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___________________________________________________________________________ HUM-MOLGEN: Call for Assistant News Editors => http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2003/msg01.html ___________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - April 27, 2004 - http://hum-molgen.org Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, W. Kalle, A.W.I. Lo, R.V. Nemade, U. Sattler, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - Harnessing The Activity Of A Detox Enzyme Researchers have determined the structure of an enzyme that inactivates the nerve agent sarin and related toxic molecules. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2004/msg22.html - Noticing The Mistakes Of Others The same brain region is active both when people make errors and when they watch other people making errors. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2004/msg21.html - Tan, Then Transplant A dose of ultraviolet (UV) radiation staves off graft vs. host disease (GVHD) after a bone marrow transplant. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2004/msg20.html - Suppressing The Bad Autoimmunity is normally prevented in most people, possibly because of a population of CD8 suppressor cells, whose existence has now been proven by scientists. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2004/msg19.html - A New Mode For Killing Cancer Cells The p53 protein performs a more direct role in cell suicide (apoptosis) by interacting with one of the pro-death proteins. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2004/msg18.html - HIV/Polio Vaccine Theory Refuted The data should help to end speculation that the immunodeficiency virus jumped to humans after polio vaccines became contaminated with a simian form of the virus. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2004/msg17.html - No Need For Men? Researchers have produced live mice by parthenogenesis, in which the unfertilized egg retains two sets of chromosomes and begins to develop as if it had been fertilized. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2004/msg16.html - World’s oldest mouse reaches milestone birthday U-M’s geriatric mouse colony helps scientists learn about human aging. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2004/msg15.html - When 'Switched On' Muscle Stem Cells Morph To Resemble Nerve Cells An artificial gene activates a panel of genes that are normally silent in the muscle cells, causing them to morph into neuronal cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2004/msg14.html - A New Hypothesis About Autoimmunity—Is it Possible to be Too Clean? Connection between poor T cell survival in the body and the development of autoimmunity. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2004/msg13.html - New Hereditary Gene Linked To Parkinson's Disease UCL scientists have discovered a new gene implicated in the early development of Parkinson's disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2004/msg12.html - Rewriting Textbooks On DNA Crossover Key decisions in the genetic shuffling that occurs before eggs or sperm are formed are made earlier than thought. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2004/msg11.html - Contact Genetic News editors news@hum-molgen.org DIAGnostics - Clinical Research (professional requests) http://hum-molgen.org/clinical-research/ - Post diagnostic request / call for collaboration http://hum-molgen.org/diagnostic-posting or contact hum-molgen@nic.surfnet.nl Biomedical Positions http://hum-molgen.org/positions/ - Biochemistry / Immunology: General Manager - PhD level - San Francisco Bay area Work Wonders Staffing LLC, Cave Creek, AZ http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2408.html - Biochemistry / Immunology: General Manager - PhD level - San Francisco Bay area Work Wonders Staffing LLC, Cave Creek, AZ http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1361.html - Biochemistry / Immunology: (PhD level) General Manager Work Wonders Staffing LLC, San Francisco, CA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1365.html - Biotechnology: Post-doctoral fellow LFB, 59011 Lille Cedex, France http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2410.html - Cancer Research: Post-doctoral fellow International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, F-69372 France http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2407.html - Cardiovascular Research: Technische/r Assistent/in Deutsches Herzzentrum München, 80636 München http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1367.html - Cell and Molecular Biology / Anatomy: Post-Doctoral Fellow National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 20892-0830, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2406.html - Medical Research (others): Data Review Chemist Randstad, WESTBOROUGH, 01580 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1373.html - Medical Research (others): Program Manager Randstad, CAMBRIDGE, 02138, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1364.html - Medical Research (others): Study Manager (Oncology) Randstad, KING OF PRUSSIA, 19406, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1362.html - Medical Research (others): Postdoctoral Appointee UMDNJ, PISCATAWAY, 08854, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2409.html - Medical Research (others): Research Teaching Specialist IV (Grant Funded) UMDNJ, PISCATAWAY, 08854, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/assistant/0161.html - Microbiology / Virology: Microbiologist Randstad, WESTBOROUGH, 01580 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1372.html - Neurology / Neuroscience: Scientist Metabolism Research and Development, Cave Creek, AZ http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2411.html - Others: SAS Programmer, GloboMax, Hanover, MD 290445 ICON Clinical Research, Inc., HANOVER, 21076, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1360.html - Others: Biostatistician - GloboMax, Hanover, MD 290424 ICON Clinical Research, Inc., HANOVER, 21076, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1371.html - Others: Chief Marketing Executive Cell Preservation, Philadelphia, PA 19103 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/wanted/0287.html - Others: PATENT SCIENTIST SHUSAKU YAMAMOTO, Japan http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1370.html - Others: Manager KPMG, SHORT HILLS, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1368.html - Others: Data Management Project Manager, 290426 ICON Clinical Research, Inc., NORTH WALES, 19436, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1369.html - Others: Manager, Scientific Communications, North Wales, PA 290427 ICON Clinical Research, Inc., NORTH WALES, 19436, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1366.html - Others: Proposal Manager/Associate, Hanover, MD ICON Clinical Research, Inc., HANOVER, 21076, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1363.html - Write a position announcement (free) http://hum-molgen.org/cgi-bin/positions.pl?write0 Biomedical conferences http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/ Registry of Biomedical Companies (2146 entries) http://hum-molgen.org/companies/ Modify Your Profile http://hum-molgen.org/cgi-bin/bb/ubbmisc.cgi?action=editbio Feedback contact HUM-MOLGEN@nic.surfnet.nl Advertise at HUM-MOLGEN contact FS Zollmann (dialogue@hum-molgen.org) ___________________________________________________________________________ HUM-MOLGEN is one of the world's largest Internet source for the latest information in human molecular genetics. 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