Strange Circular DNA May Offer New Ways to Detect Cancers from anindya dutta Watch Video
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Description: Strange rings of DNA that exist outside chromosomes are distinct to the cell types that mistakenly produced them, researchers have discovered. The finding raises the tantalizing possibility that the rings could be used as an indicator of different types of cancer. nnMicroDNAs, as the new class of DNA has been named, were first discovered by a team of researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Following up on that discovery, the researchers – led by Dr. Anindya Dutta, chairma