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03/15/2010 09:34 AM |
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U.S. stem cell expert is "hottest" researcher
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 Reuters - Rudolf Jaenisch, whose stem cell lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has consistently broken new barriers in the field, is the world's "hottest" researcher, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.
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03/12/2010 10:19 AM |
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Scientists Find Stem Cells in Hair That Can Become Skin
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found a
type of stem cell tucked away in hair follicles that is capable of
morphing into all three types of skin cells.
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03/12/2010 10:19 AM |
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Medicine's Future Could Lie in Each Patient's Genome
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Two separate scientific
teams announced this week that they had successfully sequenced individual
genomes to pinpoint precise genetic causes of illness -- breakthroughs
that open the door to a future of individualized, genomics-based
medicine.
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03/12/2010 04:50 AM |
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Glenn Close has genes mapped
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Reuters - Archbishop Desmond Tutu has done it. So has genome pioneer Craig Venter.
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03/11/2010 11:36 PM |
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Sequencing of patients' genomes offers new hope: studies
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 AFP - US researchers have decoded the entire genome of patients to identify the root cause of their diseases paving the way towards individual genomic treatments, according to newly published studies.
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03/11/2010 05:42 AM |
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Personal look at genes locates disease causes
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AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.
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03/11/2010 05:13 AM |
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Parents give kids fewer bad genes than thought: study
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 AFP - American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and made a startling discovery -- that parents pass on fewer mutations than previously thought.
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03/10/2010 06:57 PM |
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Effort to Map Human Brain Faces Complex Challenges
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LiveScience.com - Mapping the connections among brain cells could someday prove as
revolutionary as mapping the human genome. But tracing each synaptic
connection between neurons - essentially a manual effort so far - has
proven painstakingly slow. To approach a thorough mapping, researchers
will have to develop a computer-automated process.
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03/10/2010 01:26 AM |
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Greens protest genetically modified potato go-ahead
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 AFP - Green members of the European parliament stood en masse and held up placards Tuesday in protest against the EU Commission approval of the cultivation of genetically modified potatoes.
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03/10/2010 12:40 AM |
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Metal From Hip Implants Passed on to Babies
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LiveScience.com - Some moms might pass more than genetics to their newborns.
Doctors found three babies born to women with hip implants had high levels of
chromium and cobalt in their umbilical cord blood - metals that had worn off
the implants.
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03/09/2010 10:18 AM |
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Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing
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HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors need to do a better job of
explaining genomic test results to breast cancer patients, say U.S.
researchers.
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03/08/2010 11:03 PM |
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Roche, Biogen suspends arthritis drug after deaths
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Reuters - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG and U.S. biotechnology company Biogen Idec are suspending experimental rheumatoid arthritis and lupus treatment ocrelizumab after deaths following its use, casting doubt over its future.
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03/04/2010 09:17 PM |
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Your best diet? It might be in your genes
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Reuters - Can't lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc reported on Wednesday.
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03/04/2010 02:57 AM |
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Genes may help identify deadly yeast infections
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Reuters - A test that looks for specific patterns of genes that are switched on may lead to a better way of diagnosing dangerous yeast infections in the blood, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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03/04/2010 02:17 AM |
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'Battle' on GM foods can't be won: EU official
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 AFP - European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek said on Wednesday he was against genetically-modified foods but said they were an unavoidable part of the future.
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03/03/2010 10:19 AM |
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Cluster of Genes Tied to Alcoholism
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- There may be an association
between alcoholism and a cluster of genes on chromosome 11, according to
researchers who analyzed the genomes of nearly 1,900 white and black
Americans.
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03/03/2010 01:36 AM |
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Fury as Brussels authorises GM potatoes
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AFP - The European Commission on Tuesday approved the cultivation of genetically-modified potatoes, prompting an angry response from environmental campaign groups and two EU member governments.
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03/02/2010 06:35 AM |
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Dog DNA Diversity Helps Show How Genes Work
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 LiveScience.com - Dogs are possibly the most varied-looking mammal species on
the planet. It's this diversity of looks that make man's best friend the
perfect laboratory for connecting sets of genes to particular traits and
understanding the molecular mechanisms that govern variation in dogs as well as
humans and other mammals.
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03/01/2010 05:13 PM |
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Pharmaceuticals Merck to buy Millipore for $7.2 bln
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 AFP - German pharmaceutical giant Merck KGaA on Monday hailed its takeover of Millipore, a US biotechnology firm, with Merck chief executive Karl-Ludwig Kley saying he felt like he had won a gold medal.
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03/01/2010 10:41 AM |
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Merck KGaA to acquire Millipore for 7.2 billion dollars
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 AFP - German pharmaceutical giant Merck KGaA announced late Sunday its acquisition of Millipore Corporation, a Billerica, Massachusetts-based biotechnology firm for 7.2 billion dollars (5.3 billion euros).
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