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This Week in Science

Dec 04, 2009

Scientists from the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, Santaris Pharma, and Aalborg University may have found a miRNA target for treating hepatitis C.

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Breaking News

Aperiomics Wins $229K NSF Award for Metagenomic Sequencing-Based Pathogen ID Tech
New Data Underscores Volatility of Variant Classification, Highlights Need for Regular Reanalysis
Tourette Disorder Risk Genes, Pathways Emerge From Expanded Trio Analysis
IQuity Wins $320K NIH Grant to Develop Alzheimer's Diagnostic Tech
Researchers Use ZFNs to Edit Mutation in Mitochondrial DNA In Vivo
Single-Cell Analysis Uncovers Thousands of CNVs That Arise During Development

The Scan

Marks Left on the Genome

Researchers hope to tease out the signature effects that different carcinogens leave on the genome to determine their contributions to disease, Mosaic reports.

Mosquito Population Crash

An Imperial College London-led team reports that it was able to use a gene drive to control a population of lab mosquitos.

Cost and Coverage of Gene Therapies

The Wall Street Journal looks into the cost of new gene therapies.

This Week in PNAS

In PNAS this week: genomic effects of silver fox domestication, limited effect of mitochondrial mutations on aging in fruit flies, and more.

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