news archive genetic news - July 6, 2004

July 6, 2004

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-	Combination Of Gene Therapy And Gene Silencing Prevents Neurodegenerative Disease Prevention of physical symptoms and neurological damage caused by spinocerebellar ataxia 1 (SCA1).
-	Cancer gene MYC emerging as key research target New Technologies Are Shedding Light on MYC's Complex Functions
-	The Key to Cell Motility Rac controls a number of biological processes and is directly implicated in several human diseases.
-	Researchers find protein to stall HIV The new protein (called APOBEC3F) and one described previously (APOBEC3G) can directly mutate HIV.
-	Earliest Evidence of Hereditary Genetic Disorder The fossil is dated as 1.5 million years old.
-	Researchers Discover Receptor Molecule for Key Diabetes Protein T-cadherin, is located on cell surfaces in blood vessel linings, the heart, and muscle tissue.