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Foundation Medicine: Personalizing Cancer Drugs

It's personal now: Alexis Borisy (left) and Michael Pellini lead an effort to make DNA data available to help cancer patients. Credit: Christopher Harting Michael Pellini fires up his computer and opens a report on a patient with a tumor of the salivary gland. The patient had surgery, but the cancer recurred. Continue reading →

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North Carolina-based genetic resources fuel big scientific progress

Public release date: 16-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Ellen de Graffenreid edegraff@med.unc.edu 919-962-3405 University of North Carolina School of Medicine A series of 15 scientific papers published this week in the journals of the Genetics Society of America (Genetics and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics) put North Carolina at the epicenter of a scientific resource called the Collaborative Cross ? a “library” of genetic diversity that scientists believe can help fast-track important discoveries about genetics and disease into new discoveries, tests, and treatments that impact human health. Researchers have long been frustrated by promising lab results that hit obstacles on the road to human application. Sometimes this is because research in other living organisms is very limited in terms of what conclusions scientists can safely extrapolate to the human population as a whole. Continue reading →

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Genetic mutation implicated in 'broken' heart

ScienceDaily (Feb. 15, 2012) — For decades, researchers have sought a genetic explanation for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a weakening and enlargement of the heart that puts an estimated 1.6 million Americans at risk of heart failure each year. Continue reading →

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Atossa Genetics, Inc. Announces Filing of S-1 Registration Statement

SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwire -02/14/12)- Atossa Genetics, Inc., a privately-held health care company focused on the prevention of breast cancer through the commercialization of diagnostic tests that can detect precursors to breast cancer, and through the research, development, and ultimate commercialization of treatments for pre-cancerous lesions, announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed initial public offering of 1,000,000 shares of its common stock. Continue reading →

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Plant and Microbial Biology 160 – Lecture 2 – Video

20-01-2012 15:09 Plant Molecular Genetics Continue reading →

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Response Genetics to Present at the 22nd Annual UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference

Response Genetics, Inc. Continue reading →

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Gene therapy, a totally Italian success – Video

16-01-2012 03:57 www.telethon.it – Gene therapy is the technique that allows the prevention and treatment of diseases thanks to DNA transfer. In the case of genetic diseases in which one gene is defective or absent, gene therapy basically consists in transferring a functioning version of the gene into a patient’s organism so as to remedy the defect. The idea at the basis of gene therapy is a simple one, but implementing it means negotiating an obstacle course. Continue reading →

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Osteoporosis Drug Complications Linked To Genetic Factors

Editor's Choice Academic Journal Main Category: Genetics Also Included In: Bones / Orthopedics Article Date: 02 Feb 2012 – 10:00 PST email to a friend printer friendly opinions Current Article Ratings: Patient / Public: 5 (1 votes) Healthcare Prof: According to a study published in the online version of the journal The Oncologist, a genetic variation that increases the risk of individuals who take bisphosphonates, developing serious necrotic jaw bone lesions, has been identified by researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. Bisphosphonates are a common class of osteoclastic inhibitors that work by attaching to calcium in the bone and inhibiting osteoclasts, bone cells that disintegrate the bone's mineral structure. Continue reading →

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Viral Genetics Inc. Issues 2011 Year in Review and 2012 Outlook

Viral Genetics, Inc. today posted to its website a President’s Letter to Shareholders that reviews the past year and looks ahead to what 2012 holds for the Company. Continue reading →

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Plant and Microbial Biology 160 – Lecture 1 – Video

18-01-2012 15:40 Plant Molecular Genetics Continue reading →

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Signal Genetics Agrees to Purchase ChipDX to Gain Cancer Diagnostics

Signal Genetics, a closely held cancer testing company, agreed to buy ChipDX LLC to add diagnostic products in development for lung, breast and colon cancers. Continue reading →

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Signal Genetics Announces Acquisition of ChipDX LLC and Expansion of Molecular Diagnostics Assets in Oncology

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Signal Genetics, a privately held predictive genetic testing company focused on oncology, today announced an agreement with New York based ChipDX LLC (“ChipDX”), under which Signal will acquire all of the assets of ChipDX, including patents for prognostic tests in lung, breast, and colon cancers. As part of the transaction, Signal will acquire BreastGeneDX®, ColonGeneDX®, and LungGeneDX®, all diagnostic and prognostic tests in development by ChipDX. Signal believes that these genetic tests represent novel products or improvements over other products currently on the market in these cancer types. Continue reading →

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Stem cells could drive hepatitis research forward

Scientists believe that if they could study liver cells from different people in the lab, they could determine how genetic differences produce these varying responses. However, liver cells are difficult to obtain and notoriously difficult to grow in a lab dish because they tend to lose their normal structure and function when removed from the body. Continue reading →

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Myriad Genetics Profit Up, Lifts FY12 Outlook; Stock Up

(RTTNews.com) – Myriad Genetics Inc. Continue reading →

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Stem cells may shed light on hepatitis, MIT researchers find

Sangeeta Bhatia, MIT professor of health sciences and technology and electrical engineering and computer science Researchers at MIT and their colleagues said they have devised a way to produce liver-like cells from stem cells, a key step in studying why people respond differently to Hepatitis C. An infectious disease that can cause inflammation and organ failure, Hepatitis C has different effects on different people, but no one is sure why, the researchers said in a press release from MIT. Continue reading →

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Genetics study reveals how bacteria behind serious childhood disease evolve to evade vaccines

Public release date: 29-Jan-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Craig Brierley c.brierley@wellcome.ac.uk 44-207-611-7329 Wellcome Trust Genetics has provided surprising insights into why vaccines used in both the UK and US to combat serious childhood infections can eventually fail. Continue reading →

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Body clock receptor linked to diabetes in new genetic study

Public release date: 29-Jan-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Sam Wong sam.wong@imperial.ac.uk 44-207-594-2198 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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