<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Genetics News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=23&amp;catid=265</link><description>News Feed for - Genetics</description><item><title>Russia Now: Stem cells to the rescue</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96673482&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T15:43:00</pubDate><description>This online supplement is produced and published by Rossiyskaya Gazeta (Russia), which takes sole responsibility for the contents. Ben Aris, special for Russia Now Is it too early for an initial public </description><source>Telegraph</source></item><item><title>Is Gene-Therapy Medical Treatment Ready for Prime Time?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96649086&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T12:51:00</pubDate><description>At first it sounded like science fiction, curing genetic diseases by giving people new genes. Then it seemed like simple fiction: while theoretically possible, gene therapy appeared unlikely to become </description><source>Time</source></item><item><title>Guardian Daily: Britain's expanding DNA database</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96646361&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T11:21:00</pubDate><description>This week the Human Genetics Commission reported that police are routinely arresting people to gather DNA evidence.  We hear from one of the authors Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley .  In the studio </description><source>Guardian.co.uk</source></item><item><title>New Partnership will Support and Strengthen Aboriginal Involvement for Stem Cell </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96687904&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T19:25:00</pubDate><description>OTTAWA, Nov. 27 /CNW Telbec/ - As part of National Stem Cell Awareness Week, Canadian Blood Services hosted the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Canadian Blood Services and the Aboriginal </description><source>Globe Investor</source></item><item><title>Gene Sharp: Theoretician Of Velvet Revolution</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96678680&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T16:34:00</pubDate><description>Dr. Gene Sharp In February last year, Iranā??s Intelligence Ministry produced a broadcast about Americans it said were plotting against the regime. The video mentioned well-known names like Senator John </description><source>Radio Free Europe</source></item><item><title>Expression of Forkhead-box protein A1, a marker of luminal A type breast cancer, </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96676929&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T16:16:00</pubDate><description>Modern Pathology advance online publication, November 27, 2009. doi:10.1038/modpathol.2009.172     Authors: Foluso O Ademuyiwa, Mangesh A Thorat, Rohit K Jain, Harikrishna Nakshatri                   </description><source>Modern Pathology</source></item><item><title>The Developmental Basis of Variational Modularity: Insights from Quantitative Genetics, </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96664309&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T13:22:00</pubDate><description>Action selection is modulated by external stimuli either directly or via memory retrieval. In a constantly changing environment, animals have evolved attention-like processes to effectively filter the </description><source>Bioscience Technology Online</source></item><item><title>Monooxygenation of rifampicin catalyzed by the rox gene product of Nocardia farcinica: </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96661704&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T12:58:00</pubDate><description>The Journal of Antibiotics advance online publication, November 27, 2009. doi:10.1038/ja.2009.116     Authors: Yasutaka Hoshino, Shoko Fujii, Hideki Shinonaga, Koshi Arai, Fumiko Saito, Toshio Fukai, </description><source>Laboratory Investigation</source></item><item><title>Zinc-finger transcriptional factor Sall1 induces angiogenesis by activation of the </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96660772&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T12:50:00</pubDate><description>Hypertension Research advance online publication, November 27, 2009. doi:10.1038/hr.2009.195     Authors: Chii Yamamoto, Noboru Fukuda, Taro Matsumoto, Terumi Higuchi, Takahiro Ueno                   </description><source>Laboratory Investigation</source></item><item><title>Micro-RNA-128 (miRNA-128) down-regulation in glioblastoma targets ARP5 (ANGPTL6), </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96658429&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T12:27:00</pubDate><description>High density micro-RNA (miRNA) arrays, fluorescent-reporter miRNA assay and Northern miRNA dot-blot analysis show that a brain-enriched miRNA-128 is significantly down-regulated in glioblastoma multiforme </description><source>Bioscience Technology Online</source></item><item><title>Fenretinide induces mitochondrial ROS and inhibits the mitochondrial respiratory </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96658417&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T12:27:00</pubDate><description>Fenretinide induces apoptosis in neuroblastoma by induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, we investigated the role of mitochondria in fenretinide-induced cytotoxicity and ROS production </description><source>Bioscience Technology Online</source></item><item><title>The mitochondrial kinase PINK1, stress response and Parkinson&amp;#39;s disease.</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96654564&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T11:46:00</pubDate><description>Inteins are single turnover enzymes that splice out of protein precursors during maturation of the host protein (extein). The Cys or Ser at the N-terminus of most inteins initiates a four-step protein </description><source>Bioscience Technology Online</source></item><item><title>Relationship between the expression of hTERT and EYA4 mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96654545&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T11:45:00</pubDate><description>Bioscience Technology Online Mouseover Tabs Menu- (c) Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use* Visit Dynamic Drive at http:www.dynamicdrive.com/ </description><source>Bioscience Technology Online</source></item><item><title>The Pepper 9-Lipoxygenase Gene CaLOX1 Functions in Defense and Cell Death Responses </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96654513&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T11:45:00</pubDate><description>Inteins are single turnover enzymes that splice out of protein precursors during maturation of the host protein (extein). The Cys or Ser at the N-terminus of most inteins initiates a four-step protein </description><source>Bioscience Technology Online</source></item><item><title>Stem cells have helped to heal the lungs of newborn rats, a finding that could someday </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96598185&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T11:09:00</pubDate><description>'You see those rats running on the treadmill and you think of a kid who could be able to run with his peers, play soccer or hockey,' says Dr. Bernard Thbaud. (University of Alberta) Many babies who are </description><source>CBC</source></item><item><title>P2X2, P2X4 and P2Y1 receptors elevate intracellular Ca2+ in mouse embryonic stem </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96645358&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T08:59:00</pubDate><description>Background and purpose: Neurons derived from mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) are a valuable resource for basic pharmacological research. With the exception of cardiomyocytes, there is relatively little </description><source>Laboratory Investigation</source></item><item><title>A new method for analyzing gene expression based on frequency analysis of RT-PCR </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96642419&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T08:20:00</pubDate><description>This paper presents a new method of gene expression analysis: frequency analysis of RT-PCR products obtained with degenerate primers (FAPP). The main advantage of the new approach compared to the present </description><source>Bioscience Technology Online</source></item><item><title>Postdoctoral Research in Functional Genomics</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96641302&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T08:03:00</pubDate><description>Homepage &gt; Job search &gt; Job description : Boston, MA Employer: Location: Boston, MA Posted: November 23, 2009 Expires: January 22, 2010 Jobs by tag(s): biostatistics ma Harvard Boston Requisition number: </description><source>Nature</source></item><item><title>Human Genome Sciences submits Zalbin BLA to US FDA to treat chronic hepatitis C</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96464204&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T08:06:00</pubDate><description>Human Genome Sciences, Inc has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Zalbin (albinterferon alfa-2b) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. </description><source>PharmaBiz</source></item><item><title>British Potato 09: Potato cyst nematode sampling decision crucial</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96682836&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T17:19:00</pubDate><description>26Potato growers will have to think carefully about how they define a 'field' for sampling under the new , the Potato Council's Mike Storey said during a seminar at .The Directive aims to harmonise sampling </description><source>Farmers Weekly Interactive</source></item><item><title>Plant scientists build a 'Sears catalog' for corn genome</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96676280&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T16:09:00</pubDate><description>Plant scientists announced last week they have built the foundation for a complete catalog for corn genes, with far-reaching implications for humanity's food supply. Researchers have</description><source>Taiwan News Online</source></item><item><title>Ecological speciation by sexual selection on good genes</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96586752&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T16:13:00</pubDate><description>Darwin suggested that the action of natural selection can produce new species, but 150 years after the publication of his famous book, On the Origin of Species, debate still continues on the mechanisms </description><source>Science Daily</source></item><item><title>In vitro effects of atorvastatin on lipopolysaccharide-induced gene expression in </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96675378&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T15:58:00</pubDate><description>Objective: To investigate the in vitro effects of atorvastatin on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced gene expression in endometrial-endometriotic stromal cells.Design: In vitro experimental study using </description><source>Fertility and Sterility</source></item><item><title>Health: Genetics help or hinder weight loss</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96668518&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T14:50:00</pubDate><description>The presence of increased body fat, and therefore higher levels of inflammatory substances in the blood, hinders the loss and maintenance of body weight; as shown by a research project of the University </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Scientists To Complete Turkey Genetic Map</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96551401&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=265</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T11:53:00</pubDate><description>U.S. scientists have secured funding to complete the genetic map of the North American domesticated turkey adorning millions of U.S. dinner tables Thursday. The Turkey Genome Sequencing Consortium -- </description><source>OfficialWire</source></item></channel></rss>