Decoding the Fungi Genome Will Save Millions of Lives.
...ent genetically. This was established when their genome was completely mapped and published in the science...illion years ago. They also differ considerably in genome size, with Aspergillus oryzae being 31 percent bigger than Aspergillus fumigatus and 24 percent bigg...Plant based vaccine for Anthrax
...ring the anthrax vaccine gene into the chloroplast genome of tobacco plant cells and the vaccine produced from the plant is found to be effective in protecting mice from anthrax bacilli. The Researchers would collaborate with NIH to undergo a clinical trial on the efficacy of the new vaccine on humans and q...PA-824 drug effective against Tuberculosis
...nt to PA-824. The researchers sequenced the entire genome of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis to find the mutations in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis leading to loss of two proteins FGD1 and F420 or changes in these proteins which is responsible to the resistance of the bacterium to the drug PA-824....Genetic mystery behind muscle development unraveled.
... microRNAs were initially discovered (1993) in the genome of the worms. The genes have been fully studied and worked on by researchers to completely understand the functioning of these genes. It was then understood that they play a very important role as gene regulators in both multicellular organisms and h...Genes that fight against HIV discovered
...lthy cells. These women who had HLA-B in their genome not only developed the symptoms later in life but also less likely to pass the virus to their children. In case of infections the HLA-B molecule evolves faster that the other molecule. This is due to the fact that they are very effective in combati...A treatment for lung cancer: similar to Vitamin A but with few side effects.
...y are difficult to kill. They have a very unstable genome that can change quickly to resist the treatments we use.” Therefore it is best that the cancer is diagnosed earlier and treatment done at the earliest. ......They insert their genetic material inside the host genome and thereby facilitate the production of viral components resulting in the death of the cell. In case of the NDV-HUJ virus it requires cancer cells as the host cell. NDV-HUJ is a natural variant of NDV (Newcastle Disease Virus) and an attenuated vari...Genetic Change In The H5N1 Virus Likely: Recombinomics Inc.
...enables the genetic changes to become fixed in the genome of the virus. H5N1 is in the process of acquiring genetic information that allows for more efficient infections of humans', warned Dr. Henry Niman, President, Recombinomics. H5N1 is a rapidly evolving virus. It has been predicted that the virus ma...The Novel Cut and Splice Method Is Used To Recognize Different Microbes
...The Brookhaven team has developed the single point genome signature tagging. Enzymes that recognize specific...n. This study represents just one application of genome signature tagging. Further research could greatly speed the process of identifying genes that could ...Yeast Genome Unravels Genes Critical For Maintaining DNA Integrity
...that genetic material in the yeast cell guards the genome from lethal DNA damage. // The researchers feel...ed about a genetic network that is existing in the genome of the yeast cells which is necessary for the stability of its genome. The study also identified ......ient transfer// of specific DNA sequences into the genome of strawberry. The method takes advantage of Agrobacterium's circular DNA molecule (T-DNA) to deliver DNA to the plant. By helping researchers establish the function of large numbers of strawberry genes, this method could, in the long term, be extrem...The Little Known Facts of Junk DNA
... as enhancers are located in the 98 % of the human genome that does not code for protein. They are otherwise called as non-coding DNA, junk DNA. These sequences do not follow any rules or sequence pattern. Andy McCallion, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the McKusick-Nathans Institute said that it is diff...Gene Therapy Helps To Cure 'Incurable' Illness
...a procedure involving the alteration of a person's genome to repair or replace a mutated gene. After years research, the technique has finally seems to have proven its potential with a handful of successful operations. The treatment of two men with chronic granulomatous disorder (CGD) is the latest success....Novel method conceived, to achieve genome-wide gene silencing.
...nly 10% of the // nearly 25,000 genes in the human genome are in an alert state in a particular cell, the re.... Gene silencing offers a protective cover for the genome from viruses, and even cancer, and is a big step towards maintaining genetic integrity. Researcher...Researchers Discover New Pathogen In Immune-compromised Patient
...hanisms of microbial killing in CGD. Comparing the genome of this organism to other 13 available genomes of CGD pathogens may provide clues to virulence properties that they share in common," they concluded. ...Unraveling the Secrets of MHC in Human Genome
...e MHC is one the most diverse regions of the human genome and its diversity are thought to have been shaped by widely varying evolutionary forces. The procedure is described in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This method is an efficient way to map genes in the MHC that are responsible...Oxygen-Induced Damage A Leading Cause For Parkinson’s Diseas
...ng has gone terribly wrong with the mitrochondrial genome passed down by a person’s mother that codes for several proteins in complex I,’ Bennett said. ‘Something could be wrong in the coding for genes that help complex I assemble. Or there could be environmental toxins. Our research is a first real step in...Personalized Genetics: Unraveling the Secret Code to Good Health.
...ee years, his lab will enable the deciphering of a genome within one hour , for a cost $US100. 'Some of this information is going to be hard to hear, but doctors will have to interpret it in such a way that they can advise patients on the risks they face without them feeling condemned to a heart attack or A...Humans, A Symbiotic Organisms Dependent On Other Life Forms For Existence
...ene sequences to known bacteria’s and to the human genome and they found that almost the entire amount of genetic material from the microbes in the lower gut had more than 60.000 different species. And that, it was explained was twice as many as those found in human genome. Gill further stated that among al......ow researchers to rapidly analyze a person’s whole genome — the entire complement of DNA in a cell nucleus. “These microarrays provide more rapid and precise results than karyotyping, and offer as much as 50 times higher resolution than other, more commonly used microarrays, such as bacterial artificial c...