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___________________________________________________________________________ 9th Annual European Congress DRUG DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGY® EUROPE 14-17 March 2005, Novotel London West, London, UK http://hum-molgen.org/cgi-bin/banner1/ads.pl?banner=2005-informa2 Now in its 9th year Drug Discovery Technology® Europe returns to London, enabling unprecedented access to global pharmaceutical companies, key biotechnology clusters and leading academic and medical research institutes. ___________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - December 07, 2004 - http://hum-molgen.org Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - A New Approach To ALS Treatment A new treatment approach delays the progression of Amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS, often called Lou Gehrig's disease) in an animal model. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg14.html - Fluorescence Reveals Ubiquitination Dynamics A new system for the in vivo tracking of protein ubiquitination states offers considerably more detailed kinetic information than earlier techniques. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg13.html - Promising Early Insight Into HIV Vaccine Research A preliminary investigation of a therapeutic vaccine for HIV has shown some promising signs of efficacy in a subset of the treated patients. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg12.html - Killer Skin Researchers report the identification of an antimicrobial protein secreted by the skin, called psoriasin, that preferentially kills the common gut bacterium Escherichia coli. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg11.html - Malaria Vaccine From GM Parasites Large-scale production of an effective malaria vaccine may be possible in future. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg10.html - An Unexpected Regulatory Role For Seladin-1 A new component of the mammalian cellular defence mechanism against tumour production is identified. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg09.html - Common Blood And Immunity Precursor Cell Discovered A new study gives the strongest proof yet for the existence of a common origin for both vascular cells and haematopoietic cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg08.html - Role Of Cancer Gene Identified Study sheds light on the role of the BCL6 cancer gene. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg07.html - Mending A Broken Heart Researchers have identified a molecule that they believe protects and promotes the survival of heart muscle cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg06.html - Genentech Named No. 1 Employer by Science Magazine Top Employers Survey http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg05.html - Life Science Innovation Dependent on Venture Capital, New Report Asserts VC Investment in Biotech and Medical Device Companies Accelerates Time to Market, Extends and Improves the Lives of Millions http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg04.html - Scientists Generate Human Islet Precursor Cells in Culture from Cadaveric Insulin-producing Cells Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Generates Proliferative Human Islet Precursor Cells http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg03.html - Improved Molecular Switch Could Serve as Sensor, Medical Tool 'Device' Made of Fused Protein Partners Is Shown to Be Reversible and Highly Sensitive http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg02.html - Estrogen-Associated COX-2 Pathways Explain Protection From Heart Disease in Female Mice Implications for Chronic Use of COX-2 Inhibitors in Pre-Menopausal Women http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2004/msg01.html Literature http://hum-molgen.org/literature/ - Rubany. Ylä-Herttuala. 2003. Human Gene Therapy: Current Opportunities and Future Trends. (Ernst Schering Research Foundation Workshop, 43) http://hum-molgen.org/literature/12-2004/msg02.html - Kahl. 2004. The Dictionary of Gene Technology. 3rd ed. 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