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Integrins As Receptors Give Insight Into Rotavirus And Diarrhea
01.07.2008 11:15
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Eleven years ago, Dr. Mary Estes of Baylor College of Medicine and her colleagues discovered the first viral enterotoxin, rotavirus NSP4, a toxic protein that affects the intestines, causing diarrhea. The next step was to find the cellular receptor on intestinal cells through which the enterotoxin interacts to cause diarrhea. "We knew that identifying the receptor might not be straightforward," said the professor of molecular virology and microbiology at BCM.
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Groundbreaking Recommendations For How To Anticipate And Manage Incidental Findings In Genetic, Genomic, And Imaging Research
01.07.2008 11:15
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Susan Wolf, J.D., professor and chair of the University of Minnesota's Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment, & the Life Sciences, led a multidisciplinary team of national experts to develop the first major guidelines on managing incidental findings (IF) in human subjects research which have just been published.
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454 Sequencing At The Forefront Of Bone Marrow And Stem Cell Therapy Research
01.07.2008 04:30
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The Blood Centre Linz, Austria has purchased a Genome Sequencer FLX System from Roche, for use in research on rejection reactions in Bone Marrow and Stem Cell transplantation. Using conventional Sanger sequencing it can take weeks to analyse large DNA regions. The Genome Sequencer FLX System can achieve this task within hours, improving efficiency and reducing costs.
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Sexual Orientation, Genetics And Environmental Factors
01.07.2008 04:30
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Homosexual behaviour is largely shaped by genetics and random environmental factors, according to findings from the world's largest study of twins.
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RNA Engineering To Combat Series Of Illnesses Wins Kaye Award For Hebrew University Dean
01.07.2008 04:30
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Research that has yielded success in controlling certain errors in gene expression as a safer and more effective alternative to conventional drugs has won for Prof. Hermona Soreq, dean of the Faculty of Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, one of this year's Kaye Innovation Awards. The awards, presented annually during the Hebrew University's Board of Governors meeting, were presented during the 71st meeting of the board. The concept behind Prof.
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Plant Architecture From The Genomics Toolbox
01.07.2008 04:30
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Walking through a tropical or temperate forest immediately impresses us with the myriad forms and soaring structures of the plant world, but our knowledge of how plants are actually built, cell by cell, is still incomplete. Now, with data emerging from many genome sequencing projects, scientists have begun to unravel the details of plant architecture at the molecular level. This knowledge has implications for crop yield improvement, biofuel production, and materials science. Dr.
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Lack Of Fragile X And Related Gene Fractures Sleep
01.07.2008 04:30
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Lack of both the fragile X syndrome gene and one that is related could account for sleep problems associated with the disorder, which is the common cause of inherited mental impairment, said a consortium of researchers led by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Their findings appear in a report in the current issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics.
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Genome Communication Presented At Symposium On Maize Biology June 28, 2008
01.07.2008 04:30
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In the late 19th century Gregor Mendel used peas to show that one copy of a gene (allele) is inherited from the mother and one from the father. In the progeny, the inherited genes are expressed at the right time and in the right place, but until recently, it was thought that although gene products could be modified during the life of the organism, the genes themselves were unchanged, except for random mutation.
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International Team Locates Key Player In Muscle Regeneration
01.07.2008 04:30
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A new understanding of the role played by the protein cdk9-55 in muscle regeneration and differentiation may lead to novel therapies to rebuild muscle tissue damaged by disease, injury and aging, according to researchers at the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia and the University of Siena.
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