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Mysterious chunks of DNA called 'inocles' could be hiding in your mouth

S cientists have discovered huge, mysterious pieces of DNA in the oral microbiome — the population of bacteria and other ...
Science Daily

DNA damage can last unrepaired for years, changing our view of mutations

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...

'Traffic controller' protein that protects DNA discovered, and it may help kill cancer cells

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell ...

Persistent DNA damage in healthy cells challenges traditional view of mutations

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade ...
Business Day

DNA-based blood test spots 50 cancer types before symptoms appear

A DNA-based blood test is changing the future of cancer detection by spotting more than 50 types of the disease before ...

New research identifies more accurate way of predicting which blood cancer patients will relapse early

A study carried out by a team of researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, found that combining two types of ...
Quanta Magazine

Loops of DNA Equipped Ancient Life To Become Complex

New work shows that physical folding of the genome to control genes located far away may have been an early evolutionary ...
TheCable

Scientists develop blood test that detects over 50 types of cancer

A new research from North America has found a simple blood test capable of detecting more than 50 types of cancer. Results ...