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College Athlete Retires To Donate Bone Marrow

May 25, 2022 Antarctica Journal

■    A star college athlete has turned down a chance at sporting glory to donate bone marrow to a stranger. Cameron Lyle, a shot-putter at the University of New Hampshire, added his DNA to the federal bone marrow registry two years ago and promptly forgot about it. But this month, he discovered his marrow matched that of a 28-year-old leukemia […]

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Scientists Using Alien Molecules To Expand DNA

April 19, 2022 Antarctica Journal

Scientists have taken the first steps toward writing the blueprint of life in an alphabet unknown to nature, they reported online in the journal Nature. Until now, biologists have used the same base molecules when synthesizing DNA. It has been recently announced that scientists have not only created two new bases, but also inserted them into a single-cell organism and […]

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The vital job of ‘junk’ DNA

December 30, 2021 Antarctica Journal

Since the late 1990s, when they began decoding the human genome, scientists have believed that 98 percent of DNA is “junk,” with no function. But new research shows that most of this genetic material serves as switches that turn genes on or off, which could explain why some people predisposed to certain diseases get them, while others don’t. Our genome […]

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Should We Push for Personalized Medicine?

September 15, 2021 Antarctica Journal
Should We Push for Personalized Medicine

The federal government is trying to get 1 million Americans to sign up to help in developing a personalized medicine program – AKA Precision Medicine.  By going with this program, it may help with the health and life expectancy of millions of Americans in the future.  Personalized medicine is currently being used in the treatment of cancer and it could […]

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