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A new study finds that many of our genes, if disabled by a mutation, have a surprising ability to turn on backup genes to compensate for lost functions.
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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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- October 3, 2012
New de novo genetic mutations in schizophrenia identified; genes most active during fetal development
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- September 25, 2012
Neurons use “barcodes” to tell self from non-self. Self-avoidance necessary for proper neuronal wiring; implications for autism.
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- September 25, 2012
Researchers identify mechanism for non-familial form of Parkinson’s disease. May lead to therapeutic targets & blood test for PD.
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- September 24, 2012
Columbia University will award the 2012 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize to Richard Losick, PhD, Joe Lutkenhaus, PhD, and Lucy Shapiro, PhD.
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- September 20, 2012
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) is one of 50 institutions selected nationwide from more than 700 applications for a “Provocative Questions” grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
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- September 10, 2012
Tom Maniatis' discoveries concerning the nature of genes are being recognized with the prestigious Lasker-Koshland Award in Medical Science.
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- July 26, 2012
Some cases of glioblastoma, the most common & aggressive form of brain cancer, are caused by the fusion of 2 adjacent genes.
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- June 22, 2012
A study by Columbia researchers Judith Miné-Hattab, PhD, and Rodney Rothstein, PhD, found that after a double-strand break in DNA, the mobility of both the broken segment and other, unbroken, chromosomes is greatly increased.
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