Genetics

  • The Bacterial Balance That Keeps Us Healthy
    The thousands of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that live in our gut are essential contributors to our good health. They break down toxins, manufacture some vitamins and essential amino acids, and form a barrier against invaders. A study published today in Nature shows ...More
    March 4, 2010
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  • Researchers Complete In-Depth Study of the Malaria Parasite Genome
    Groundbreaking research done at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) could lead to the development of more potent drugs or a vaccine for malaria, which is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes and kills up to three ...More
    February 5, 2010
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  • Genome Sequencing Study Finds Clues to Unraveling the Causes of Deadly Epidemics
    A team of collaborating scientists at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston, the Broad Institute in Boston, Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, and the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP) have sequenced almost 100 full genomes from three ...More
    January 25, 2010
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  • Paradigm-Changing Mechanism is Revealed for the Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria
    A new study led by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center is shedding new light on the action of Rho, a key regulatory protein in E. coli and many other bacteria. The study, published in the Jan. 14, 2010 issue of Nature, reveals a new paradigm to understand the ...More
    January 14, 2010
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  • Mutant Gene Lessens Devastation of Flesh-Eating Bacteria
    Scientists at the Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston recently discovered a simple gene mutation that decreases the chance people will get a flesh-eating disease called necrotizing fasciitis. Further, they proved that inactivating this section of the gene ...More
    January 4, 2010
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  • New Rabies Vaccine May Require Only a Single Shot, Not Six
    A person, usually a child, dies of rabies every 20 minutes. However, only one inoculation may be all it takes for rabies vaccination, according to new research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases by researchers at the Jefferson Vaccine Center.A ...More
    September 18, 2009
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  • Genetic Hint for Ridding the Body of Hepatitis C
    More than 70 percent of people who contract hepatitis C will live with the virus that causes it for the rest of their lives and some will develop serious liver disease including cancer. However, 30 percent to 40 percent of those infected somehow defeat the infection and get ...More
    September 16, 2009
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  • Single Host Gene May Hold Key to Treating Ebola and Anthrax Infections
    Research published by Army scientists indicates that a minor reduction in levels of one particular gene, known as CD45, can provide protection against two divergent microbes: the virus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever and the bacterium that causes anthrax. Taken ...More
    August 20, 2009
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  • Genomic Signature in Blood Identifies Underlying Viral Infection
    Scientists have identified a genomic "signature" in circulating blood that reveals exposure to common upper respiratory viruses, like the cold or flu, even before symptoms appear. The tell-tale viral signature reflects a set of subtle but robust changes in genes that are ...More
    August 7, 2009
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  • Scientists Decode Genomic Sequences of H1N1
    Researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health are working with Argentina's National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the National Administration of Laboratories and Health Institutes (ANLIS) and Roche 454 ...More
    July 31, 2009
    Posted in News
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