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Researcher Finds An SOS Response To Cancer Causing Agents

16 May 2008

University of Saskatchewan microbiologist Wei Xiao has found a way to trigger a protein combination called 9-1-1 that sends an SOS signal for cells to fight cancer-causing agents such as industrial toxins, ultraviolet radiation, and X-rays...
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How Tumorigenesis And Drug Design Are Affected By Mutant P53 Stability

16 May 2008

In the May 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Guillermina Lozano (MD Anderson Cancer Center) and colleagues reveal how the stabilization of a mutated form of p53 affects oncogenesis, and lends startling new insight into the potential...
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Solving The Mystery Of Disease Origins: St. Louis Encephalitis

16 May 2008

Before West Nile virus arrived in this country, we had (and still have) a home-grown relative of this pathogen. An epidemic of unknown origin exploded around St. Louis, Missouri in the autumn of 1933, a disease that is now...
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Genetics News Articles Archive - Page 1

16 May 2008

Likely Causative Gene For Late-Onset Alzheimer's Discovered

Study Finds That Those With A GLUT2 Gene Variation Consistently Consume More Sugars, Regardless Of Age Or Sex

Connecting Cancer Genes - Study Implicates 350 Gene Regions In Cancer Development In The Mouse, UK

A First In Fertility Research: The Use Of DNA Fingerprinting To Identify Viable Embryos

15 May 2008

Researchers Create Genetically Modified Human Embryo; Could Lead To 'Designer' Infants, Critics Say

Maxi-K Gene Transfer May Prove To Be Safe And Effective Erectile Dysfunction Treatment

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Cancer Prevention Drug Being Developed By NCI

Discovery Of Small RNAs That Regulate Gene Expression And Protect The Genome

Autism: Genetic Links To Impaired Social Behavior

Link Discovered Between Genetic Variation And Desire For Sugary Food

Sex And Space Destabilize Intransitive Competition Within And Between Species

Vitamin D Protects Cells From Stress That Can Lead To Cancer

Architecture For Fundamental Processes Of Life Discovered By Researchers

Teen Helps Design Classroom DNA Experiments Using Common Food Dyes

14 May 2008

Molecular 'Clock' Could Predict Risk For Developing Breast Cancer

Researchers Get Inside A Long Suspected HIV Hideout In Humans

A New Analysis Method Can Determine The Sex Of The Baby From The Second Month Of Pregnancy

How Smoking Causes Cancer Pinpointed By OHSU Cancer Institute Researchers

Spotlight On A Key Player In The Dance Of Chromosomes

Searching For Candidate Speciation Genes Using A Proteomic Approach: Seminal Proteins In Field Crickets

DNA Fingerprinting Identifies Viable IVF Embryos

Heat Sensing Regulator Identified

Progression Of Fatal Neurodegenerative Disease In Children Slowed By Gene Therapy

Gene Mutation In Rare Form Of Epilepsy

13 May 2008

Religion And The Narrative Of Biological Science

Improved Understanding Of Ancient Protein Offers Clues To Killer Condition

How A Human And A Fruit Fly Differ

Glypican-3 Gene Function In Regulating Body Size Helps Inform Novel Cancer Treatments

Model Shows How Mutation Tips Biochemistry To Cause Alzheimer's

Fast And Effective Way Discovered To Investigate Important Aspects Of Human Ageing

News From The American Chemical Society

Early Findings Of Cancer Genome Atlas Map For Glioblastoma To Be Presented At BIO International Convention

Mutant Gene Causes Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability In Women

Demonstrating How Embryonic Stem Cells Develop Into Tissue-Specific Cells

Mimivirus Research Yields Results Related To Larger Viruses

12 May 2008

FDA Approves New Formulation Of Coagulation Therapy

Search Is On For Genes That Point To Womb Cancer

International Study Discovers 10 New Genes Related To Human Growth

A New Gene Trigger For Pregnancy Disorder Identified

By Evaluating MicroRNAs Scientists Dig Deeper Into The Genetics Of Schizophrenia

Studying Regulation Of Genes To Understand The Underpinnings Of Most Human Diseases

Molecular Response Of Cartilage To Injury Identified By Study

How Body Size Is Regulated: International Study Discovers Ten New Genes Related To Human Growth

Chromosome "lassoing": A New Key Mechanism In Cell Division

11 May 2008

New Genetic Models Could Be Key To Understanding Underlying Mechanisms Of Cardiac Arrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation

10 May 2008

55th Anniversary Of Nobel Honoring Double Helix Continues To Overlook The Late Rosalind Franklin

Sequencing Of The Platypus Genome Reveals The Early History Of Mammals

Genetic Polymorphisms Of ESR1 And ESR2 That May Influence Estrogen Activity And The Risk Of Hypospadias

09 May 2008

Breast Cancer Response To Estrogen Regulated By Previously Unseen Switch

Multicellular Response Is 'All For One'

Eliminating Disease-Causing Genes With Bread Mold?

New Study Shows How Genes Control Blood Proteins Important To Health

Discovery Of New Cancer Gene

Magnet Lab Researchers Make Observing Cell Functions Easier

Molecular Response Of Cartilage To Injury Identified By Study

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