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Researchers develop less invasive genetic tools to understand cellular activity   Graduate student Ubadah Sabbagh placed a cold glass slide on the microscope. It was getting late and the lab was quiet.

Study uncovers new genetic variants linked to type-2 diabetes   After examining the genes of more than 200,000 people all over the world who have type-2 diabetes, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Veterans Health Administration's Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center found hundreds of genetic variants never before linked to the disease.         Helping to unravel the genetic diversity of cancer tumors   The ability to sequence the genome of a tumor has revolutionized cancer treatment over the years by identifying drivers of cancer at the molecular level.

Genetic sequencing can reveal evolutionary differences in reef-building corals   Globally, the rising water temperatures caused by pollution and global warming have impacted the coral reefs that are dwindling at an alarming speed.       Study shows genetic mutations allow MRSA to develop antibiotic resistance   Researchers have discovered that genetic mutations that occur in MRSA enable it to evolve and turn out to be more resistant to antibiotics like penicillin.       Genetic dysfunction of brain astrocytes promotes head pain in familial migraine   Neuroscientists of the University of Zurich shed a new light on the mechanisms responsible for familial migraine: They show that a genetic dysfunction in specific brain cells of the cingulate cortex area strongly influences head pain occurrence.       Community-based genetic screening has potential to identify individuals at risk for inherited diseases   In a new study published today in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers behind the Healthy Nevada Project® suggest that community-based genetic screening has the potential to efficiently identify individuals who may be at increased risk for three common inherited genetic conditions known to cause several forms of cancer and increased risk for heart disease or stroke.

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