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Would Regulation Kill Genetic Testing?

At the Consumer Genetics Conference in Boston this week, it was nearly impossible to go an hour without hearing the words “Pathway” or “Walgreens.” That wouldn’t have been the case had the meeting been h [...]

Posted On : Jun, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Hearing on synthetic life to examine breakthrough

He briefed White House staffers. He explained what he was going to announce to members of Congress and their staff. And he had worked all along with the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. "We asked for an ethica [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

Congress, Obama Take Sudden Interest in Synthetic Biology

Congress explicitly took up the subject of synthetic biology for the first time Thursday during a hastily convened hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Wired crowd has been talking about how to engineer biological mach [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Pest munches up China fields after GM crop sprays halt

China started growing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton in 1997 because it gave better yields and stood up to bollworms, but a key fallout has been a thriving population of mirid bugs, which were earlier just an insignificant pest. &quo [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Stem cells have GPS to generate proper nerve cells

Swedish researchers have discovered an unknown GPS function that regulates how stem cells produce different types of cells in different parts of the nervous system. The discovery by Stefan Thor, professor of Developmental Biology, and gr [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Genetic clues may help identify breast cancer risk

Five common genetic variants may put some women at an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study says.Scientists at Cambridge University have identified five genetic clues that seem to explain why some families have a histor [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Their mates were real Neanderthals

The first modern humans to leave Africa about 80,000 years ago encountered Neanderthal settlements in the Middle East and, on at least some occasions, chose to make love instead of war, according to an international team of scientists wh [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Genetic Technologies Licenses IP to EraGen

Genetic Technologies today said that it has signed a settlement and licensing agreement with EraGen Biosciences covering its non-coding patents. It is the second such licensing deal that Genetic Technologies has signed this week fo [...]

Posted On : May, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Big leap for frog genetics

Along with their mammal, furry and feathered counterparts (human, chickens, rats and mice), frogs can now be added to the growing list of species whose genomes have been sequenced. The first amphibian genome sequence of the African c [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Your Genes Could Make Quitting Smoking Very Difficult

It seems that these days you can blame everything on your genes. With rapid advances in science which have identified genetic mutations which increase the susceptibility of obesity, hair loss, and premature ejaculation just to name some, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Potentially Deadly Fungus Spreading in U.S. and Canada

A potentially deadly strain of fungus is spreading among animals and people in the northwestern United States and the Canadian province of British Columbia, researchers reported on Thursday. The airborne fungus, called Cryptococcus gatti [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Viral Genetics gets $750,000 state research grant

Viral Genetics gets $750,000 state research grant The Texas Emerging Technology Fund awarded a $750,000 grant to Viral Genetics, which is moving its research facilities to Georgetown. The California-based company will use the state money [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

New Human Species Australopithecus Sediba Discovered

One of the most significant archaeological finding was reported to be in 2008, when a 9 year old boy named Matthew Berger found a set of 2 million year old fossils outside of a cave near Johannesburg, South Africa. It is reported th [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Report finds gene patents prevent competition, don’t promote...

A report published Wednesday by Duke University researchers concluded that gene patents and exclusive licensing do more to deter competition in the gene testing market than they do to further the development of new technologies for measu [...]