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US Senator, Mark Begich, along with ten other senators are spearheading a fight to stop the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) from approving the human consumption of genetically modified salmon (GM salmon). If approved, the GM salmon would be the first GM animal to be approved for the human food supply. The 11 senators, mostly from coastal states, have sent a letter to the FDA opposing the move…
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From helping to decipher the genetic code to establishing the worm C. elegans as a model organism, and from directing the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge to advising research institutes around the world, Nobel Prize winner Sydney Brenner has had a long and impressive career…
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The loss of a gene known as INPP5A could predict the onset, and track the progression, of an aggressive type of skin cancer, according to a study published by the Arizona Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)…
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Australian and American scientists have found a way of shrinking tumours in certain cancers – a finding that provides hope for new treatments. The cancers in question are those caused by a new class of genes known as ‘microRNAs’, produced by parts of the genome that, until recently, were dismissed as ‘junk DNA’…
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Getting an inside look at the center of a cell can be as easy as a needle prick, thanks to University of Illinois researchers who have developed a tiny needle to deliver a shot right to a cell’s nucleus…
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About ten years ago, the discovery of microRNAs – tiny cellular molecules that regulate our genetic code – unlocked a world of scientific possibilities, including a deeper understanding of human disease. One new analytical technology is “deep sequencing,” which gives scientists the ability to discover invaluable information about human diseases at a genetic level…
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29 — Many who suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear to have a genetic abnormality that may predispose them to the condition, British researchers report.
Their finding bolsters the belief that ADHD is…

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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29 — Adding an experimental immunotherapy drug to the standard regimen of care extended the lives and decreased the risk of a disease recurrence in children with high-risk neuroblastoma, a new study says.
This type of tumor is not…

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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29 — A new painkilling drug called tanezumab appears effective in relieving knee pain from osteoarthritis, researchers are reporting.
But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has halted a phase 3 trial of the drug after 16…

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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29 — Another study evaluating the value of mammograms for younger women finds that screening can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer for women in their 40s.
The study, done in Sweden, found that women who were screened cut…

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