NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 27th May 2008 02:52 PM GMT] Scientists have long known of the tumor suppressors and oncogenes that kick-start cancer. Now researchers report that downstream genes affected by such mutations act synergistically to further promote cancer progression, according to a study published online in Nature on Sunday (May 25).
"When cells convert from normal to cancer," said Hartmut Land from the University of Rochester Medical Center, an author of the study, "you have a forest of... Click to continue
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 22nd May 2008 04:23 PM GMT] President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) yesterday (May 21). GINA, which passed the House and Senate last month, prevents insurers and employers from using genetic test results to discriminate against employees.... Click to continue
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 8th May 2008 05:04 PM GMT] New findings help resolve a long-standing debate in immunology over what type of cells are behind the progression of type-1 diabetes: attacker or protector cells.
Scientists found that autoimmune destruction is likely due to a defect in levels of a cytokine within insulin-producing islets that reduce the numbers of protector cells. The research was published in today's online issue of... Click to continue
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 2nd May 2008 09:01 PM GMT] The discoverer of telomerase, Elizabeth Blackburn, and Joan Steitz, known for identifying small ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) and elucidating their role in DNA transcription, were awarded the $500,000 Albany Medical Center Prize today (May 2). They are the first women to receive the prize, which has been awarded since the year 2000.
Blackburn, at the University of California, San Francisco, was recognized for her work on telomeres with the 2006 ... Click to continue
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