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Leesburg Loses Out On Genetics Institute (Leesburg Today)
Sat Nov 21 06:39:45 PST 2009
The Town of Leesburg has lost out to Fairfax County to locate a new genetics research institute. Virginia Governor Tim Kaine announced today that the Ignite Institute for Individualized Health will locate in a yet to be determined location in Loudoun's neighboring county.
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Functional Genetics, Inc. Announces Two Separate Awards from the United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA ... (PR.com)
Sat Nov 21 07:33:03 PST 2009
Functional Genetics, Inc. announced today that it has received two different awards from the United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency for the discovery and development of therapeutics for Ebola virus and other viral pathogens. "These awards from DTRA will greatly assist our mission of...
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Gene Mismatch Influences Success Of Bone Marrow Transplants (redOrbit)
Sun Nov 22 20:08:20 PST 2009
Missing gene in donor found to increase recipient's chances of graft-versus-host disease, a common complication of bone marrow transplantationA commonly inherited gene deletion can increase the likelihood of immune complications following bone marrow transplantation, an international team of...
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New law removes genetics from hiring process (Temple Daily Telegram)
Sat Nov 21 22:15:38 PST 2009
WASHINGTON - The first federal anti-discrimination law in nearly 20 years takes effect Saturday, prohibiting employers from hiring, firing or determining promotions based on genetic makeup.
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Gene mismatch influences success of bone marrow transplants (EurekAlert!)
Sun Nov 22 10:21:21 PST 2009
( Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard ) A commonly inherited gene deletion can increase the likelihood of immune complications following bone marrow transplantation, an international team of researchers reports in the November 22 advance online issue of Nature Genetics. When the gene, called...
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Law keeps genetics out of personnel matters (The State Journal-Register)
Thu Nov 19 21:29:40 PST 2009
Genetics is about to join race, religion, sex, color and national origin among workplace protections against discrimination.
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New Discovery May Lead To Heartier, High-Yielding Plants (redOrbit)
Sun Nov 22 08:18:03 PST 2009
Research published in the journal Genetics shows how a 'genetic symphony' affects plant developmentIn 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...
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Gene mismatch influences success of bone marrow transplants (PhysOrg)
Sun Nov 22 11:39:39 PST 2009
A commonly inherited gene deletion can increase the likelihood of immune complications following bone marrow transplantation, an international team of researchers reports in the November 22 advance online issue of Nature Genetics. When the gene, called UGT2B17, is missing from the donor's genome...
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Humans diverse despite 'few' genes (The Columbus Dispatch)
Sun Nov 22 05:47:54 PST 2009
This decade has seen some remarkable discoveries in the field of genetics. The first summary of the Human Genome Project in 2000 provided new understanding of human health and disease. Genome projects of organisms as diverse as honey bees, platypuses, yeast, corn and Neanderthals followed.
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A Genetics Company Fails, Its Research Too Complex (New York Times)
Wed Nov 18 11:57:00 PST 2009
The demise of deCode Genetics was largely the result of learning that researching genes that cause diseases was far more complex than anyone originally thought.
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