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Genes Determine Whether Sugar Pills Work

04 December 2008

It is a well-known fact in drug trials that individuals can respond just as well to placebos, sugar pills, as to the active drug. On the other hand, it is difficult to explain why only certain people get better from placebos...
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Genetic Breakdown In Fanconi Anemia May Have Link To HPV-Associated Cancer

04 December 2008

A genetic malfunction that causes DNA instability in people with the blood disorder Fanconi anemia may put them at high risk for squamous cell carcinomas linked to human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a study posted...
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Proof That Endothelial Cells Give Rise To Blood Stem Cells

04 December 2008

Stem cell researchers at UCLA have proven definitively that blood stem cells are made during mid-gestational embryonic development by endothelial cells, the cells that line the inside of blood vessels...
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Genetics News Articles Archive - Page 1

04 December 2008

Multidisciplinary Team Researching Gene Therapy For Human Degenerative Retinal Diseases

USC Researchers Head Global Effort To Collect Data On Genetic Risks That Contribute To Psychiatric Diseases

Gene Therapy Corrects Sickle Cell Disease In Laboratory Study

03 December 2008

Evolution And Evolvability

Exploring The Early Origins Of The Synapse By Comparative Genomics

Genetic Compatibility And Hatching Success In The Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon Marinus). Is There A Better Half?

Distance From Africa, Not Climate, Explains Within-population Phenotypic Diversity In Humans

Genetic Patterning In Fruit Fly Development Identified By Rutgers-Camden Scholar

Improved Understanding Of Human Heart Disease From Fruit Fly Research

Important And Significant Progress In The Efforts To Discover The Origins Of Age-Related Hearing Loss

Technique Developed By Einstein Researchers To Count Messages Made By Single Genes

Identification Of Gene Which Protects Against Lung Cancer

Journal Of Neurosciencence News

Voice Pitch Alters Mate-choice Relevant Perception In Hunter-gatherers

Single Photon Sensitivity Camera Helps Prove EcoRV Enzymes Can Jump As Well As Slide

Male Birth Defect May Be Linked To Genetic Mutations

Researchers Develop Technique To Count Messages Made By Single Genes

02 December 2008

Harnessing MiRNA Natural Gene Repressors For Anticancer Therapy

Fluidigm Secures Licenses To Key Inventions For Detecting Fetal Genetic Characteristics In Maternal Plasma

Powerful Online Tool For Protein Analysis Provided Pro Bono By Stanford Geneticist

Reprogrammable Cell Type Depends On A Single Gene To Keep Its Identity

Vical Receives Milestone Payment From Merck & Co., Inc. Triggered By Planned Initiation Of Investigational Cancer DNA Vaccine Trial

ViroPharma Submits Supplemental Biologics License Application For Cinryze(TM) To Treat Acute Attacks Of Hereditary Angioedema

01 December 2008

MicroRNA Blocker Prevented Heart Failure In Mice

Keeping Chromosomes From Cuddling Up

30 November 2008

A Class Of Small RNAs Inherited From The Mother Determines Offspring's Fertility Trait

New RNA Processing Mechanism And A New Class Of Small RNAs Uncovered By Scientists At CSHL

Method By Which A Protein That Determines Cell Polarity Prevents Breast Cancer

A Potentially Universal Mechanism Of Aging Identified By Researchers

29 November 2008

How Do Individuals React To Metabolic Stress? - Genetic Variation In Metabolism Identified

Researchers Identify Genomic Causes Of A Certain Type Of Leukemia Relapse

Mechanism Linking Serotonin With Regulation Of Food Intake Revealed By Research

28 November 2008

Exonhit Launches Mouse Genome Splicearraytm For Use In Human Disease Modeling Studies

Study Identifies Genetic Variants Giving Rise To Differences In Metabolism

St. Jude Identifies Genomic Causes Of A Certain Type Of Leukemia Relapse

Kidney Function Discovery Sheds Light On Genetic Complexity Of Disease

Master Gene Plays Key Role In Blood Sugar Levels

New Findings May Hold The Key To Where The Gene Activity Of Youth Goes

The Gut Implicit In Bone Formation, Study Finds

'Deranged Calcium Signaling' Contributes To Neurological Disorder, UT Southwestern Researchers Find

27 November 2008

Prenatal Blood Testing Could Detect Fetal Disorders, Study Says

Gene Essential To Early Brain Development Isolated By Neuroscientists

Insights Into Process Of Malarial Drug Resistance

Aging Process In Yeast And Mammals Could Be Due To Similar Gene Mechanisms

26 November 2008

New Research Provides Insight Into 'Face Blindness'

Shedding Light On Evolution Of Gene Regulation

Sackler Prize In Biophysics To Be Presented To Protein Folding Researcher David Baker And His Team

Research-Based Undergraduate Course Expands Beyond WUSTL

Research Links Genetic Variant, Poor Glycemic Control To Coronary Artery Disease

Understanding Donor Recipient Genetics Could Decrease Early Kidney Transplant Complications

25 November 2008

Shedding Light On How DNA Is Unwound So That Its Code Can Be Read

Gene Mutation May Cause Immature Lungs In Newborns

A Fly Can Have It All: Frequent Breeding And Long Life, New Study By USC Biologists Finds

Cells Reorganize Shape To Fit The Situation, Discovery By Penn Scientists

'Moving' Theory Behind Bacterial Decision-Making Presented By Scientists

PAP: Inherited Genetic Cause, Possible Treatment Found For This Complex Lung Disorder

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