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__________________________________________________________________________ RNAi Europe 2005 Conference & Exhibition 28-29 September 2005, Amsterdam http://hum-molgen.org/promotion-RNAi __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - August 10, 2005 - http://hum-molgen.org Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, T. Dalaya, J. Mill, R. Nemade, D. Sharma, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - Understanding nicotine detoxication Study reveals how methoxsalen, a drug that has been clinically proven to decrease smoking, interacts with and blocks the action of a protein that breaks down nicotine. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg14.html - Interfering With HIV Scientists have found a molecule that interferes with the formation of infectious Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) particles. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg13.html - Avoiding Regret In The Brain A functional imaging study shows that a brain region called the medial orbitofrontal cortex mediates the influence of emotions like regret on decision-making. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg12.html - Protein -- Pure And Simple A new purification method offers scientists an efficient and budget-friendly tool for large scale protein production. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg11.html - Diagnostic Methods Promise Smallpox Detection Researchers report on a diagnostic method that could be used to accurately detect smallpox. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg10.html - Taking Complements Away Scientists have identified a staphylococcal protein that can block the complement cascade aiding the bacteria to escape detection by the immune system. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg09.html - Targeting The Transcription Start Site Of DNA A new method of silencing gene expression is reported. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg08.html - Cancer Suppression Puts Cells Under Arrest Four studies show that senescence does indeed get induced in vivo to put the break on cancer-causing genes. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg07.html - Genes Responsible For Breast Cancer Metastasis Identified Study helps to shed some light on the genes that mediate breast cancer metastasis to the lung but not other organs. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg06.html - A Structure Of Antidepressants' Binding Sites Scientists have now captured the crystal structure of a bacterial sodium/chloride-dependent transporter, which moves leucine across membranes. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg05.html - 'Smart' Bio-nanotubes Developed; May Help In Drug Delivery Cationic liposome-microtubule complexes: Pathways to the formation of two-state lipid-protein nanotubes with open or closed ends http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg04.html - Family Of Life-extending Genes Discovered Discovery Sheds Light On How A Low-calorie Diet Extends Lifespan http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg03.html - A Step Toward The $1,000 Personal Genome Using Readily Available Lab Equipment The theoretical price of having one's personal genome sequenced just fell from the prohibitive $20 million dollars to about $2.2 million http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg02.html - Genetic basis of long-term memory identified in humans Single nucleotide changes in the PRNP gene linked to long-term memory in a sample of 354 healthy individuals http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2005/msg01.html - Combination Therapy Leads to Partial Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury in Rats Combining partially differentiated stem cells with gene therapy can promote the growth of new "insulation" around nerve fibers in the damaged spinal cords of rats. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg57.html - Combination Hormone/Vaccine Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Benefit Patients Whose Disease Returns Cancer vaccine combined with hormone-deprivation therapy can help patients with recurrence of prostate cancer. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg56.html - Multi-Species Genome Comparison Sheds New Light on Evolutionary Processes, Cancer Mutations Mammalian chromosomes have evolved by breaking at specific sites rather than randomly as long thought - and that many of the breakage hotspots are also involved in human cancer. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg55.html - New Discovery May Help Doctors Treat Infertility Estrogen Receptor beta is necessary for ovulation. In women lacking this gene, alternative treatments may be more effective. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg54.html - Contact Genetic News editors WWW: http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/editors.html E-mail: news@hum-molgen.org Biomedical Positions http://hum-molgen.org/positions/ - Biochemistry / Immunology: Postdoctoral fellow: Phytochrome structure/function We are seeking an enthusiastic scientist with interest and ideally experience in the fields of phytochrome molecular biology and/or physicochemical analysis of protein structure-functional relationships ... Justus Liebig University, Giessen, D35390, Germany http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2591.html - Cardiovascular Research: Postdoctoral Position at Harvard A position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Peter Oettgen at the Harvard Institutes of Medicine in Boston, MA. 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