Archive for the ‘Genetics’ Category
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDA), a leader in the development of targeted therapeutics and predictive tests from its growing portfolio of proprietary genetic biomarkers, announced that its PGxHealth™ division has achieved significant growth in positive reimbursement policies for its FAMILION® genetic test for Long QT Syndrome (LQTS).
Since January 1, 2008, additional ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
A gene crucial for embryonic development can quickly become a potent cancer promoter in adult mice after a genetic misalignment, according to researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center, causing white blood cells to become cancerous spontaneously.
In the March 1 issue of the journal Cancer Research, the researchers detail how a ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
A brief report in the February 28, 2008, New England Journal of Medicine, led by researchers at the New England Newborn Screening Program (NENSP) of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), indicates a declining incidence of a genetic disease, providing what may be the first demonstration of a link ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
A group of scientists have completed a working draft of the genome sequence of corn, also known as maize, a widely grown crop that is vital to US agriculture. They hope the unravelling of this genome will speed up the development of better crop varieties to meet growing demand for ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Like any species that aspires to rule the world, the honey bee, Apis mellifera, invades new territories in repeated assaults. A new study demonstrates that when these honey bees arrive in a place that has already been invaded, the newcomers benefit from the genetic endowment of their predecessors.
The findings appear ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
A healthy individual loses around a hundred hairs a day. Nothing to worry about as long as they are constantly replaced and the losses occur evenly around the whole scalp. But when hair loss goes well beyond this level it can become quite a problem for those affected - not ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
The number of Americans taking advantage of precautionary DNA testing appears to be going down, and the reason is thought to be fear of genetic discrimination from health insurers and employers.
Some health experts are so concerned that they have called for new legislation to protect US citizens from being discriminated ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
A gene which helps a harmless African butterfly ward off predators by giving it wing patterns like those of toxic species, has been identified by scientists who published their findings 20 February 2008.
The mocker swallowtail butterfly, Papilio dardanus, is unusual because it emerges from its chrysalis with one of a ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Metabolism is a central feature of life - a myriad of biochemical processes that, together, enable organisms to nourish and sustain themselves. Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) are in the forefront of efforts to demonstrate how the regulation of genes governs fundamental life processes, including metabolism.
Such research, performed ...
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