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University Of Hawaii Scientists Announce First Male Clone
June 1, 1999 It took Adam's rib to produce a female companion, but University of Hawaii scientists needed just the tip of a mouse tale to create the first male clone. Researchers Teruhiko Wakayama and Ryuzo ... > full story -
New Way To Modify Mammalian Genes: Honolulu Transgenesis
May 17, 1999 University of Hawaii scientists, together with colleagues in Japan, have developed a new method for producing transgenic mammals. The method - Honolulu transgenesis - uses sperm to deliver genetic ... > full story -
World's First Cloned Transgenic Goats Born
May 12, 1999 The world's first cloned transgenic goats have been born as part of a research program conducted by LSU Agricultural Center and Genzyme Transgenic Corp. While much of the research was done at LSU ... > full story -
Studies Of A Gene For A Rare Form Of Rickets Shed Light On Vitamin D Deficiencies
May 4, 1999 Two years after they cloned the gene for a vital kidney enzyme, vitamin D-1-alpha hydroxylase, researchers at the University of California San Francisco are beginning to understand how the enzyme ... > full story -
UF Scientist Seeks Super Sea Oats
February 8, 1999 Gulf Coast sea oats are genetically different from sea oats on the Atlantic Coast, a University of Florida researcher has found. The differences, says Michael Kane, may be the key to preserving ... > full story -
Newly Discovered Viral Gateway Into Cells Could Play Role In Diagnosis And Treatment Of Leukemia, HIV And Other Viral Diseases
February 4, 1999 Viruses employ all the techniques of seasoned spies to infiltrate cells. They change identities frequently and find secret gateways, known as receptors, through cell walls. Now, Chetankumar Tailor, ... > full story -
Programmable Cells Open Window Of Opportunity For Gene Therapy
January 29, 1999 "Any cell can be reprogrammed, and this process is reversible. You do not need to start with the stem cell." These remarks and the research behind them, which could have a profound impact on ... > full story -
Human Neural Stem Cells Advance Distant Prospect Of Reseeding Damaged Brain
January 26, 1999 A study by Evan Snyder, an assistant professor of neurology at Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and his colleagues validates a decade's worth of research into the cell biology ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Trial Approved For Rare Anemia
January 25, 1999 A gene therapy clinical trial for Fanconi anemia, a fatal inherited blood disease, is set to begin at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Currently, the best survival hope for Fanconi ... > full story -
Adult Cells Undergo Identity Switch Reported In Science
January 22, 1999 Research by a group of Italian and Canadian scientists indicates that certain adult cells-previously assumed to be permanently wedded to their specialized roles in the body-can shed their identities ... > full story
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