Personalized cancer treatments based on testing drugs quickly leads to faster treatment, better outcomes
Functional precision medicine works to take the guesswork out of deciding which drug to try next for patients with cancers that don’t respond to standard treatments.
April 11, 2024 • ~7 min
Newly discovered genetic variant that causes Parkinson’s disease clarifies why the condition develops and how to halt it
No treatments are currently available to cure Parkinson’s disease. Better understanding the genetic foundation of this condition can help researchers find ways to slow or halt its progression.
April 10, 2024 • ~10 min
Could a couple of Thai otters have helped the UK’s otter population recover? Our study provides a hint
Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.
Feb. 27, 2024 • ~6 min
DNA from stone age chewing gum sheds light on diet and disease in Scandinavia's ancient hunter-gatherers
Genetic analysis reveals one of the teenagers probably had advanced gum disease.
Jan. 18, 2024 • ~7 min
Cambridge partners with AstraZeneca and Medical Research Council on new world-class functional genomics laboratory
The facility, based at the Milner Therapeutics Institute, will support the discovery of new medicines and diagnostics for chronic diseases by applying advanced
Nov. 27, 2023 • ~5 min
Search algorithm reveals nearly 200 new kinds of CRISPR systems
By analyzing bacterial data, researchers have discovered thousands of rare new CRISPR systems that have a range of functions and could enable gene editing, diagnostics, and more.
Nov. 23, 2023 • ~8 min
Cranberries can bounce, float and pollinate themselves: The saucy science of a Thanksgiving classic
Cranberries add color and acidity to Thanksgiving menus, but they also have many interesting botanical and genetic features.
Nov. 9, 2023 • ~9 min
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