNA’ brings order to biology’s big data

MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery ...
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DNA sequence once overlooked as ‘junk’ found to drive human chromosome fusions

Leonardo Gomes de Lima, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate in the Gerton Lab, led the research. The findings show how these chromosome fusions form, why they remain stable, and how repetitive DNA, once ...