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Unique technology with the potential to test for hundreds of diseases, cancers and genes in one, cheap, test

Queensland, Australia PhD student Angus Johnston has invented a unique technology with the potential to test for hundreds of diseases, cancers and genes in one, cheap, test. He hopes that within five years the technology will be available in a desktop unit for less than AU$30,000.

10 Sep 2004

Suprising new information on the HOX genes

Researchers at the University of Bergen are now able to present new information on the HOX genes – the “software” to design animals. The findings are published in today’s issue of Nature.

10 Sep 2004

New view of chromatin and gene activity

A genome - the DNA instructions for an organism - does not act alone. DNA is packaged with proteins into 'chromatin', which may be more or less tightly condensed. A popular proposal is that active genes are in 'open' chromatin (to allow access to them) and inactive genes are in tightly packed 'compact' chromatin.

10 Sep 2004

Disruption of protein folding causes neurodegeneration, mental retardation

Excess accumulation in brain cells of a fat molecule called GM1-ganglioside (GM1) disrupts the folding of newly assembled proteins into their proper shapes, triggering nerve degeneration and mental retardation in children.

10 Sep 2004

Transthyretin discovery may halt progression of Alzheimer's

In a finding that may cause a dramatic shift in the way scientists and researchers search for a therapy for Alzheimer's disease, a team of researchers led by Jeff Johnson, an associate professor at the School of Pharmacy, has discovered that increased expression of a protein called transthyretin in the brain appears to halt the progression of the disease.

10 Sep 2004

Missing genes may help explain why plague bacteria are so deadly

What makes the germ that causes plague so fearsomely lethal, while a close relative only produces digestive disorders and is rarely fatal?

10 Sep 2004

Scientists closer to correcting an abnormal gene which causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh are closer to correcting an abnormal gene which causes one of the crippling muscle wasting diseases known collectively as Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease.

10 Sep 2004

Gene mutations cause 85 percent of colon cancers

Mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumor suppressor gene have been found to cause 85 percent of colon cancers.

9 Sep 2004

Research crucial in determining what gene mutations might lead to congenital cardiovascular defects

According to the American Heart Association, congenital cardiovascular defects, such as congenital heart disease (CHD), are present in about one percent of live births and are the most common malformations in newborns.

9 Sep 2004

Study provides insight on how DNA code is turned into instructions for protein construction

A team of scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Weizmann Institute of Science has revealed the structure of a cellular editor that “cuts and pastes” the first draft of RNA straight after it is formed from its DNA template.

9 Sep 2004

Gene linked to both alcoholism and depression

A national team of investigators led by psychiatric geneticists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression.

8 Sep 2004

Autism may arise from a mixture of sources that include a few genes and epigenetics

Autism, a serious developmental disorder in children, may arise from a mixture of sources that include a few genes and alterations in the factors that regulate genes (epigenetics) that may be inherited or occur as a new event, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine.

8 Sep 2004

Studies of human genetic variation have found strong evidence for the action of natural selection

One of the most comprehensive studies of the forces that have shaped patterns of human genetic variation has found strong evidence for the action of natural selection, which may help explain why certain people are at risk for a variety of conditions and others are not.

8 Sep 2004

Genes News and Research

Unique technology with the potential to test for hundreds of diseases, cancers and genes in one, cheap, test

Suprising new information on the HOX genes

New view of chromatin and gene activity

Disruption of protein folding causes neurodegeneration, mental retardation

Transthyretin discovery may halt progression of Alzheimer's

Missing genes may help explain why plague bacteria are so deadly

Scientists closer to correcting an abnormal gene which causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Gene mutations cause 85 percent of colon cancers

Research crucial in determining what gene mutations might lead to congenital cardiovascular defects

Study provides insight on how DNA code is turned into instructions for protein construction

Gene linked to both alcoholism and depression

Autism may arise from a mixture of sources that include a few genes and epigenetics

Studies of human genetic variation have found strong evidence for the action of natural selection

Researchers uncover how HIV causes abnormalities in antibody-producing cells

New IBM technology could bring the promise of personalized medicine one step closer

Advances in gene silencing on the agenda

New genetic hypothesis for the cause of autism

MRSA bugs immunity to hospital disinfectants and antiseptics

Pigs and other farm animals are harbouring major reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Experts consider evidence of link between the rise in childhood leukaemia and increased light at night

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