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David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Broad Institute

David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences By Corie Lok April 5, 2025 Breadcrumb Home David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Liu is honored for the development of base editing and prime editing, two gene editing technologies transforming medicine. In 2013, Broad founding director Eric S.

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Researchers map 50,000 of DNA's mysterious 'knots' in the human genome

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Innovative study of DNA's hidden structures may open up new approaches for treatment and diagnosis of diseases, including cancer.

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Genetic analysis of 25,000 Chinese mothers and infants reveals unique genes associated with disease risk

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Genome-wide association studies have great potential for advancing our understanding of the genetic background of diseases, but so far, few association studies have focused on maternal and newborn diseases, and most have been based on predominantly European populations.

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The physics of fat droplets reveal DNA danger

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The stakes of their findings are high: a ruptured nucleus can lead to elevated DNA damage that is characteristic of many diseases, including cancer.

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Scientists discover new code governing gene activity

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A newly discovered code within DNA -- coined 'spatial grammar' -- holds a key to understanding how gene activity is encoded in the human genome. This breakthrough finding revealed a long-postulated hidden spatial grammar embedded in DNA.

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Researchers engineer bacteria that can detect tumor DNA

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Creating new technologically advanced sensors, scientists have engineered bacteria that detect the presence of tumor DNA in live organisms. Their innovation could pave the way to new biosensors capable of identifying various infections, cancers and other diseases.

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New technique reveals earliest signs of genetic mutations

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Mutations are changes in the molecular 'letters' that make up the DNA code, the blueprint for all living cells. Some of these changes can have little effect, but others can lead to diseases, including cancer.

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