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___________________________________________________________________________ ION CHANNEL TARGETS Conference & Exhibition 20-21 September 2005, Waltham, Boston MA http://hum-molgen.org/cgi-bin/banner1/ads.pl?banner=2005-selectbiosciences2 ___________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - July 13, 2005 - http://hum-molgen.org Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, T. Dalaya, J. Mill, R. Nemade, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - Synthetic Biology Will Help Manage Nature's Biothreats Synthetic biology may help to manage even greater biological threats from nature, so banning this technology is likely to cause more harm than good. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg19.html - Genetic Influences On Anxiety Brain areas involved in anxiety have abnormal activity in individuals with Williams syndrome. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg18.html - Understanding A Side Effect Of TZDs Mechanism underlying the side effect of Thiazolidinediones - systemic fluid retention - is explained. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg17.html - SARS Receptor Identified In Vivo Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a crucial receptor of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus in vivo. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg16.html - Growth Factor Brings Back Hope To Parkinson Patients Infusion of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) into the brain of people with Parkinson disease induces the growth of nerve fibers in one of the brain regions affected by this disorder. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg15.html - Adding up Tolls for Immune Cell Researchers show that human immune cells integrate multiple signals obtained by 'tasting' their microbial invader through sensors known as Toll-like receptors (TLRs). http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg14.html - TACI Is Mutant In Common Variable Immunodeficiency And IgA Deficiency Two research studies present evidence for a new genetic factor underlying two human immunodeficiency syndromes. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg13.html - Fibrous Genetics The identification of a gene contributing to the proliferation of fibrous tissue in the liver has been reported. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg12.html - Mechanism Of Motor Neuron Disease A study reports a new mechanism underlying motor neuron disease. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg11.html - An Amplified Difference In Melanoma Cells Scientists have found a distinct amplification of the gene encoding MITF (microphthalmia-associated transcription factor) in melanoma cells. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg10.html - Cigarette Brain Boost Inseparable From Addiction New research in mice shows that the same brain system is involved in both stimulation and addiction, meaning that the two are unlikely to be separable. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg09.html - A Global View Of Cancer Specific modifications of histones are linked to changes in gene expression, and have been found to be altered in cancer. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg07.html - The Dynamics Of A Human Cancer Revealed A team of researchers has developed a mathematical model based on the biology of blood cell formation to describe how certain cancer cells respond to a molecularly targeted therapy. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg06.html - Scientists Discover How Nipah Virus Enters Cells Nipah and Hendra viruses use a cell surface receptor, Ephrin-B2, as the doorway to get inside cells. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg05.html - Womens Health Study Finds Vitamin E Does not Protect Women from Heart Attack, Stroke, or Cancer Vitamin E supplements do not protect healthy women against heart attacks and stroke, according to a long-term clinical trial of the effect of vitamin E and aspirin on both the prevention of cardiovascular disease and of cancer. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg04.html - Protein Structure Initiative Advances to Rapid Production Phase With the announcement of 10 new research centers, the Protein Structure Initiative (PSI) launches the second phase of its national effort to find the three-dimensional shapes of a wide range of proteins. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg03.html - Diuretics Effective for People with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Latest analysis of large clinical trial shows that among diabetics, the less costly diuretics are at least as effective and may be more beneficial for some people. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg02.html - Cancer Drug Slows Poxvirus in Mice Gleevec might be useful as a preventive against adverse effects of smallpox vaccine. http://www.hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/07-2005/msg01.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/ - Biotechnology: Post-doctoral fellow NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND,GALWAY, GALWAY, N-A, Ireland The National Diagnostics Centre (NDC), National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland is seeking to recruit experienced scientists (4) to participate in the Marie Curie Transfer of Knowledge Development project entitled ‘Proteomics and functional genomics in diagnostics target development’... http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2582.html - Cancer Research: POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW Roswellpark Cancer Institute, Buffalo, 14263, United States of America A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Cancer Genetics in Roswell Park Cancer Institute to perform functional studies on genes that have been found mutationally inactivated in cancer cell lines... http://www.hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2583.html - Others: Manager / research grants ASTF, Golden, 80401, United States of America The Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) has an immediate opening for a project manager in its research contracts department in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates... http://www.hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1680.html - Call for Assistant News Editors Join our editorial team http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2003/msg01.html - Write a position announcement http://hum-molgen.org/flyer/positions.pdf 1) Set up account: http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/positions.pl?register 2) Post position(s): http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/positions.pl?login Literature http://hum-molgen.org/literature/ - 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