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Zebrafish Cloning Methods Improved
August 30, 2009 Researchers have developed a new, more efficient way of cloning zebra fish, a breakthrough that could have implications for human health ... > full story -
Predicting Cancer Prognosis
August 27, 2009 Researchers have developed a novel methodology to extract microRNAs from cancer tissues. They optimized a new protocol for extracting miRNAs from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded ... > full story -
Artificial Life One Step Closer: Scientists Clone And Engineer Bacterial Genomes In Yeast And Transplant Genomes Back Into Bacterial Cells
August 21, 2009 Scientists have developed new methods in which an entire bacterial genome was cloned in a yeast cell by adding yeast centromeric plasmid sequence to the bacterial chromosome and modified it in yeast ... > full story -
Genetic Risk, Not Anesthesia Exposure, Impacts Cognitive Performance, Study Shows
August 4, 2009 A recent study of more than 2,000 identical twins found that medical problems early in life, rather than the neurotoxic effects of anesthesia, are likely linked to an individual's risk for developing ... > full story -
Reprogramming Human Cells Without Inserting Genes
July 29, 2009 Scientists have discovered a novel way to turn on stem cell genes in human skin cells without the risks associated with inserting genes or using viruses, opening a new avenue for reprogramming cells ... > full story -
Sex In The Caribbean: Environmental Change Drives Evolutionary Change, Eventually
July 28, 2009 Hungry, sexual organisms replaced well-fed, clonal organisms in the Caribbean Sea as the Isthmus of Panama arose, separating the Caribbean from the Pacific, report researchers. The fossil record ... > full story -
Researchers Rapidly Turn Bacteria Into Biotech Factories
July 26, 2009 Using a novel cell programming method that retools evolution to generate genetic diversity at an unprecedented rate, a research team turned self-serving bacteria into efficient factories for making a ... > full story -
Breakthrough In Transgenic Animal Production Enables Development Of New Human Disease Models
July 23, 2009 Scientists have announced the creation of the first genetically modified mammals developed using zinc finger nuclease ... > full story -
Researchers Look To Imprinted Genes For Clues To Fetal Growth Restriction In Cloned Swine
July 20, 2009 Researchers have found that intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), which results in low birth weight and long-term deleterious health effects in cloned swine, is linked to a type of gene -- known as ... > full story -
Study May Cough Up New Treatment For A Tickly Throat
July 8, 2009 Scientists investigating the cough reflex have discovered a new group of molecules on the surface of nerve cells that make us cough when ... > full story
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