news archive genetic news - June 27, 2007

June 27, 2007

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-	Seeing Histone Tails Specifically A study appearing online reports on how some histone modifications are recognized within the cell.
-	How Cancer Cells Keep Their Telomeres A report investigates the mechanism by which cancer cells stop their chromosome ends from becoming shorter.
-	Fish Tumours Visualized By Ultrasound The first use of high resolution ultrasound imaging to monitor tumours in zebrafish is published online.
-	Omega 3 Fatty Acids May Prevent Eye Disease A study reports that increasing the dietary intake of omega-3-polyunsaturated fatty acids may prevent eye disease.
-	Dialling Down 'Natural' Antibody Production Researchers have identified a molecule that reduces production of antibodies by a specialized set of immune cells.
-	International Collaboration Surveys Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines The first comparative study of a large number of human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines is reported online.
-	Cancer Drug Has Unexpected Mode Of Action A particular type of cancer drug, the topoisomerase inhibitor, works in a previously unexpected way.
-	New Neurodegenerative Mouse Mutant A new mouse model of neurodegeneration is described.
-	RNA From Blood To Brain It is now possible to perform gene therapy on the brain via intravenous injection, in mice at least.
-	DNA 'Instruction Manual' Deciphered Researchers present results of a huge project that identifies and analyses functional elements taken from part of the human genome.