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A “loopy” discovery in bacteria is raising fundamental questions about the makeup of our own genome. And revealing a potential wellspring of material for new genetic therapies.
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Researchers at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have engineered exosomes to carry CRISPR, significantly enhancing the delivery of genome editing components to specific cells and tissues.
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Including BRCA1 testing with prenatal carrier screening could identify people at risk of breast, ovarian, and pancreatic cancer at a time when cancer screening could save their lives.
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Columbia genome engineers are designing a CRISPR-based gene therapy with potential to prevent blindness in anyone with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition caused by more than 80 different genes.
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- June 16, 2020
Genetic changes that were believed meaningless may play an important yet overlooked role in human diseases, including breast cancer, a new study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center finds.
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- April 2, 2020
Based on the book by Columbia oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, the documentary also features Wendy Chung, David Goldstein, Samuel Sternberg, and Nancy Wexler. The two-part series airs April 7 and 14.
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- August 15, 2019
By participating in one of the world’s largest genetic studies, New Yorkers will help bring precision medicine to their communities, Columbia’s David Goldstein explains.
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- July 8, 2019
Columbia's Sandra Soo-Jin Lee leads a national study on the inclusion of ethnic minorities in genetic studies with a goal of enhancing precision medicine.
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- October 11, 2018
A new study shows how certain cells ‘cheat’ during cell competition to eliminate their neighbors and take over tissues; the findings could point toward new strategies for treating cancer.
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- September 17, 2018
A new study finds that regulatory gene variants can affect the severity of a genetic disease among people with the same protein-coding mutation.
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- April 23, 2018
Lorraine S. Symington, PhD, the Harold S. Ginsberg Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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- April 19, 2018
A new computer algorithm deciphers DNA’s most well-kept secrets and may help researchers find hidden links between genes and disease.
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- November 23, 2017
Microscopic data recorder takes advantage of CRISPR to monitor biological surroundings.
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- October 2, 2017
Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young were awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythm.
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