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$3.2 Million Grant to JAX Scientist for Epigenetic Studies to Advance Precision Medicine
Read more: $3.2 Million Grant to JAX Scientist for Epigenetic Studies to Advance Precision MedicineCSB Alum in the News A grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute to Jackson Laboratory (JAX) Assistant Professor Albert Cheng, Ph.D., totaling $3,240,117 over five years, will fund the creation of a molecular “toolkit” to explore the effects of epigenetic modifications — chemical changes to DNA and histone proteins that affect how genes are…
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Biologists’ new peptide could fight many cancers
Read more: Biologists’ new peptide could fight many cancersDrug that targets a key cancer protein could combat leukemia and other types of cancer. MIT biologists have designed a new peptide that can disrupt a key protein that many types of cancers, including some forms of lymphoma, leukemia, and breast cancer, need to survive. The new peptide targets a protein called Mcl-1, which helps…
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Researchers establish long-sought source of ocean methane
Read more: Researchers establish long-sought source of ocean methaneAn abundant enzyme in marine microbes may be responsible for production of the greenhouse gas. Industrial and agricultural activities produce large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Many bacteria also produce methane as a byproduct of their metabolism. Some of this naturally released methane comes from the ocean, a phenomenon…
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