How Genetics Affects the Risk of Prostate Cancer
Earlier studies reported 5 to 10 percent of prostate cancers were due to genetics. For example, a man with one close relative, such as a father or brother, with prostate cancer is twice as likely to develop this malignancy as a man with no family …
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Vast cancer genetics database could aid drug discovery
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., announced that they had assembled the world's largest database of cancer-related genetic variations — the data will be available for researchers to plumb as they work to understand how …
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Science Prodigy Zhao Bowen Wants to Crack a Genetic Mystery: What Makes …
Zhao's goal is to use those machines to examine the genetic underpinnings of genius like his own. He wants nothing less than to crack the code for intelligence by studying the genomes of thousands of prodigies, not just from China but around the world.
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2 Competitors Sued by Genetics Company for Patent Infringement
But Myriad this week sued two of those competitors — Ambry Genetics and Gene by Gene — saying their tests infringed some of the more than 500 other patent claims that were not invalidated by the Supreme Court, for instance, on synthetic DNA used as …
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Seattle Genetics begins phase I trial of SGN-CD33A in AML
Biotechnology company Seattle Genetics, Inc. has initiated phase I clinical trial of SGN-CD33A for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). SGN-CD33A is a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) utilizing Seattle Genetics' newest ADC technology …
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Parents of Sandy Hook victim search for the genetics of violence
Parents of Sandy Hook victim search for the genetics of violence. By Jacob Kastrenakes on July 15, 2013 02:56 pm @jake_k 50Comments. Don't miss stories Follow The Verge. Follow. dna (FROM SHUTTERSTOCK). Genetic data can reveal risks of cancer …
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