Study famous how ecDNA fragments pressure gene amplification to generate drug resistance in cancer Kumar Jeetendra | December 26, 2020 Researchers headed by Ludwig San Diego Member Don Cleveland and Peter Campbell of the Sanger Center have solved the puzzle of how free-floating circular DNA fragments, which are almost exclusively found in cancer cells, drive gene amplification to create drug resistance in cancer. The study, published on December 23 in the journal Nature, provides new …
Study shows how self-swimming microorganisms get by in harsher conditions Kumar Jeetendra | March 18, 2021 Many bacteria swim towards nutrients by rotating the helix-shaped flagella attached to their bodies. As they proceed, the cells may either’run’ in a straight line, or’fall’ by varying the rotational directions of the flagella, inducing their avenues to intentionally alter course. Through a process named’chemotaxis,’ bacteria can decrease their rate of tumbling at higher levels …
Growing genomic research into different ancestries yields more and better outcomes Kumar Jeetendra | June 1, 2021 Currently published in Nature Genetics, their findings demonstrate that expanding research into different ancestries yields more and better results, in addition to ultimately benefitting global patient care. Up to now nearly 87 percent of genomic research of the type was conducted in Europeans. The global study team examined data across a wide assortment of cohorts, …
