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Experts: Patients should have right to control genomic health information
The following is an excerpt of a longer story. May 9, 2013 — Doctors should not have the right or responsibility ...
Synthetic biology research community grows significantly
The following is an excerpt. The number of private and public entities conducting research in synthetic biology worldwide grew significantly ...
Identification of gene variants affecting fertility offers new treatment possibility
The following is an excerpt. Identification of genetic variations in the genes coding for the hormone FSH may provide new ...
Discovery of genetic defect which triggers epilepsy
The following is an excerpt. Researchers at the University Department of Neurology at the MedUni Vienna have identified a gene ...
Genetic master controls expose cancers’ Achilles’ heel
The following is an excerpt. In a surprising finding that helps explain fundamental behaviors of normal and diseased cells, Whitehead ...
‘Novel, effective’ brain cancer treatment using genetic material
The following is an excerpt. In a first-of-its-kind experiment using microvesicles generated from mesenchymal bone marrow cells (MSCs) to treat ...
Mosquito genetic complexity may take a bite out of efforts to control malaria
The following is an excerpt. A surprising research discovery in mosquitoes could affect future prospects for malaria control. A team ...
DNA-damaging toxins found in common plant-based foods
The following is an excerpt. In a laboratory study pairing food chemistry and cancer biology, scientists at the Johns Hopkins ...
Gene therapy may aid failing hearts
The following is an excerpt. In an animal study, researchers at the University of Washington show that it was possible ...
Old mice, young blood: Reprogrammed stem cells rejuvinate blood
The following is an edited excerpt. The blood of young and old people differs. In an article published recently in ...
DNA damage occurs as part of normal brain activity
The following is an excerpt. Scientists have long known that DNA damage occurs in every cell, accumulating as we age ...
Enzymes swap DNA information with exotic molecules
The following is an edited excerpt. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone resolved a longstanding puzzle, permitting the translation of ...
Inherited genetic variations have mjor impact on childhood leukemia risk
The following is an edited excerpt. Humans have between 20,000 and 25,000 genes that carry instructions for assembling the proteins ...
Epigenetic mechanism may explain effects of mom’s nutrition on her children’s health
The following is an edited excerpt. Pioneering studies by U. S. Department of Agriculture-funded research molecular geneticist Robert A. Waterland ...
Tiny piece of RNA regulates early development
The following is an excerpt. New research shows that a tiny piece of RNA has an essential role in ensuring ...
Routine genomic screening for improved health
The following is an excerpt. In ten years time, routine preventive health care for adults may include genetic testing alongside ...
Stem cell-based bioartificial tissues and organs
The following is an excerpt. Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini has made his name by successfully transplanting bioengineered stem cell-based trachea, composed ...
Stem cells heal damaged artery in lab study
Scientists at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio have for the first time demonstrated that baboon embryonic stem ...
In epigenetics, location is everything
In a novel use of gene knockout technology, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine tested ...
Tool developed to evaluate genome sequencing methods
Advances in bio-technologies and computer software have helped make genome sequencing much more common than in the past. But still ...
Genome of Chinese plum provides hope of improved fruit
A Chinese research team, led by Beijing Forestry University, BGI, Beijing Lin Fu Ke Yuan Flowers Co., Ltd, and other ...
Cotton genome offers clues for fiber improvement
al.comUnraveling the Threads: Simplest Cotton Genome Offers Clues for Fiber ...Science Daily (press release)Aside from the DOE JGI, the University ...
Scientists create a one-time, universal flu vaccine using genetic engineering
New process to make one-way flu vaccine discoveredScience Daily (press release)Associate Professor Sang-Moo Kang and his collaborators have found a ...
Heart cells turned into ‘biological pacemakers’ with injection of single gene
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute researchers have reprogrammed ordinary heart cells to become exact replicas of highly specialized pacemaker cells by injecting ...
Scientist uncover clues about the evolution of hands
Fossils show that limbs evolved from fins, and a new study reveals how it may have happened. Spanish scientists injected ...
Honeybee epigenetics may explain why bees are so sensitive to environmental changes
Scientists from the University of Sheffield, Queen Mary, University of London and the Australian National University, have found that honeybees ...
Stem cells used to improve drug development
Johns Hopkins researchers report concrete steps in the use of human stem cells to test how diseased cells respond to ...
Using gene manipulation to engineer biofuels
With increasing demands for sustainable energy, being able to cost-effectively produce fuel from plant biomass is more important than ever ...
