Can RNA Turn Genes On?

"This week, more than 700 scientists have flocked to the ski resort of Keystone, Colorado, for five days. But it's not the snow that's brought them together. Rather, it's something they find much more exciting: RNA--a tiny cousin of DNA that may be the key to developing...

Genetically modified chickens lay drugs in eggs

British scientists have succeeded in producing multiple generations of genetically altered, or transgenic, hens that produce functional pharmaceutical proteins in the whites of their eggs. To transfer drug-making genes into chickens, Dr. Helen M. Sang from the Roslin...

Courses offer a variety of different looks

"Courses offer a variety of different looks Narrow openings to fairways, greens surrounded by marshland highlights of Carolina National By Alan Blondin Myrtle Beach Golf Magazine RANDALL HILL/Myrtle Beach Golf Magazine BOLIVIA, N.C. - At Carolina National Golf Club you'll see...

Clues emerging in Delray mummy mystery

"DELRAY BEACH - The mummified baby encased in newspapers from 1957 and found this week in a Delray Beach storage unit still had an attached umbilical cord, police said Thursday. Packed with the infant boy were rosary beads, a rendering of Jesus, a photograph of a 5- or...

Discovery may herald new RNA therapeutics

Very recently in the Journal Nature...British scientists have taken an important step toward preventing tumor growth by finding a way of switching off a gene involved in cell division. The Oxford University researchers say the mechanism involves a form of ribonucleic acid, or...

Independent Clinical Data Confirms Accuracy of Gene Expression Test for Heart...

BRISBANE, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- For many Americans living with a heart transplant, invasive heart-muscle biopsies that check for organ rejection are a fact of life. However, a simple blood test that analyzes a patient's genes, introduced in 2005, has been evaluated...

Gene Synthesis Gets Cheaper

"A new method for synthesizing specific DNA sequences could revolutionize the production of genes in the laboratory (Nature, 23 Dec 04, Vol. 432, No. 7020, pp. 1050-1054). The technique, which uses programmable 'DNA microchips', looks set to slash the current cost of gene...

Web program simplifies artificial gene design

Synthetic Biology and Gene Synthesis

Docile by Design?

"Moves to clone and genetically modify farm livestock have opened the door to the creation of "Farmyard Freaks", experts have warned. News that the daughter of a US clone cow has been born on a British farm has moved the issue from science fiction to consumer reality. A...

Scientists discover genius gene

COKE STROKE: Using drugs such as cocaine can increase the risk of torn arteries and strokes, researchers say. Two women suffered severe strokes and a major tear in the neck artery after taking the drug methamphetamine, which is toxic to large arteries. 'Since cocaine has...