Computer generates comparative gene maps
...s of two adjacent arms, and the algorithm also was modified to give special consideration to related orders of genes that appear on different arms of the same chromosome. In some cases biologists know which chromosome a gene is on, but not on which arm, so special consideration also was given to those "ambig......eated by an Australian research team. The virus, a modified mousepox, does not affect humans, but it is closely related to smallpox, raising fears that the technology could be used in biowarfare. The discovery highlights a growing problem. How do you stop terrorists taking legitimate research and adaptin...Scientists discover potent protein that prevents HIV infection
...de larger to avoid elimination by the kidneys; and modified such that it can escape the bodys immune response. The 5-Helix strategy may have broader application to a wide range of human viruses. Like HIV, many different viruses, including Ebola, HRSV (human respiratory syncytial virus, a leading cause of infa...NICHD funded researchers first to genetically modify non human primate
...ne monkey's DNA, making this the first genetically modified non-human primate. Previous gene transfer attempt...xt injected a single rhesus sperm into each of the modified eggs. Of the fertilized eggs, 40 developed into embryos; after transfer to female monkeys, five de...First genetically modified monkey, reported in Science, may promise medical advances for humans
...ized egg, making him the world's first genetically modified non-human primate. Born on 2 October, 2000, "AND... Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. ANDi's modified DNA consists only of a simple marker gene, designed to be easily identified within his genetic bluep...A valuable lesson in gene therapy
...nflammation. Spleen cells in mice treated with the modified adenovirus produced IL-6 within hours. "They were cranking out this protein even without us tickling them to do that," says Wilson. "Unfortunately, until we saw this reaction in the human, we didn't know what to focus on in the mouse or monkey." Wi...Atmospheric aerosols impact on smog formation being reassessed
...results tell us that air quality models need to be modified to better account for the effects of aerosol and ozone concentration on smog formation," says Vuilleumier. "As a result of this work, we have prepared a report to CARB reviewing the mathematical methods used in the models to represent atmospheric opt...UCSD biologist transform leaves into petals
...pel organs that make up a typical flower represent modified leaves. But despite rapid progress by researchers around the world over the past decade in isolating key flower-control genes, no one had been able to convert leaves into each of the flower organs. Last May, Yanofsky and his colleagues at UCSD......gy will focus on the increasing use of genetically modified plants as a possible source of new drugs including vaccines, human hormones, and antivirals. Chemistry of Wood Degradation and Preservation focuses on how the latest applications in the biomaterial sciences can help preserve the wood on aging build...How sensitive is your brain to alcohol-induced damage?
...inking, you modify the brain, and the brain can be modified differentially in people. The neurotoxicity of alcohol 'feeds back' and determines, modulates, or modifies the course of the alcoholism." Symposium proceedings included four studies that addressed both preclinical (before the onset of the diseas...Plants as plants: gene could convert crops to plastics factories
...yer says DuPont is investigating using genetically modified microbes as well as plants to produce monomers. For example, DuPont has a project near completion that uses the bacterium E. coli to produce the monomer for a type of plastic that is used in carpet fibers, among other things. However, plants are more...Debate over genetically modified food gets an educational home on the web
...ngton, D.C. -- 16 February 2001-- Will genetically modified food benefit society, or will it ultimately pose t...he tools to understand the debate over genetically modified foods (GMF). The information available on-line will come from top scientists in the field who study...Genomics portends the next revolution in agriculture
...cres of North American cropland as the genetically modified organism -- or GMO -- has taken center stage. But as science begins to accumulate and explore plant and animal genomes - the entire set of genetic instructions for a particular organism - a new revolution is in the offing and, according to University...Language can fuel, or abate, public fears about bioengineered foods
... a hungry world? Your feelings about genetically modified foods depend, in good measure, on how their benefits and potential risks are explained to you. The words used, and the way they're used, color your perceptions. That seems obvious enough, says Dr. Steven B. Katz, associate professor of English at No...Zebrafish could become genetics 'lab rat' of choice
...nsive and easy to maintain compared to genetically modified mice, this discovery could greatly accelerate new ...h the gene knockout technique works a genetically modified embryo cell, called an embryonic stem cell, is inserted into a developing mouse embryo. An embryonic...A first: A (nearly) complete road map for the evolution of placental mammals
...olved first and how their traits are carried on or modified in animals that evolved later. The traditional method is to compare the physical features of animals with other animals or fossilized specimens. Shared features -- anything from an animals appearance to the shape and placement of its teeth -- form th...Mouse gene trap helps decipher brain's wiring diagram
...line phosphatase). They then used the genetically modified stem cells to breed lines of mice expressing the marker, which, after chemical staining, turns neuron cell bodies blue and axons purple. As expected, some PLAP-labeled axons had different projection patterns in animals with the mutation, when compar...New prime-boost HIV vaccine strategy shows promise in monkeys
...e same genes to a virus called MVA. This virus, a modified version of vaccinia virus that cannot reproduce in human cells, was first produced in the 1960s as a safe, effective smallpox vaccine. Later research led by Dr. Moss, who is chief of NIAID's Laboratory of Viral Diseases, further developed the virus ...Gene-trapping method powers discovery of new brain-wiring signals
...e presence of PLAP stainsaxons purple. “This modified gene-trap strategy enabled us to mutate agene for ...rocess,” said Tessier-Lavigne. Using the modified gene-trapping technique, theresearchers produced 46 lines of mice with defined defects in axon guida...UNC to test virus treatment for recurrent head and neck cancer
...trying to determine if injections of a genetically modified common cold virus may be an effective treatment fo...Under investigation is a form of adenovirus that's modified to selectively infect and destroy tumor cells only. Unmodified, adenoviruses can infect and multip...