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New Blood Test for Down Syndrome
13.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have developed a new prenatal blood test that accurately detected Down syndrome and two other serious chromosomal defects in a small study of 18 pregnant women.
New findings may improve treatment of inherited breast cancer
12.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Scientists have identified some of the elusive downstream molecules that play a critical role in the development and progression of familial breast cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 10th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, also identifies a compound found in grapes and red wine as an excellent candidate for treatment of...
Researchers design artificial cells that could power medical implants
11.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Researchers at Yale University have created a blueprint for artificial cells that are more powerful and efficient than the natural cells they mimic and could one day be used to power tiny medical implants.
Structure of plant viruses is determined
10.10.2008 | Press monitoring
U.S. scientists say they've used modern imaging techniques to detail the structure of plant viruses in a study that may lead to better crop protection.
Scientists Trace A Novel Way Cells Are Disrupted In Cancer
9.10.2008 | Press monitoring
A research team at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is clarifying a previously unappreciated way that cellular processes are disrupted in cancer.
Landers Lab Micro-Sizes Genetics Testing
8.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Using new "lab on a chip" technology, James Landers hopes to create a hand-held device that may eventually allow physicians, crime scene investigators, pharmacists, even the general public, to quickly and inexpensively conduct DNA tests from almost anywhere, without need for a complex and expensive central laboratory.
Genetic Damage In Minibacteria In Aphids And Ants Repaired By Faulty Copying
7.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Aphids (plant lice) and ants carry minibacteria that produce essential amino acids and vitamins. These minibacteria have very limited genetic material and many broken genes. Now, in an article in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Uppsala researchers are presenting experimental findings that show that repeated errors in...
Scientists close to cracking wheat's genetic code
6.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Scientists believe they have found a way to map the hugely complex genetic code of wheat, the staple food for 35 percent of the world's population.
Viral bacteria engineered to spot E. coli
5.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Intelliphage, West Lafayette, Ind., has developed what could be a breakthrough in the ongoing food safety campaign.
Saliva Proteins Could Help Detection Of Oral Cancer
4.10.2008 | Press monitoring
Clinicians could detect oral squamous cell carcinoma, a form of oral cancer, using a simple test that detects proteins in saliva, according to a report in the October 1, 2008, issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. This work was led by David T. Wong, D.M.D., D.M.Sc., professor and associate...
