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Dec 05, 2019

Childhood Kidney Cancer Arises From Altered Normal Tissue, Sequencing Study Finds

These alterations, which can include hypermethylation of the H19 locus, can crop up during kidney development.

Dec 02, 2019

PLOS Papers Look at Chimp Adaptation, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Airway Microbiomes

In PLOS this week: genetic adaptation in chimpanzees, transcriptional features of renal cell carcinoma, and more.

Nov 11, 2019

All That Plastic in the Lab

The Guardian reports that UK universities are looking into ways to reduce labs' reliance on single-use plastics.

Oct 31, 2019

New Early Cancer Detection Alliance to Trial Bevy of New Technologies and Tests

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The number of technologies to be assessed is vast, and ranges from liquid biopsies and molecular imaging to immunohistochemistry and RNA-seq.

Oct 22, 2019

Just Another Diet

A Washington Post columnist writes that she is skeptical about DNA-based diets.

Oct 07, 2019

Lung Cancer Studies From TRACERx Consortium Explore How Tumor Cells Evolve

Researchers from the TRACERx consortium analyzed blood and tumor samples to tease out features of lung cancers that are more likely to recur.

Sep 30, 2019

Fill Up the Supply Closet

Researchers in the UK are bracing for Brexit by stockpiling some supplies, according to the New Scientist.

Sep 27, 2019

Hearing Loss GWAS of UK Biobank Samples Implicates More Than 40 Loci

The researchers conducted genome-wide association studies of individuals who reported hearing difficulties and those who used hearing aids.

Sep 18, 2019

Babies Born by C-Section More Likely to Carry Opportunistic Pathogens in Gut Microbiome

Infants born vaginally had gut microbiomes enriched with commensal bacteria, while those born by caesarian section harbored hospital-associated bacteria.

Jul 02, 2019

No Longer Leading

The Guardian reports that UK researchers are leading fewer European research projects due to no-deal Brexit fears.

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GEDmatch Under New Owners

Forensic genetic firm Verogen has bought the genetic genealogy site GEDmatch.

Generations of Bunnies

Researchers have 3D-printed plastic bunnies that encase the information needed to make more such bunnies in DNA, according to Discover magazine.

To Inform the Discussion

Dan Rather, the former CBS Evening News anchor and executive producer of a new documentary, writes at the Guardian that everyone needs to know about CRISPR.

PNAS Studies on ER+ Breast Cancer Target, Skin Condition Gene Repair, Uveoretinitis

In PNAS this week: analysis of FOXA1 upregulation in ER-positive breast cancer, gene editing to correct recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, and more.

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