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...Aardvark’s lead drug — ARD-101 — has succeeded in suppressing hunger cravings in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic form of obesity, in early-stage trials....
...The sheer scale of the new information should help reveal the impact of rare genetic variations which would not be apparent in smaller data sets, said Tim Frayling, professor of human genetics at the University...
...They found that many of these junk genetic code pieces not previously linked to cancer had changed during tumour formation....
...HTSI deputy editor Beatrice Hodgkin speaks to Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London and co-founder of Zoe, the nutrition app that has reached cult status among its 130k...
...The AI tool, called AlphaMissense, assessed all 71mn ‘‘missense” mutations, in which a single letter of the human genetic code changes....
...The Crispr genetic code was discovered in bacteria as part of the mechanism that helps the organisms defend themselves against viruses....
...The chapter on genetics, for example, starts by explaining DNA, with descriptions of nucleotides, protein production and transcription factors....
...“[Sharing genetic sequences] becomes more complicated when there are drugs, vaccines and money involved and they are not fairly distributed,” said François Balloux, director of UCL’s genetics institute....
...The pioneering UK Biobank genetics database has won donations of $10mn each from former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and billionaire investor Ken Griffin, highlighting the excitement about its potential...
...Discovering this DNA signature of tumours requires whole genome sequencing — reading all 3.2bn letters of genetic code in their DNA — rather than carrying out a more limited panel of genetic tests, which...
...“But witnessing this in genetic data is one of the really cool things about this [study].”...
...work to date has involved analysing thousands of donated human livers to develop an understanding of the causes of disease, and studying whether making changes to RNA — a vital molecule for translating genetic...
...Critics say the law could open the door to genetic modification in future....
...It tells the story of a monstrous experiment carried out by a shadowy Elon Musk-like figure, Lukas Parn, whose London-based institute conducts genetic research....
...It's been barely a decade since two researchers came up with a plan to edit DNA in order to disrupt genetic disorders....
...“Plus, of course, there is huge potential for development of similar . . . treatments for other genetic disorders.”...
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...The research repurposes redundant parts of genetic code to instruct the cell to synthesise new materials, while still allowing it to make all the proteins it needs to live....
...The gene-edited sorghum project is inspired by nature — specifically by wild varieties of the staple that carry genetic mutations conferring resistance to Striga....
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