1. Now, pop a pill to prevent HIV? FDA has cleared the drug -Truvada" for use by high-risk groups. if taken daily, by those who are highly active sexually will stall HIV infection. A study conducted from 2010 shows that the pills can also serve as the preventing the spread of the virus in a high-risk healthy population, those who risk coming into contact with HIV. 2. Private equity funds invested more than $200 million in pharma industry in india in 2011. 3. Prevent cancer by genetic test screening. Genetic Map shows how 20 patterns of mutation drive 30 cancer types, pointing the way to prevention and treatment strategies. Too much ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun's rays causes mutations in skin cells, and if those mutations fall in certain genes in one cell, the cell becomes a cancer. Similarly, the chemicals in tobacco smoke cause mutations in mouth, throat and lung cells, and lead directly to tumours in those areas. 4. What is exome?whats meant by genomics?
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