The National Institute on Drug Abuse has approved a five-year, $8 million grant for the school to study the genetics of ...

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Researchers have mapped the genetic landscape of cancer drug resistance, uncovering that DNA changes can be grouped into four main categories and highlighting possible new therapeutic targets.

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University of California San Diego School of Medicine has received a five-year, $8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study the genetics of substance use disorders.

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