Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
...ofessor of chemical engineering, plan to clone the genes from the tree that naturally produce Prostratin an...mes and cloned their genes, he plans to insert the genes into a strain of E. coli bacteria that he has created to produce isoprenoid compounds like Prostrati...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...ofessor of chemical engineering, plan to clone the genes from the tree that naturally produce Prostratin an...mes and cloned their genes, he plans to insert the genes into a strain of E. coli bacteria that he has created to produce isoprenoid compounds like Prostrati...Researchers determine genetic cause of Timothy syndrome
...ously. Eventually their analyses of a multitude of genes revealed that in all the patients, the disorder was caused by a change in a single DNA unit, or nucleotide, in the CaV1.2 calcium channel. "This channel was known to be important for the excitation and contraction of the heart, but its role in...Rare childhood genetic syndrome identified
...s. They will also continue to look for arrhythmia genes and other calcium channels that might be involved in arrhythmia, and try to determine whether this calcium channel is involved in other forms of autism....Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere's carbon cycle
...ealed that diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana has the genes to produce urea-cycle enzymes that may help to reduce its dependence on nitrogen from the surrounding waters. The genome work also shed additional light on how this diatom species uses fats, or lipids, that it is known to store in huge amounts. "Le...Pack-MULEs are toting a new look at plant evolution
...ng has found that some carry fragments of cellular genes with them and were dubbed Pack-MULEs. No one can s...) much attention is given to identifying different genes and their functions, or how a gene copies itself. In comparison, Jiang explained, although Pack-MUL...UT Southwestern biochemist honored with NIH Director's Pioneer Award
...of transcription factors, the proteins that switch genes on and off. "There is nothing about science tha...f his current projects has led to the discovery of genes that control the body's internal clock and regulate such processes as sleep, wakefulness and hunger ...New molecular link key to cellular proteins involved in cancer progression, other diseases
...roup (PcG) of proteins appear to abnormally switch genes from on to off, or "silence" them. The latest work...n in protein complexes to repress transcription of genes that are likely to include key regulators of the cell cycle. The new study demonstrated that a gene ...Cancer vaccine based on pathogenic listeria bacteria shows promise targeting metastases
...keley's Health Sciences Initiative, identified the genes in listeria that make it virulent and, with Cerus scientists, knocked them out. The modified bacteria ignite a full-blown "innate" immune response in the vaccinated mice, but with a thousand-fold less toxicity than the wild bacteria. Cerus then took ...New research shows plants can shuffle and paste gene pieces to generate genetic diversity
...rts of plant TEs that contained fragments of plant genes that the TE had apparently captured while it was c...o or three gene fragments picked up from different genes but now fused together into a new gene combination. "There are only a few mechanisms known f...Genetic differences might help distinguish thyroid cancers
... colleagues have shown that two distinct groups of genes are either over-active or under-active in PTC cell... of FTC cells. They further found that five genes could distinguish the two tumor types. The researchers used microarray analysis, which reveal...Gene clusters predict atherosclerosis severity, susceptibility
...r researchers have identified specific clusters of genes within human aortas that appear to predict with gr... the novel approach of trying identify clusters of genes that may help us better understand the progression of the disease," said Duke cardiologist David Seo...UCSF scientist Joe Derisi named MaCarthur Fellow
...tudy of the way natural variations in individuals' genes affect their response to drugs. DeRisi, w...te, revealing that an unusually high percentage of genes ? at least 60 percent -- were "turned on," or expressed, at the third and critical stage in the para...16 APS exercise research highlights, from reduced flu mortality to proteomics & obesity
... Boston, Mass.) Expression of early developmental genes by human fetal skeletal muscle side population cells. Early developmental mechanisms may be preserved in later stages of muscle cell commitment and differentiation and are likely to be involved in maintaining muscle side population cells in an undiff...Newly identified master gene key in baby's first breath
...ults with lung disease or lung injury. While other genes have been identified as having roles in lung devel...rth. "We showed that Foxa2 regulates a group of genes that stabilize surfactant production, which is required for the transition from the womb to breathin...A test case for DNA barcodes to identify species
... controversial "DNA barcoding" concept, which uses genes to identify species much like supermarket barcodes identify products. Using a region of one specific gene, they correctly identify 260 North American bird species. The idea is that a short stretch of genetic code from a reference gene is sufficien...Tracing genes, biologists show lizard migration is traced to Florida
... introduction to Florida, there is a new mixing of genes from the distinct Cuban source populations." ...urally moved all throughout the Caribbean, but the genes being mixed in Florida and elsewhere could potentially speed up evolution. What took millions of ye...Pollutant causes delayed flowering in plants
...ants revealed that nitric oxide appeared to affect genes that control both the environmentally sensitive pathways and the autonomous pathways that lead to flowering, Pei said. Thus, he said, nitric oxide may "integrate" both external and internal cues into the decision to flower. Further studies, Pei said,...Flexible pain relief with morphine-free poppy
A handful of genes in a morphine free poppy could hold the key to pro... investigate Norman the morphine-free poppy. "The genes we found behaved differently in Norman compared to standard morphine producing poppies and were cons...'Gene chips' research in cotton could lead to superior variety
...es, one chip can potentially contain all annotated genes (approximately 30,000) of an animal or plant genom... microarrays will eventually include all favorable genes from cotton researchers so they can be used in cotton breeding and field applications. "This...