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Scientists Replicate Hepatitis C Virus in Laboratory

...ine if the viral particles produced in this system are in fact infectious. Also, this system only represe...00 to 12,000 deaths each year in the United States are due to HCV. ...

Research advances quest for HIV-1 vaccine

... at targeting this region. Drs. Burton and Wilson are members of a scientific consortium of laboratories, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative's Neutralizing Antibody Consortium (IAVI), which is focused on understanding broadly neutralizing antibodies at the molecular level and transferring this kn...

Male circumcision reduces risk of HIV transmission from women to men

..., in some areas of Africa where HIV infectionrates are highest, multiple, concurrent partnerships are more commonthan monogamous couplings. Past studies of monogamous couples foundthat the probability o...

Another Look Finds Promising Proteomics Test is Not Biologically Plausible

... claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. “We view this as a cautionary tale. If you are not careful with this new technology, whose quirks we don’t fully understand, you can find results t...

Affymetrix Unveils Plans to Double Plant and Animal Genome Microarray Offering

...d morequickly."Affymetrix Consortia Program arrays are developed using the samereliable design and manufacturing process that have made Affymetrix theindustry-standard technology for gene expression analysis. Over thepast ten years more than 3,000 papers have been published usingGeneChip technology. For ...

New species from old data

... claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. “We view this as a cautionary tale. If you are not careful with this new technology, whose quirks we don’t fully understand, you can find results t...

Cracking the olfactory code in bees

... claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. “We view this as a cautionary tale. If you are not careful with this new technology, whose quirks we don’t fully understand, you can find results t...

Study Demonstrates Gene Expression Microarrays are Comparable and Reproducible

...eproducibility , as long as standardized protocols are carefully followed". Good news for the scientific...aboratories analyzed geneexpression (whether genes are turned on or off) for the same set ofhuman tumor tissues. Overall, the expression profiles of portio...

Signaling protein builds bigger, better bones in mice

... claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. “We view this as a cautionary tale. If you are not careful with this new technology, whose quirks we don’t fully understand, you can find results t...

Scientists detect probable genetic cause of some Parkinson's disease cases

...t.com."Among the forms of Parkinson's disease that are genetic in origin,this gene mutation causes more c...itute of Neurology in London. TheNIA and the NINDS are part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.S...

Computers to be used to find blueprint for new influenza drug

...nouncement of the grant comes at a time when fears are rising that an influenza outbreak developing from ...h attack cells, and atoms of the throat cells that are attacked. By using advanced software to model the way these atoms behave in highly complex interacti...

Transplantation Of Monkey Embryonic Stem Cells Reverses Parkinson Disease In Primates

...technology but cautions that while theobservations are encouraging, the reported number of surviving DAneurons was very low, only 1?% of the cells surviving, well below theestimated number of DA neurons that survive after fetal celltransplants (approximately 10%). While this may be a differenceobserved b...

Ecological destruction fuels emerging diseases

..., notably, more than two-thirds of these parasites are new to science. But Dr. Brooks argues that the re...that information we don't know how these parasites are transmitted." And without basic systematics and taxonomic information about parasites, Dr. Brooks p...

A much-needed shot in the arm for HIV vaccine development

...odel that ensures thatresearchers across the globe are harnessing their efforts towards acommon goal."Dev..."The partners in the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise are committed to thethemes of cooperation, collaboration, and transparency in advancing HIVvaccine resea...

Newly discovered virus linked to childhood lung disorders and Kawasaki disease

... the disease andrespiratory coronavirus infections are seasonal, peaking in the winterand spring; recent studies have described a powerful immune response inthe respiratory tract and other organs in acute cases of Kawasakidisease, suggesting the involvement of a specific microbe, which mayenter the body ...

Ancient olfaction protein is shared by many bugs, offering new pest control target

...ant-receptor proteins expressed by fruit flies, 61 are exclusively expressed in non-overlapping sub-populations of neurons, indicating that these proteins participate in sensing particular types of odors. However, one odorant receptor protein, Or83b, is found in almost all olfactory neurons and serves a ...

Inexpensive, mass-produced genes core of synthetic biology advances at UH

...hat once occupied an entire room. Similar advances are beingmade in the emerging field of synthetic biolo...ow to mass produce multiple genes on a single chip are described in apaper titled “Accurate multiplex gene synthesis from programmable DNAmicrochips,?appea...

Study Links Ebola Outbreaks To Animal Carcasses

...outbreaks often occur in remote areas, where roads are barely usable and communications limited," added Karesh. "Conservation organizations such as WCS are therefore critical to the early detection of the conditions that can lead to deadly health emergenci...

New Technique for Tracking Gene Regulators

...f we have in our hands agiant book of life, but we are barely beginning to learn how to readit.?“Our tech...ceswhere regulators act ?where the on/off switches are that determinewhich genes are at work in different types of cells under differentconditions,?he said...

Bacteria collection sheds light on urinary tract infections

...nfectious Diseases. About 8 to 10 million people are diagnosed with urinary tract infections each year. Women are more likely to get UTIs than men because it is easier for the bacteria to reach their bladder. Fifty...

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