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Extinguishing fear memories relies on an unusual change to DNA

February 19, 2019 an, Change, DNA, Extinguishing, fear, memories, on, relies, to, unusual

QBI researchers have discovered a DNA modification that enhances our ability to extinguish fear. The findings, published in the journal

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Strangers shocked to learn they're sisters through at-home DNA testing kit

February 5, 2019 at-home, DNA, Kit, learn, shocked, sisters, Strangers, testing, They're, Through, to

Phoenix-area women go from total strangers to half-sisters thanks to DNA tests Women learn they share the same biological father

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Scientists cut main heart disease risk locus out of DNA by genome editing

December 6, 2018 By, cut, disease, DNA, editing, genome, heart, locus, main, of, out, risk, Scientists

Over the past decade we’ve learned that billions of people carry a mysterious specter in their DNA that strongly increases

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A cancer blood test based on DNA fragment size

November 9, 2018 A, based, Blood, cancer, DNA, fragment, on, size, test

A team of researchers from the U.K., Denmark, Poland, the Netherlands and Switzerland has developed a new way to test

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Study finds there may be little benefit in screening women aged 55 with a negative HPV DNA test

November 2, 2018 55, A, aged, be, benefit, DNA, finds, hpv, in, little, may, negative, screening, study, test, there, with, women

A single negative human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test—a newly introduced test which can detect cases of 14 high risk HPV

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‘Cellular memory’ of DNA damage in oocyte quality control

September 27, 2018 cellular, Control, damage, DNA, in, Memory, of, oocyte, quality

Females are born with a finite number of eggs that are steadily depleted throughout their lifetime. This reserve of eggs

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DNA vaccine targets family of tumor antigens and shows promise for cancer immunotherapy

September 27, 2018 and, antigens, cancer, DNA, family, for, Immunotherapy, of, promise, shows, Targets, tumor, vaccine

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have implemented a novel structurally designed synthetic DNA vaccine to simultaneously target multiple members of

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DNA vaccine leads to immune responses in HPV-related head and neck cancer

September 21, 2018 and, cancer, DNA, head, HPV-related, Immune, in, leads, neck, responses, to, vaccine

A therapeutic vaccine can boost antibodies and T cells, helping them infiltrate tumors and fight off human papillomavirus (HPV)-related head

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Synthetic DNA vaccine effective against influenza A virus subtype

September 6, 2018 A, against, DNA, effective, Influenza, subtype, Synthetic, vaccine, virus

Currently available vaccines for the prevention of seasonal influenza virus infection have limited ability to induce immunity against diverse H3N2

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Over fifth of meat tested in UK showed unspecified animal DNA

September 5, 2018 animal, DNA, fifth, in, Meat, of, Over, showed, tested, UK, unspecified

More than a fifth of meat tested in Britain last year contained DNA from animals not listed on the label,

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