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Technique enables efficient gene splicing in human embryonic stem cells

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A novel technique allows researchers to efficiently and precisely modify or introduce genes into the genomes of human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, according to Whitehead scientists. ...


Researchers develop process for 'surgical' genetic changes

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Research led by scientists at Iowa State University's Plant Sciences Institute has resulted in a process that will make genetic changes in plant genes much more efficient, practical and safe.


Researchers create first transgenic prairie voles

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have successfully generated the first transgenic prairie voles, an important step toward unlocking the genetic secrets of pair bonding. The future ...


How meningitis bacteria attack the brain

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A specific protein on the surface of a common bacterial pathogen allows the bacteria to leave the bloodstream and enter the brain, initiating the deadly infection known as meningitis. The new finding, which ...


Cancer stem cells generated by cancer outgrowth

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists have discovered that growing mouse skin cells in spheres can lead to generation of cells with properties of cancer stem cells, even without genetic manipulation of stem cell genes. This unexpected finding, published ...


It's a gas: New discovery may lead to heartier, high-yielding plants

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In a research report published in the November 2009 issue of the journal Genetics, scientists show how a family of genes (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, or ACS genes) are responsible for production of ethyle ...


Scientists race to stay ahead of the drug-taking and genetic manipulation that threatens sport

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 29, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The race to ensure that scientists stop drug-taking athletes from damaging sport by using performance enhancing drugs or undergoing genetic manipulation is a constant challenge, according to a major four-decade review by ...