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Researchers examined 15 HDL-raising gene variants and found no
associated reductions in heart attack risk.
Image courtesy of iStock photo
Raising HDL not a sure route to countering heart disease

May 16th, 2012

Study of 15 HDL-raising variants reveals no associated reductions in heart attack risk
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Close-up of 2.5-cm-wide cell microarray. Each spot is printed with
a different virus that overexpresses, or turns on, a kinase gene.
In this image, cells are visualized using a fluorescent DNA stain,
illustrating the precision with which cells can be localized on the
microarray.
Courtesy Kris Wood.
Functional genomics gets tiny

May 15th, 2012

Faster, cheaper device probes gene function and reveals pathways of drug resistance in melanoma
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PREX2 is a newly discovered gene that is recurrently
mutated in melanoma.
Image courtesy of Alexei Protopopov
New under the sun: recurrent genetic mutations in melanoma

May 9th, 2012

Whole-genome sequencing of 25 tumors confirms role of sun damage while revealing new genetic alterations
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This chromosome "painting" depicts a normal cell's genome, with
two copies of each chromosome. Cancer cells often have
abnormal numbers of each chromosome, with less or more
than normal cells.
Image courtesy of Steven M. Carr, © 2008, after original
by Genetix, with permission
An ABSOLUTEly new view of the cancer genome

May 3rd, 2012

New computational method analyzes DNA changes on a cellular level
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Images of individual C. elegans worms after untangling
and digital straightening by WormToolbox
CellProfiler WormToolbox improves image-based analysis

May 3rd, 2012

Software enhances studies of biological pathways relevant to human disease
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