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___________________________________________________________________________ Beyond Genome 2004: Solutions for New Biology June 21-24, 2004, The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California http://www.beyondgenome.com ___________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - March 02, 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 - A Hand In Regulating A Sodium Channel This research finding may provide a molecular basis for how mutations affecting calcium binding to the human cardiac sodium channel motif could cause disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2004/msg12.html - Music And Meaning In The Brain Certain musical passages cause brain responses similar to those caused by sentences, challenging the suggestion that music only conveys emotions, not actual concepts. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2004/msg11.html - New Possibility For Polycystic Kidney Disease Treatment A new treatment is reported for polycystic kidney disease (PKD), the fourth leading cause of kidney failure in the US. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2004/msg10.html - Aurora And Twilight For Tumors Scientists use a targeted approach with a drug, called VX-680, to suppress tumor growth. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2004/msg09.html - Polymer Pumps Up Cancer Drug An antitumor drug can be improved -- and made less toxic -- by linking it to a polymer; conjugating drugs to polymers might be a new strategy for designing anticancer therapies. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2004/msg08.html - Interferon Drug Saps SARS Effects Scientists report that a commercially available drug protects primate lungs from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2004/msg07.html - Gene Linked To Disorder Of Elevated Cholesterol Researchers report on the identification of a gene variant that is associated with susceptibility to familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2004/msg06.html - A Potential Drug Target For Diabetes A key protein may control the production and secretion of insulin. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2004/msg05.html - Molecular Fault Identified In ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal paralytic disease, may be triggered by faulty editing of messenger RNA inside the cell. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2004/msg04.html - Arresting HIV Researchers may now know why Old World monkeys are resistant to the disease-causing effects of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2004/msg03.html - Putting The Squeeze On Tumours Rapidly proliferating cancer cells can squash the blood vessels inside tumours, making it difficult for anti-cancer drugs to reach and destroy their target. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2004/msg02.html - Stem Cell Ribbon Found In Adult Human Brain Researchers have discovered a new source of neural stem cells in the adult brain. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2004/msg01.html - Lexicon Genetics Broadens Patent Portfolio with New Patent on Gene Targeting The patented technology encompasses a variety of methods of selecting desired genetic manipulations made by gene targeting, and specifically includes methods that are sometimes referred to as “positive-positive” selection. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2004/msg26.html - Researchers Gain Better Understanding of Mechanisms Compensating for Gene Dosage Differences Between Sexes Researchers have achieved new insights into how the global control of all genes on a single chromosome can be established and maintained throughout the lifetime of an organism. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2004/msg25.html - Study may improve gene therapy safety Viruses genetically engineered for use as delivery vehicles for transferring therapeutic genes into the body may alone influence gene expression, or which genes are turned on. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/02-2004/msg24.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 Open Topic Forum - preRNA branchpoints http://hum-molgen.org/bb/Forum9/HTML/000056.html Biomedical Positions http://hum-molgen.org/positions/ - Biotechnology: Promovierte Naturwissenschaftlerin/Promovierter Naturwissenschaftler Amynon Biotech GmbH, Innsbruck, A-6020, Österreich http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2379.html - Cancer Research: 1) Postdoctoral position in molecular cancer biology, 2) Lab technician Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harvard Medical School, Boston 02115 USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2381.html - Cell and Molecular Biology / Anatomy: Postdoctoral fellow in Molecular Neurobiology (m/f) The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, 1105 BA Amsterdam, The Netherlands http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2380.html - Genetics: POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW Uppsala University, SE-752 36, Uppsala, Sweden http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2385.html - Genetics: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW J. 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