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A functional hereditary unit that occupies a fixed location on a chromosome, has a specific influence on phenotype, and is capable of mutation to various allelic forms
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Antisoma and The Institute of Cancer Research to collaborate on novel approach to cancer treatment
Published October 6, 2008, 11:07 pm, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance
Cancer drug developer Antisoma, The Institute of Cancer Research (The Institute) and Cancer Research Technology today announced a collaboration and licensing agreement under which Antisoma has acquired rights to develop and commercialise novel anti-cancer compounds called PPM1D inhibitors.
Health calendar
Published October 6, 2008, 9:53 pm, Asheville Citizen-Times
The complete Health Calendar is posted online at www.CITIZEN-TIMES.com . Scroll down to Living and click on Health.
Researchers discover that SLC2A9 is a high-capacity urate transporter in humans
Published October 6, 2008, 5:12 pm, EurekAlert!
An international team of researchers from the William Harvey Research Institute at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry with Chris Cheeseman at the University of Alberta in Canada and Kelle Moley at the University of Washington in USA, have shown that the SLC2A9 gene, which encodes a glucose transporter, is also a high-capacity urate transporter, and thus possibly a new drug ...
Two Luminaries Join Cequent Scientific Advisory Board: Judy Lieberman, M.D. Ph.D., and Patrice Courvalin, M.D.
Published October 6, 2008, 2:57 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Cequent Pharmaceuticals, a pioneer in the development of novel products to deliver RNAi-based treatments to prevent and treat human disease, announced that two of the leading scientists in RNA Interference and gene delivery have joined the company's scientific advisory board.
Nobel Prize to HPV Researcher Highlights Importance of Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention
Published October 6, 2008, 1:51 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
The Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the causal link between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer has spurred lifesaving prevention technologies -- such as HPV testing and HPV vaccines -- that are helping to eradicate cervical cancer globally.
New therapeutic treatment approach improves survival in esophageal cancer patients
Published October 6, 2008, 12:32 pm, PhysOrg
A study released at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Orlando found that a new therapeutic treatment, when delivered endoscopically and used in combination with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, improved survival rates in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer. Cancer of the esophagus often has a poor survival rate.
Shadow Nobel
Published October 6, 2008, 11:47 am, The Times of India
Let’s face it; the Nobel prizes may be more pricey and prestigious but they don’t make for sexy copy.
Biotech Fungus Fighter
Published October 6, 2008, 10:15 am, AgWeb.com
Biotech disease resistance has been the holy grail for crop scientists. Commercial traits appear to be one step closer and that’s good news for farmers.
Targeting Metastatic Cancer From the Inside: Epeius Biotech Reveals a New Generation of Tools for Medical Gene Delivery
Published October 6, 2008, 10:07 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation today announced the publication of another landmark paper describing recent technological advances in medical gene delivery.
Head Episcopal Bishop On Schism And Secession
Published October 6, 2008, 10:05 am, NPR
Katharine Jefferts Schori, the first female bishop to preside over the Episcopal Church, has faced a number of crises since she accepted the post in 2006. At least one diocese has seceded in response to the ordination of the denomination's first openly gay bishop, and more may follow.
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Mon Oct 6
- MSU scientists find new gene that helps plants beat the heat
- Exercise trumps obesity gene in study (Reuters): Reuters - Vigorous physical activity can help even people genetically prone to obesity keep the weight off, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
- Got a fat gene? Get active for 3-4 hours a day (AP): AP - CHICAGO (AP — Maybe you CAN blame being fat on your genes. But there's a way to overcome that family history — just get three to four hours of moderate activity a day. Sound pretty daunting? Not for the Amish of Lancaster County, Pa., who were the focus of a new study on a common genetic variation that makes people more likely to gain weight. It turns out the variant's effects can be blocked with physical activity — lots of it.
- "Something About Harry: Old Dogs are the Best Dogs" By Gene Weingarten: Not long before his death, Harry and I headed out for a walk that proved eventful. He was nearly 13, old for a big dog. Walks were no longer the slap-happy Iditarodsof his youth, frenzies of purposeless pulling in which we would cast madly off in all directions, fighting for command. Nor were they...
- DFCI - TGI Software Tools from Harvard
- the genetic code | ben fry
- My Gene Image |
Sun Oct 5
- Babies by Design: The Ethics of Genetic Choice (Hardcover) newly tagged "book": Online Bookstore Babies by Design: The Ethics of Genetic Choice (Hardcover)By Ronald M. Green Buy new: $26.00$18.9846 used and new from $11.85 Customer Rating: First tagged “boo k” by Maneater “Q&a mp;#8221; C...
- Reverse engineering gene networks using singular value decomposition and robust regression ? PNAS: sparse
- SpringerLink - Book Chapter: A Reconstruction Algorithm for Gene Regulatory Sparse Networks using Positive Systems
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