Gene therapy ‘reverses’ blindness
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Experimental gene therapy trials have improved the vision of four people who suffer from a rare form of hereditary blindness
Archive for April, 2008
Experimental gene therapy trials have improved the vision of four people who suffer from a rare form of hereditary blindness
Blood-pressure pill may also aid weight loss
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Mice lacking the gene for an enzyme blocked by certain blood-pressure-lowering drugs had less body fat than normal mice
Early life could have relied on ‘arsenic DNA’
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Arsenic is best known for snuffing out life, but could it have played a key role in the origins of life on Earth?
Captive tigers roar ahead in stud potential
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Captive tigers have greater genetic diversity than their wild counterparts, a finding that could have important implications for conservation
Personal genome tests under fire in New York
Saturday, April 26th, 2008The state's Department of Health has warned more than 20 genetic testing companies that they may be operating illegally
Magnetic killer cells zero in on cancers
Saturday, April 26th, 2008A promising way to tackle some diseases is to deliver cells with modified genes to diseased tissue and tiny magnets might guide them there
New tools make rogue genes easier to map
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Mapping genetic mutations and analysing their effects could become easier with improved sequencing methods and software
Personal genome tests under fire in New York
Saturday, April 26th, 2008The state's Department of Health has warned more than 20 genetic testing companies that they may be operating illegally
[23-04-2008] CPA Lacasse Offers Clients Chemical Structure And Biological Sequence Patent …
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008CPA Lacasse Global Research has announced the launch of sophisticated gene and protein sequence anal...
Evolution myths: Natural selection is the only means of evolution
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Much change is due to random genetic drift rather than positive selection. It could be called the survival of the luckiest