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New blood test for noncoding RNA significantly improves cancer detection

Cancer is most treatable in its early stages, so finding innovative and non-invasive methods to diagnose cancer early on is crucial for fighting the disease. Liquid biopsies, which require just a ...
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Long non-coding RNA MALAT1 linked to progression and spread of triple-negative breast cancer

When researchers look for potential cancer therapy targets, they typically go after protein-coding genes that participate in ...
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Frozen proof: Oldest RNA extracted from 40,000-year-old mammoth unlocks life secrets

Researchers from Stockholm University extracted the RNA sequences from a juvenile mammoth (named Yuka) that died almost ...
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39,000-Year-Old Mammoth RNA Is the Oldest Ever Found and Sequenced

RNA from one of the best-preserved woolly mammoths broke the record for oldest RNA ever found, pushing the limit of how long ...