news archive genetic news - September 30, 2003

September 30, 2003

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-	Evidence the heart can renew itself Anversa has demonstrated that the heart has its own adult stem cells for regenerating heart muscle tissue following a coronary event.
-	Genetic links to obesity and thinness deCODE has discovered a gene with certain variations that predispose to obesity and others that predispose to thinness
-	Non-Human Molecule Is Absorbed By Eating A non-human, cellular molecule is absorbed into human tissues as a result of eating red meat and milk products, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego.
-	NIH Announces Strategy to Accelerate Medical Research Progress The NIH Roadmap for Medical Research developed with input from more than 300 nationally recognized leaders in academia, industry, government and the public.
-	Small Study Suggests Anticonvulsant Drug Holds Promise As Therapy For Cocaine Abuse Preliminary clinical trial conducted in Mexico shows that gamma vinyl-GABA (GVG)could cut cocaine use.
-	World's First Cloned Rats from genOway and INRA genOway is now focusing on the generation of cloned animals with specific genetic modifications (knock-out and knock-in rats)
-	Social insects point to non-genetic origins of societies Social structures form through group dynamics, not trait selection