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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:00 GMT

Genetic analysis helps dissect molecular basis of cardiovascular disease

Common genetic contributions to plasma lipoprotein profile determined by large scale, genome-wide genetic analysis Using highly precise measurements of plasma lipoprotein concentrations determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR),
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:00 GMT

Just like old times: Generating RNA molecules in water

A key question in the origin of biological molecules like RNA and DNA is how they first came together billions of years ago from simple precursors. Now, in a study appearing in this week's JBC, researchers in Italy have reconstructed one of the earliest
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:00 GMT

Genetically Modified Food for Thought

genetically-modified crop technologies. The potential benefits to mankind from GM are real. If crops can be genetically modified to be drought-resistant, or to grow on formerly barren land, they could well play an important role in feeding the planet in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:32:00 GMT

Scientists have high hopes for corn genome

If a biologist had to pick one living thing as the textbook of how genes work, what would it be? Corn seems to be a good answer. Now the scientific world has at hand the complete genome sequence of corn, announced by researchers who have collaborated
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Differential expression of a subset of ribosomal protein genes in cell lines derived from human nasopharyngeal epithelium

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Association between ESR1 and ESR2 gene polymorphisms and hyperlipidemia in Chinese Han postmenopausal women

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Researchers identify role of gene in tumor development, growth and progression

RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 20, 2009) Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers have identified a gene that may play a pivotal role in two processes that are essential for tumor development, growth and progression to metastasis.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:26:00 GMT

Just like old times: Generating RNA molecules in water

Appearing in the Nov. 27, 2009, issue (Vol. 284, No. 48) of JBC A key question in the origin of biological molecules like RNA and DNA is how they first came together billions of years ago from simple precursors. Now, in a study appearing in this week's
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:25:00 GMT

Researchers identify role of gene in tumor development, growth and progression

RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 20, 2009) – Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers have identified a gene that may play a pivotal role in two processes that are essential for tumor development,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:25:00 GMT

Building Skin From Stem Cells

Researchers have succeeded in tissue engineering fully functional and complete skin patches from stem cells: the scientists recreated "a whole epidermis from human embryonic stem cells . The goal is to one day be able to propose this unlimited resource
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:00 GMT

Corn Genome Sequencing Complete

Genome Sequencing Project, the first comprehensive gene map of North American Corn, will be made available to the public Friday by the National Corn Growers Association. Publication of these results marks the end of over a decade-long collaboration
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:23:00 GMT

WaferGen To Introduce New Service For Gene-Expression Profiling Using The SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, announced a new, innovative service for gene-expression profiling of thousands of genes using the SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:00 GMT

Maize cell wall genes identified, giving boost to biofuels

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University scientists have helped identify and group the genes thought to be responsible for cell wall development in maize, an effort that expands their ability to discover ways to produce the biomass best suited for
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMT

Corn Genome Sequencing Complete

Scientists will develop real world applications from knowledge. Results of the Maize Genome Sequencing Project, the first comprehensive gene map of North American Corn, will be made available to the public Friday by the National Corn Growers Association.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMT

Controversial Stem Cell Experiment Could Treat the Blind

A scene as it might be viewed by a person with age-related macular degeneration. Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health What's being billed as a "new and controversial transplant operation using stem cells derived from spare human
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMT

2-Gene May Account for Range of Ills .....

The mutation is seen in one gene found in mitochondrial DNA -- handed down virtually unchanged from mother to child. Mitochondrial DNA affects basic cell functions and while the mutation itself is rare, it may help explain so-called metabolic syndrome or
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT

Scientists complete corn genome

The maize (corn) genome sequence is now complete. Iowa State University (ISU) Plant Sciences Institute (PSI) researchers developed methods for the assembly of sequence data and conducted much of the ongoing functional analysis work as part of a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:00 GMT

Exome-Sequencing Might Help Identify Genetic Cause Of Thousands Of Disorders

For the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a mendelian disorder. Mendelian disorders, such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease, are the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:00 GMT

DNA Probes-Based Diagnostics - A Worldwide Market Review - New Report Published

New report provides detailed analysis of the Healthcare and Medical market Published on November 20, 2009by Press Office(Companiesandmarkets.com and OfficialWire)LONDON, ENGLAND DNA probes-based diagnostics is an emerging application area in the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:57:00 GMT

Skin Produced from Stem Cells

Scientists at the I-STEM Institute have recently announced the development of a new type of artificial skin cells, which was obtained directly from human embryonic stem cells. In a paper published in the November 21 issue of the scientific journal
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:00 GMT

Medical News: Exome-Sequencing Might Help Identify Genetic Cause Of Thousands Of Disorders

- 5:00 PST Current Article Ratings: Patient / Public: Health Professional: Article Opinions: 0 posts For the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:00 GMT

Medical News: Exome-Sequencing Might Help Identify Genetic Cause Of Thousands Of Disorders

- 5:00 PST Current Article Ratings: Patient / Public: Health Professional: Article Opinions: 0 posts For the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT

USDA scientists, colleagues sequence corn genome -- largest plant genome to date

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- USDA scientists and their colleagues have completed a four-year effort to sequence the genome of corn, an achievement expected to speed up development of corn varieties that will help feed the world and meet growing demands for using
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT

Guapa, it's your genetic ancestry I love

For similar stories, visit the Genetics and Love and Sex Topic Guides Next time you catch a stranger's eye and feel a surge of attraction, here's something to ponder: is your ardour based partly on shared genetic ancestry? That's the intriguing question
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:00 GMT

First reconstitution of an epidermis from human embryonic stem cells

The goal is to one day be able to propose this unlimited resource of cells as an alternative treatment in particular for victims of third degree burns and patients with genetic diseases affecting the skin. These studies were financed in particular by
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:00 GMT

Embryonic stem cell therapy closer to human trials

The trials would involve 12 patients losing their sight to a currently untreatable disease called Stargardt, which is one of the most common forms of juvenile blindness. The treatment would consist of a single injection of retinal cells derived from .
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:00 GMT

Stem cells may improve heart bypass results

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:00 GMT

The genetic sequence of maize could lead to better varieties

[DURBAN] Scientists have sequenced the genome of maize, providing data for plant breeders around the world aiming to improve maize varieties in the face of hunger and climate change. Published today (20 November) in Science, the research will not only
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:00 GMT

Genome of maize, most important U.S. crop, is finally published

o A four-year, multi-institutional effort co-led by three Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists culminated today in publication of a landmark series of papers in the journal Science revealing in unprecedented detail the DNA sequence of maize
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:00 GMT

Adding one single gene to yeast dramatically improves bioethanol production from agricultural waste

With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast, researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands achieved three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: 'More ethanol, less acetate and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:00 GMT