Category Archives: Genetic Engineering

Why Cognitive Enhancement Is in Your Future (and Your Past)

Using technology to enhance our brains sounds terrifying, but using tools to make ourselves smarter may be part of humans' nature. It could be that we are on the verge of a great deluge of cognitive enhancement. Or it's possible that new brain-enhancing drugs and technologies will be nothing compared to how we've transformed our minds in the past Continue reading

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Monsanto's violations in GM maize trials ignored: RTI reply

Home Calcutta News.Net Monday 6th February, 2012 (IANS) The environment ministry's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) ignored violation of law by the US-based company Monsanto which conducted trials of herbicide-tolerant, genetically modified (GM) maize across India without permission, an RTI reply revealed Monday. Continue reading

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NPR's Bias Against Genetic Engineering

There are not two sides to every story.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=genetic+engineering&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Liquid lasers to make detection of cancer genes easier

Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): Using a liquid laser, researchers have devised a better way to detect the slight genetic mutations that might make a person more vulnerable to a particular type of cancer or other diseases. Continue reading

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Coughing and other respiratory symptoms improve within weeks of smoking cessation

Public release date: 3-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Vicki Cohn vcohn@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY — If the proven long-term benefits of smoking cessation are not enough to motivate young adults to stop smoking, a new study shows that 18- to 24-year olds who stop smoking for at least two weeks report substantially fewer respiratory symptoms, especially coughing. The study findings are detailed in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Continue reading

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Jenks' Sam Sabin: Lineman headed to Air Force to study genetic engineering

Sam Sabin said he heard that the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs is one of the nation’s top academic institutions. Continue reading

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Researchers use liquid laser to diagnose genetic mutations linked with cancer

Using a liquid laser, University of Michigan researchers have developed a better way to detect the slight genetic mutations that might predispose a person to a particular type of cancer or other diseases. Continue reading

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New RNA-based therapeutic strategies for controlling gene expression

Public release date: 2-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Vicki Cohn vcohn@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY, February 2, 2012?Small RNA-based nucleic acid drugs represent a promising new class of therapeutic agents for silencing abnormal or overactive disease-causing genes, and researchers have discovered new mechanisms by which RNA drugs can control gene activity. A comprehensive review article in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., details these advances. Short strands of nucleic acids, called small RNAs, can be used for targeted gene silencing, making them attractive drug candidates. Continue reading

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Genes Linked to Cancer Could Be Easier to Detect with Liquid Lasers

Using a liquid laser, University of Michigan researchers have developed a better way to detect the slight genetic mutations that might predispose a person to a particular type of cancer or other diseases. Continue reading

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New high-tech wound care products speed healing of ulcers, burns, injuries and surgical wounds

( Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News ) A variety of innovative products and technologies that promote healing of difficult, painful, and potentially life-threatening acute and chronic wounds are described in the premier issue of Advances in Wound Care, a bimonthly online publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Continue reading

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NPR's Bias Against Genetic Engineering

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Assessing the value of BMI screening and surveillance in schools

( Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News ) An expert Roundtable Discussion in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., debates the pros and cons of routine BMI screening in the school setting, discusses the most recent data, and explores when and for what purpose BMI screening results should be shared with parents and the … Continue reading

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Genetic breakthroughs help develop cheaper biofuels: DOE

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) recently announced a major breakthrough in engineering systems of RNA molecules through compu Continue reading

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Flu Work Akin to Nuclear-Bomb Experiments, Board Says

Experts who made an unprecedented recommendation that bird-flu researchers hold back some details of their work justified the controversial decision on Tuesday, saying that the experiments were akin to the 1940s work on nuclear weapons or the first attempts at genetic engineering in the 1970s. Continue reading

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CURL: The end of the GOP as we knew it

ANALYSIS/OPINION: It's the 21st century. We've got robots. Genetic engineering Continue reading

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Bill Gates: Embrace Genetic Modification or Starve

Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world hunger are too expensive or bad for the environment: Countries can embrace modern seed technology and genetic modification or their citizens will starve. When he was in high school in the 1960s, people worried there wouldn’t be enough food to feed the world, Gates recalled in his fourth annual letter … Continue reading

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Opportunities and challenges of palliative care in the ICU discussed in expert roundtable

( Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News ) If you think palliative care and the ICU don't go together, think again. The importance and potential benefits of palliative care to ease suffering and improve quality of life for patients being treated in hospital intensive care units has received increasing recognition but is not without significant challenges, as discussed in a Roundtable … Continue reading

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Body clock receptor linked to diabetes in new genetic study

( Imperial College London ) A study published in Nature Genetics today has found new evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and Type 2 diabetes. Continue reading

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C. Noel Bairey Merz to receive inaugural Journal of Women's Health Award at 20th Annual Congress on Women's Health

( Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News ) C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., F.A.C.C., will be awarded the inaugural Journal of Women's Health Award for Outstanding Achievement in Women's Health Research, to be presented at the 20th Annual Congress on … Continue reading

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'A New Industrial Revolution'

Advances in synthetic biology and genetic engineering have led to some interesting "creations," says science writer Adam Rutherford in the Guardian . At Utah State University, researchers have successfully engineered a goat to produce spider silk in great quantities.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=genetic+engineering&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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