http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A whirlwind of activity is under way to apply the findings of the $3 billion Human Genome Project to improve health care in the United States and around the world. http://www.physorg.com/news177788607.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:30:01 EST news177788607 A team of scientists, led by a biomedical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin, have demonstrated - for the first time - that mathematical models created from data obtained by DNA microarrays, can be used to correctly predict previously unknown cellular mechanisms. This brings biologists a step closer to one day being able to understand and control the inner workings of the cell as readily as NASA engineers plot the trajectories of spacecraft today. http://www.physorg.com/news174737745.html Biology Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:16:39 EST news174737745 (PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to build a nanoscale DNA sequencer, IBM scientists are drilling nano-sized holes in computer-like chips and passing DNA strands through them in order to read the information contained within their genetic code. http://www.physorg.com/news174036343.html Nanotechnology Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:10:01 EST news174036343 Scientists are beginning a large-scale effort to identify and analyze the vast majority of cells in or on your body that aren't of human origin. http://www.physorg.com/news171139045.html Biology Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:10:01 EST news171139045 Since the advent of the Human Genome Project an explosion of data has sent the science world scrambling. There is a growing demand to fine-tune genomic codes, which list the "ingredients for life," but do not adequately explain how those ingredients function. http://www.physorg.com/news170502444.html Chemistry Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:10:06 EST news170502444 Brown University scientists have taken the first steps toward mapping epigenetic variability in cells and tissues. Mapping the human epigenome, similar to the human genome project in the 1990s, could someday allow for quicker and more precise disease diagnoses and more targeted treatments of many chronic ailments. http://www.physorg.com/news169481370.html Medicine & Health Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:10:17 EST news169481370 (PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA scientists have discovered a variant of a gene called CACNA1G that may increase a child's risk of developing autism, particularly in boys. The journal Molecular Psychiatry publishes the findings in its May 19 advance online edition. http://www.physorg.com/news161974145.html Medicine & Health Tue, 19 May 2009 17:50:31 EST news161974145 (PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past 5 years, researchers have been exploring the use of nanoscale pores as nucleic acid sequencing tools. In theory, such pores should generate a unique response characteristic of each of the four nucleotide bases as a piece of DNA moves through the pore. http://www.physorg.com/news157378086.html Nanotechnology Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:14:12 EST news157378086 Researchers have taken a step forward in understanding the genetics of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news156762689.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:13:13 EST news156762689 Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) announced today the discovery of a new class of small RNAs. At the same time, they reported that their discovery suggests the presence of a strikingly novel biochemical pathway for RNA processing in which these and possibly other small RNAs are produced. The research, which is part of a multinational project called ENCODE, also provided information concerning the biological function of the new short RNA class. http://www.physorg.com/news152211180.html Biology Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:04:05 EST news152211180 The study of ancient microbes may not seem consequential, but such pioneering research at the University of Oklahoma has implications for the state of modern human health. Cecil Lewis, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, says results of this research raise questions about the microbes living on and within people. http://www.physorg.com/news150397619.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:06:59 EST news150397619