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Silence The Gene, Save The Cell: RNA Interference As Promising Therapy For ALS
March 26, 2005 — Scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have used RNA interference in transgenic mice to silence a mutated gene that causes inherited cases of ... > full story -
Understanding Rye And Rice May Help Farmers Improve Wheat
March 25, 2005 — Nearly 40 percent of the world's arable land is too acidic to grow wheat, mainly because of high aluminum levels in the soil. But an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist hopes to make ... > full story -
Plants Defy Mendel's Inheritance Laws, May Prompt Textbook Changes
March 23, 2005 — Contrary to inheritance laws the scientific world has accepted for more than 100 years, some plants revert to normal traits carried by their grandparents, bypassing genetic abnormalities carried by ... > full story -
Emory Scientists Find New Prostate Cancer Suppressor Gene
March 22, 2005 — A gene named ATBF1 may contribute to the development of prostate cancer through acquired mutations and/or loss of expression, according to research at Emory University School of Medicine and its ... > full story -
Two Chemicals Boost Immune Cells' Ability To Fight HIV Without Gene Therapy
March 9, 2005 — A UCLA AIDS Institute study has discovered that two chemical compounds may help the immune systems of HIV-infected persons fight the disease without invasive gene ... > full story -
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Scientists Link Gene To Dyslexia
March 9, 2005 — A gene which is likely to be one of the causes of dyslexia in children has been discovered by researchers at Cardiff University. They believe the major finding will give researchers a better ... > full story -
Researchers Uncover Mutated Genes Involved In Lung Cancer; One Affects Nonsmokers
March 9, 2005 — Lung cancer patients who have never smoked are more likely than smokers to harbor one of two genetic mutations that researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have now linked to the ... > full story -
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Rush Physicians Using Gene Therapy For Heart Patients With Moderate To Severe Chest Pains Who Do Not Benefit From Other Treatments
February 5, 2005 — Individuals with moderate to severe chest pains (angina) who have not found relief from medication may benefit from a new gene therapy approach being used by cardiologists at Rush University Medical ... > full story -
Gene Signatures Predict Interferon Response For Multiple Sclerosis Patients
February 1, 2005 — MS flare-ups are commonly treated with beta-interferon. Adverse effects are not uncommon, and, more importantly, a sizable proportion of patients show a reduced response, or no response at all. In a ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Reduces Skin Cancer To Sunburn In Mouse Model
December 19, 2004 — Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have successfully tested the first gene therapy for skin cancer, using a mouse model for the disease xeroderma pigmentosum, or ... > full story
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