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Recently, long-held assumptions about the function of sperm have been challenged as different components of sperm cells have been implicated in fertilization. Now... Read More »
Researchers at Harvard University have developed a robotic device made from DNA that could potentially seek out specific cell targets within a complex mixture of ... Read More »
A research group at the University of Alberta is hoping its latest discovery could one day be used to develop new therapies that target certain types of cancers. The... Read More »
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have, for the first time, described the genetic basis of endometriosis, a condition marked by chronic pelvic pain and... Read More »
In a recent study, researchers compared DNA of identical twins of different ages. They showed that structural modifications of DNA, where segments change direction... Read More »
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have found evidence of losses and gains of chromosomal pairs across various cancer types that may help in understanding the nature... Read More »
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Robert PowersInteresting article.
Jan 24, 2012
An inherited mutation is likely the link between exploding chromosomes and some aggressive types of cancer. Looking at the complete genome sequence of childhood brain ... Read More »
As children we were always encouraged to eat our fruits and vegetables, owing to the numerous benefits ascribed to produce. While some of these benefits might simply... Read More »
Researchers have discovered the first known mechanism by which cells control the survival of messenger RNA (mRNA). Because mRNA helps regulate cell division, this... Read More »
Cancer radiation therapy capitalizes on radiation's ability to kill cells by causing double-strand breaks in DNA. But, because varying levels of radiation are... Read More »
A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method called laser transmission spectroscopy (LTS). LTS rapidly... Read More »
The US Court of Appeals has ruled that isolated genes from human DNA structures are patentable in the case of The Association for Molecular Pathology... Read More »
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Gena PatentAlthough a bit of trepidation is likely in order (no matter on what end of the spectrum you tend to fall), I look forward to reading what the SCOTUS has to say when the esteemed Justices opine on gene patents. Particularly since Myriad presents a bit of a chicken-and-egg question -- that is thus perhaps not scientifically, definitively solvable -- policy considerations will probably weigh heavily in their ultimate determination. Which also makes one wonder to what extent the Court's new political makeup will affect the case's outcome.http://www.GeneralPatent.com/blog/
Aug 9, 2011