Now, an antibiotic that switches off cancer gene!:
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[Health India]: Washington, Oct 11: A new research conducted by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine, suggests that turning off just one cancer-causing gene is enough to eliminate aggressive, incurable liver tumors in mice in just four
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Forget genetic engineering. The new idea is synthetic biology, an effort to rewire the genetic circuitry of living organisms.
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Certain genes are known to promote cancer, and one such &quot;oncogene&quot; called MYC is commonly activated in liver tumors. Researchers in California have now shown, in
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A team of scientists in Glasgow say they have devised a new method of attacking cancer cells.
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Certain genes are known to promote cancer, and one such "oncogene" called MYC is commonly activated in liver tumors. Researchers in California have now shown, in mice, that when the MYC gene is turned off, liver cancer cells become normal.
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An antibiotic used to treat leprosy and tuberculosis is showing promise as a therapy for Parkinson's disease.
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A fast-acting pathway used by the drug tamoxifen to kill damaged breast cells before they become cancerous has been identified by scientists at Duke University.
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San Diego scientists have identified a protein in embryonic stem cells that helps weed out mutations as the cells proliferate. Its action may protect a developing embryo from DNA damage that could lead to cancer later in life.
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US researchers have found a way to use an antibiotic to correct a flaw in cancer cells that allows them to avoid the normal death process.
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Talk about identity theft: Scientists changed one species of bacteria into another by performing a complete gene swap.
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Scientists have used a genetic technique to cut cholesterol in mice in a groundbreaking way which could one day be used to treat a range of human illnesses.
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Synthetic biology turns a bacteriophage into an E. coli eliminator.
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In what may be good news for cervical cancer patients, a new study suggests a bone cancer drug seems to shrink the size of these tumors in mice.
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A mutated gene named Bik can shrink or kill tumors in the pancreas of mice, US researchers said in a study published Monday, offering hope for one of the deadliest human cancers.
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A gel to destroy cervical cancer cells and minimise the threat of disease is under development.
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SCIENTISTS have found a way to turn off cancer with the flick of a gene switch. Experiments with mice show that silencing just one cancer-causing gene can eliminate incurable liver tumours in only four weeks.
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A new breast cancer drug is significantly better at preventing the spread and return of the disease than the current treatment, according to a new study in the Lancet medical journal.