Cancer

Utah State University scientists recently unveiled a new type of CRISPR biotechnology with the ability to selectively target and shred the DNA of cancerous cells.

Despite being temporarily shut down last year because of federal layoffs, growth has stayed strong for the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer.

The provision would've shielded pesticide manufacturers from health-related lawsuits. A recent study linked pesticide residue to increased lung cancer in otherwise healthy people under age 50.

Cancer advocates gathered at the State Capitol last week in support of the tax hike, while tobacco companies have claimed it's unfair to lower-income customers.

In other news, construction crews started work Monday on an overhaul of 2100 South in Sugar House.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Utah women.

Researchers at Utah State University have found a new CRISPR system with promising characteristics for medicine.

This year's Hansen Life Sciences retreat was kicked off at Utah State University with a keynote lecture by Professor Sheena D'Arcy of the University of Texas at Dallas. D'arcy spoke about her research on the mysterious ways DNA is folded and unfolded.

A former player for the Utah Grizzlies hockey team is fighting a serious battle against cancer and now, his former teammates are rallying to support him.

Intermountain Healthcare’s Heredigene project just sequenced the DNA of its one-hundred thousandth patient, on its way to its 500,000 patient goal. The project seeks to make progress in detecting and treating disease through the analysis of large populations of DNA.