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New technique reveals earliest signs of genetic mutations

Mutations are changes in the molecular “letters” that make up the DNA code, the blueprint for all living cells. Some…

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New research platform assesses brain cancer mutations during surgery

Brain cancer is difficult to treat when it starts growing, and a prevalent type, known as a glioma, has a…

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Mutations in noncoding DNA become functional in some cancer-driving genes

Some genes are known to drive cancer, and astonishing new research shows why: Mutations in the noncoding regions become functional,…

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Role of key enzymes that drive cancer mutations discovered

A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered the key role that the APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B…

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Scientists develop a rapid gene-editing screen to find effects of cancer mutations

Tumors can carry mutations in hundreds of different genes, and each of those genes may be mutated in different ways…

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