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Fri, 9 May 2008 07:14:00 GMT

Field trials show no environmental impact of gene transfer in NZ

New Zealand's most comprehensive, independent scientific field trial of genetically modified trees has been completed, with results showing no environmental impact from the trial and no evidence of gene transfer to other organisms. The research trial
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:14:00 GMT

No Evidence of Gene Influence on Longevity

Washington, May 8 (Prensa Latina) A group of spanish researchers did not find evidence that certain genes influence on longevity, said the magazine Journal of Gerontology in its latest edition. Researchers of the Genetic Center of the University of
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:39:00 GMT

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. to Employ Artificial DNA Sequences for Development of New Materials for Technical Textile Market

LANSING, Mich. --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 05/07/2008 - Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: KBLB) announced today that the Company, working in cooperation with leading university laboratories, is synthesizing DNA sequences for artificial spider silk
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:38:00 GMT

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. to Employ Artificial DNA Sequences for Development of New Materials for Technical Textile Market and Albemarle chairman gives up role; CEO Rohr to take over

City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 05/07/2008 - Basic Materials industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTC BB: KBLB) announced recently that the Company, working in cooperation with leading university
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:38:00 GMT

Capitol Hill Watch - House Approves Genetic Nondiscrimination Legislation; President Bush Expected To Sign Bill Into Law

to approve a bill (HR 493) that would prohibit discrimination based on the results of genetic tests, the reports (Harmon, , 5/2). The Senate approved the legislation 95-0 last week, and President Bush has said he will sign the measure into law (Coile,
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:35:00 GMT

Scientists identify key roadblock to gene expression

Medical Research News A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The work identifies
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:28:00 GMT

Discovery of new gene that causes cancer

Medical Research News Researchers at the have identified a new gene that causes cancer. The ground-breaking research appears in Nature's cancer journal Oncogene. The gene and its protein, both called RBM3, are vital for cell division in normal cells. In
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:28:00 GMT

Scientist discovers mechanism that 'silences' unmatched genes during cellular reproduction

Medical Science News When most people discover mold on their bread, they immediately throw it out. Others see a world of possibilities in the tiny fungus. A scientist, along with a collaborative research team, has examined a new mechanism in the
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:27:00 GMT

Fetal Gene May Contribute to Diabetes Risk

THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Reduced activity of an important gene during fetal development appears to increase vulnerability to type 2 diabetes later in life, new research suggests. Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), which causes low birth
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:27:00 GMT

Study shows prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) correlates with severity of prostate cancer

Men's Health News A study published in the May 2008 issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Urology demonstrates that the prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) can be used to detect and stratify stage and grade of prostate cancer.(1) Following recent calls for a
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:26:00 GMT

Gene therapy treatment works for inherited blindness

London?One of the first clinical trial's of a revolutionary gene therapy for Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA), a type of inherited blindness, showed that the treatment can improve vision and cause no side effects. The trial, which was carried out on
Fri, 9 May 2008 05:06:00 GMT

International Stem Cell Gains Rights from CellSystems to Human Skin Model for Toxicity Tes...

GEN News Highlights GEN News Highlights International Stem Cell(ISCO) inked an exclusive deal with CellSystems Biotechnologie to distribute laboratory-cultured models of human skin within the U.S. and Canada. The product can be used for testing consumer
Fri, 9 May 2008 04:42:00 GMT

Waiting for the trials: Scientific justice and moral right in stem cell tests on people

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Fri, 9 May 2008 04:39:00 GMT

Discovery of DNA variations in chromosome 6 that gives rise to neuroblastoma

Medical Research News Using advanced gene-hunting technology, an international team of researchers has for the first time identified a chromosome region that is the source of genetic events that give rise to neuroblastoma, an often fatal childhood
Fri, 9 May 2008 04:35:00 GMT

Genetic tag team orchestrates the cell cycle

Medical Research News By surveying the activity of thousands of genes at several different time points, researchers at the have uncovered new evidence that a network of influential genes act as a kind of genetic tag team to orchestrate one of the most
Fri, 9 May 2008 04:35:00 GMT

Scientists discover how reverse transcriptase molecules interact with the HIV genome

Medical Research News Using ingenious molecular espionage, scientists have found how a single key enzyme, seemingly the Swiss army knife in HIV's toolbox, differentiates and dynamically binds both DNA and RNA as part of the virus' fierce attack on host
Fri, 9 May 2008 04:35:00 GMT

Bringing DNA out of its shell

If you see grown scientists collecting seashells, don't worry they're also collecting useful genetic information, writes Dick Ahlstrom
Fri, 9 May 2008 03:46:00 GMT

DNA Traceability Technology For Beef Comes To US

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Fri, 9 May 2008 03:33:00 GMT

Stem Cell Therapeutics receives approval from FDA for its Phase IIb clinical stroke trial

Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. receives approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow its investigational new drug application (IND) for NTxTM-265 to proceed. The IND-opening study is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled
Fri, 9 May 2008 03:31:00 GMT

Bread Mold Could Help Eliminate Disease-Causing Genes

MU scientist found mechanism that â??silencesâ?? unmatched genes during cellular reproduction When most people discover mold on their bread, they immediately throw it out. Others see a world of possibilities in the tiny fungus. A University of
Fri, 9 May 2008 03:29:00 GMT

Cowen & Co Changes EPS Estimate of MYRIAD GENETICS INC: Current Recommendation is Neutral

Company: MYRIAD GENETICS INC Report Headline: 'Quick Take: Q1 In-Line On Strong Revs: New DTC Program Starting In Sept.' Report Date: May 06, 2008 Current FY EPS Estimate [FY2008]: -0.42 Previous EPS Estimate for Current FY
Fri, 9 May 2008 03:09:00 GMT

Piper Jaffray Changes EPS Estimate of MYRIAD GENETICS INC: Current Recommendation is Buy

Company: MYRIAD GENETICS INC Report Headline: 'Reports Strong FY3Q:08; Selling-off Ahead of Flurizan Data in June' Report Date: May 06, 2008 Current FY EPS Estimate [FY2008]: -0.48 Previous EPS Estimate for Current FY [FY2008]:
Fri, 9 May 2008 03:08:00 GMT

Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus

SYDNEY, Australia - Scientists said they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus _ one of nature's strangest animals with a bill like a duck's, a mammal's fur and snake-like venom. The researchers, whose analysis of the platypus genome was
Fri, 9 May 2008 02:44:00 GMT

Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus

SYDNEY, Australia - With a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver and snake-like venom hidden in heel spurs, the platypus could be the result of some strange genetic experiment. And it is, scientists say: evolution. A scientific team published the
Fri, 9 May 2008 02:29:00 GMT

Fight for sight with stem cell injection

Brad Tullous, 13, of Wattsville also is planning a trip there -- to Qingdao, a city on the northeast coast that is the site of Olympic sailing events. But Tullous' purpose is not to see the Olympics, but merely to see. Tullous, a seventh-grader at Holly
Fri, 9 May 2008 02:20:00 GMT

Ram performance trial compares New Zealand and UK genetics

SUFFOLK sheep breeders from across the UK visited a West Wales coastal farm to hear the initial findings from a ram performance trial comparing New Zealand and UK genetics. The large-scale trial, which is still on-going, was set up to find if there was
Fri, 9 May 2008 02:14:00 GMT

UK needs dairy cattle genetics suited to country's requirements in the future

UK dairy farmers are once again at the forefront for genetics in milk production, but there are some traits on which we have done a 'pretty poor job'. This message from Marco Winters, director of DairyCo breeding+, was made to a group of farmers in St
Fri, 9 May 2008 02:13:00 GMT

Genome wrestling? Genetic 'tag team' keeps cells on cycle

DURHAM, N.C. -- By surveying the activity of thousands of genes at several different time points, researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) have uncovered new evidence that a network of influential genes act as a kind of
Fri, 9 May 2008 02:07:00 GMT

NHS behind world's first gene treatment for blindness

The world's first gene transplant to treat blindness, partly funded by the UK government, has successfully improved the night vision of one teenage patient. The trial involved injecting healthy genes into the retinas of young people suffering from
Fri, 9 May 2008 01:51:00 GMT