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Genetics research team discovers new recurrent translocations

admin — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:16:10 +0000

A genetics research team based at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia continues to discover recurrent translocationsplaces in which two chromosomes exchange pieces of themselves. As many as 1 in 600 persons carry balanced chromosome translocations, which involve no loss or gain of DNA. Most such people appear healthy, but may have a child with abnormal chromosome composition and …

Researchers Find New Translocation; Weak Spots In DNA Lead To Genetic Disease

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:18:08 +0000

Genetics Redraws Marsupial Family Tree

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:18:08 +0000

New analysis traces groups origins to South America.

Response Genetics, Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:18:08 +0000

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Response Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RGDX), a company focused on the development and commercialization of molecular diagnostic tests for cancer, will announce its financial results for this period in a press release to be issued before the market opens on Thursday, August 5, 2010. About Response Genetics, Inc. Response Genetics Inc. (RGI) is focused on the development …

Getting A Step Ahead Of Pathogens

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:17:43 +0000

Genetic architecture and the evolution of RNA virusesIn biology and genetics, the concept of epistasis is what gives rise to the whole being more (or less) than the sum of its parts. The quantitative effect of a given mutation upon the traits of an organism has the potential to depend strongly upon the gene versions present in other parts of the genome, or even other mutations co-occurring in …

New tool for improving switchgrass

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:17:43 +0000

Scientists have developed a new tool for deciphering the genetics of a native prairie grass being widely studied for its potential as a biofuel. The genetic map of switchgrass is expected to speed up the search for genes that will make the perennial plant a more viable source of bioenergy.

Genetics redraws marsupial family tree

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:17:43 +0000

New analysis traces groups origins to South America

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology honors 11 outstanding scientists

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:17:43 +0000

( American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ) The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology last week named 10 scientists the winners of the nonprofit’s annual awards. Another winner was announced earlier this year.

Speeding Up Diagnosis of Infectious Disease

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:19:03 +0000

A startup is developing sequencing-based tests that could detect infections within 24 hours. Current methods of diagnosing an infectious disease can take days to weeks. Now a Cambridge, MA-based startup called Pathogenica is developing a way to do it within a day–by reading the DNA sequence of pathogens.

Asuragen And Collaborators Report Results Using PCR-Only Technologies For The Comprehensive Molecular Assessment Of …

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:19:03 +0000

Asuragen, Inc. announced the results from two collaborative studies, one with the University of California Davis M.I.N.D. Institute and another with Rush University Medical Center, that demonstrate comprehensive molecular profiling of the Fragile X Mental Retardation (FMR1) gene using advanced PCR-based methods…

A new tool for improving switchgrass

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:19:03 +0000

( United States Department of Agriculture-Research, Education, and Economics ) Agricultural Research Service scientists have developed a new tool for deciphering the genetics of a native prairie grass being widely studied for its potential as a biofuel. The genetic map of switchgrass, published by Christian Tobias, a molecular biologist at the ARS Western Regional Research Center in Albany …

Gentris names UNC-CH professor as consulting medical director

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:19:03 +0000

MORRISVILLE, N.C. Karen Weck, director for Molecular Genetics at UNC-Chapel Hill, will work with Gentris Corporation as a consulting medical director.

A New Tool For Improving Switchgrass

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:19:03 +0000

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have developed a new tool for deciphering the genetics of a native prairie grass being widely studied for its potential as a biofuel. The genetic map of switchgrass, published by Christian Tobias, a molecular biologist at the ARS Western Regional Research Center in Albany, Calif., and his colleagues, is expected to speed up the search for genes that …

Study Finds That The GRB7 Gene Drives An Aggressive Form Of Breast Cancer