news archive genetic news - March 24, 2003

March 24, 2003

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-	Healthy-On-Arrival Lung Transplants Researchers have found a way of increasing the efficiency of lung transplantation by protecting donor tissues.
-	Lining Repair Signals Identified Study describes mechanism which allows epithelial cells to stand poised to promote their own healing.
-	None Today, Hair Tomorrow Three steps are needed to turn skin stem cells into hair follicles, rather than other cell types.
-	Test Reveals Obesity Subtypes Study suggests that obesity may not be one disease, but a collection of conditions, each with its own genetic identity.
-	HIV's Sweet Revenge An ever-evolving sugar shield may thus help HIV-1 to escape the immune system.