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Drug target for spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 identified by researchers
A team has found that a mutation in the ATAXIN-1 gene causes spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), presenting a drug target for the condition.
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Genomics is the branch of molecular biology concerned with the structure, function, evolution, and mapping of genomes.
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Algorithm to predict sites of DNA methylation and drug targets developed
A machine learning algorithm that predicts sites of DNA methylation could aid in the identification of disease-causing mechanisms, say researchers.
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Application note: The effect of column hardware on the analysis of synthetic oligonucleotides by LC-MS
Therapeutic oligonucleotides represent a recent breakthrough in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Application note: Effect of temperature on single stranded oligonucleotide analysis
Therapeutic oligonucleotides represent a recent breakthrough in the pharmaceutical industry. However, characterisation of oligos, specifically by ion-pair reversed phase liquid chromatography (IPRPLC), can be quite challenging.
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Application note: Effect of perfluorinated alcohols in impurity analysis for synthetic oligonucleotides
Therapeutic oligonucleotides represent a recent breakthrough in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Application note: Effect of alkylamine based Ion-pairing reagents in analysis of siRNA
Silencing RNA, or siRNA, are short, double-stranded RNA molecules which are not only an important research tool in molecular biology, but also an emerging therapeutic modality.
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Application note: Comparison of fully porous and superficially porous particles for the analysis of synthetic oligonucleotides
Superficially porous particle technologies provide a reduced diffusion path in comparison with their fully porous counterparts minimising the resistance to mass transfer during chromatographic separation.
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Largest sequencing study of SARS-CoV-2 presents six separate strains
Researchers have sequenced SARS-CoV-2, revealing at least six strains with little variability, useful information for vaccine developers.
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New insights into human and mouse genomes published in NIH study
The third phase of the ENCODE project has been released, with new information on genes and their potential regulators in their respective genomes.
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Technique to visualise hundreds of genomes simultaneously developed
A new technology named OligoFISSEQ has been created which can image and three-dimensionally map the genomes in hundreds of cells at the same time.
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Breakthrough made in herpes antiviral molecule development
Researchers have created a new method of potentially treating herpes virus, by targeting the physical properties of the viral genome.
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Novel CRISPR C-to-G DNA base editor developed by researchers
A new CRISPR technology has been created to understand mutations based on cytosine to guanine base changes and minimise unintended "off-target" mutations.
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Revealing the genetic signature of neurodegenerative disease
Which immune cells contribute towards immune-induced neurodegeneration and how could this knowledge enable conditions such Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis to be treated?
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Novel CRISPR enzyme could expand the range of targets for gene therapy
The novel CRISPR-CasΦ enzyme, isolated from bacteriophages, can target a wider range of genetic sequences, say the researchers.
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Complete DNA sequence of the X chromosome revealed
Researchers capitalised on novel sequencing technologies to produce the first end-to-end DNA sequence of the X chromosome.
