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Biotechnology News
- Scientists Find Stem Cells in Hair That Can Become Skin
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found a type of stem cell tucked away in hair follicles that is capable of morphing into all three types of skin cells. - Medicine's Future Could Lie in Each Patient's Genome
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Two separate scientific teams announced this week that they had successfully sequenced individual genomes to pinpoint precise genetic causes of illness -- breakthroughs that open the door to a future of individualized, genomics-based medicine. - Glenn Close has genes mapped
(Reuters)
Reuters - Archbishop Desmond Tutu has done it. So has genome pioneer Craig Venter. - Sequencing of patients' genomes offers new hope: studies
(AFP)
AFP - US researchers have decoded the entire genome of patients to identify the root cause of their diseases paving the way towards individual genomic treatments, according to newly published studies. - Personal look at genes locates disease causes
(AP)
AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family. - Parents give kids fewer bad genes than thought: study
(AFP)
AFP - American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and made a startling discovery -- that parents pass on fewer mutations than previously thought. - Effort to Map Human Brain Faces Complex Challenges
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Mapping the connections among brain cells could someday prove as revolutionary as mapping the human genome. But tracing each synaptic connection between neurons - essentially a manual effort so far - has proven painstakingly slow. To approach a thorough mapping, researchers will have to develop a computer-automated process. - Greens protest genetically modified potato go-ahead
(AFP)
AFP - Green members of the European parliament stood en masse and held up placards Tuesday in protest against the EU Commission approval of the cultivation of genetically modified potatoes. - Metal From Hip Implants Passed on to Babies
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Some moms might pass more than genetics to their newborns. Doctors found three babies born to women with hip implants had high levels of chromium and cobalt in their umbilical cord blood - metals that had worn off the implants. - Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors need to do a better job of explaining genomic test results to breast cancer patients, say U.S. researchers. - Roche, Biogen suspends arthritis drug after deaths
(Reuters)
Reuters - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG and U.S. biotechnology company Biogen Idec are suspending experimental rheumatoid arthritis and lupus treatment ocrelizumab after deaths following its use, casting doubt over its future. - Your best diet? It might be in your genes
(Reuters)
Reuters - Can't lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc reported on Wednesday. - Genes may help identify deadly yeast infections
(Reuters)
Reuters - A test that looks for specific patterns of genes that are switched on may lead to a better way of diagnosing dangerous yeast infections in the blood, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. - 'Battle' on GM foods can't be won: EU official
(AFP)
AFP - European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek said on Wednesday he was against genetically-modified foods but said they were an unavoidable part of the future. - Cluster of Genes Tied to Alcoholism
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- There may be an association between alcoholism and a cluster of genes on chromosome 11, according to researchers who analyzed the genomes of nearly 1,900 white and black Americans. - Fury as Brussels authorises GM potatoes
(AFP)
AFP - The European Commission on Tuesday approved the cultivation of genetically-modified potatoes, prompting an angry response from environmental campaign groups and two EU member governments.
- Dog DNA Diversity Helps Show How Genes Work
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Dogs are possibly the most varied-looking mammal species on
the planet. It's this diversity of looks that make man's best friend the
perfect laboratory for connecting sets of genes to particular traits and
understanding the molecular mechanisms that govern variation in dogs as well as
humans and other mammals. - Pharmaceuticals Merck to buy Millipore for $7.2 bln
(AFP)
AFP - German pharmaceutical giant Merck KGaA on Monday hailed its takeover of Millipore, a US biotechnology firm, with Merck chief executive Karl-Ludwig Kley saying he felt like he had won a gold medal. - Merck KGaA to acquire Millipore for 7.2 billion dollars
(AFP)
AFP - German pharmaceutical giant Merck KGaA announced late Sunday its acquisition of Millipore Corporation, a Billerica, Massachusetts-based biotechnology firm for 7.2 billion dollars (5.3 billion euros). - Genes Behind Tooth Development Discovered
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Genes that influence tooth development in the first year of life have been identified by British and Finnish researchers.