news archive July 2001

• Synthetic Peptide With Powerful Antibiotic Properties

• Hidden ALEX or another TWO-IN-ONE

• Genome Mappers Navigate the Tricky Terrain of Race (The New York Times)

• Hypermutation Linked To ‘B-Cell Diffuse Large-Cell’ Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Formation
• A Key Virus Escape Variant Is Maintained During Mother-To-Child HIV-1 Transmission
• A Protein Called ‘XBP-1’ Seems To Precipitate B-Cell Differentiation
• New Checkpoint In Yeast Cell Division
• Hypermethylation of CpG islands is a common feature in cancer cell lines

• Gene May Predict Speed of Brain Tumor Recurrence (Reuters)
• Genes That Mediate Dead Cell Removal Can Also Actively Kill Cells
• TB Microbe’s Dissemination & Growth On Mucosal Surfaces Aided by Its Surface Proteins
• Functional MRI (fMRI) Shows Neurons Receiving/Processing Electrical Signals

• Huge Variations Among Individuals (Reuters, Washington)

• In vitro reconstruction of skin from cancer-prone disease
• DNA repair against gene amplification
• Gene therapy for Canavan disease
• Staph bacteria are prolific gene swappers
• comparison of mouse- and human genomes
• Normal-looking clones may be genetically abnormal
• Alzheimer protein switches on genes
• chromosomal abnormality the cause of repeated implantation failure in IVF?

• Donors Provide Eggs, Sperm to Make Stem Cells

• Although controversial, GMOs could be breakthrough technology for developing countries
• Breakthrough on Developing Countries Access to Leading Biomedical Journals

• The Total No. of Genes still Debatable (BBC News)

• Molecular Mechanism Allows C. albicans And Other Yeasts To Survive Inside Cells

• Telomerase mutation stops tumor growth
• Chemokine Receptor Gene crucial in the control of Tuberculosis
• Single gene involved in the regenration of adult neurons?
• Novel small RNAs
• Genetics of complex diseases statistically deciphered?
• Side effects of drugs determined by genetic variability
• Gene therapy for liver metastases

• Gene Data to Be Kept Private so Company Can Make Drugs (Washington Post)

• Nanopores for DNA Diagnostics?
• Molecular ID Codes
• Iron Metabolism Gene Is Mutated In Hemochromatosis (Iron Overload) Disorder
• Vanishing Bone Syndrome Caused By Mutations In The Matrix Metalloproteinase Gene
• Understanding Which Biological Processes Are Mediated By Which Genes
• MtDNA Repair/Replication Machinery Involved In Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
• Effective Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Inflammation Itself Signals A Halt To Mounting Immune Responses
• "Costimulatory” Protein On T Cells Plays A Key Role In Acute/Chronic Organ Rejection
• Nicotine Can Cause Angiogenesis Which May Aid Atherosclerotic Plaque And Tumor Growth
• Potentially New Treatment For Liver Cirrhosis
• Improving The Success Of Bone Marrow Transplantation

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