Scientists Track Impact of DNA Damage in the Developing Brain
St. Jude technique yields clues about brain cells targeted by faulty single-strand DNA repair and offers new hints about the roots of neurological disease MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Switching off a key DNA repair system in the developing nervous system is...MO BIO Laboratories, Inc. Launches PowerFood(TM) Microbial DNA Isolation Kit
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil and microbial nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of an innovative new product, PowerFood(TM) Microbial DNA Isolation Kit, designed to isolate high-quality genomic DNA from food cultured...Daily sex helps to reduce sperm DNA damage and improve fertility
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men's sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented today (Tuesday) to the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amste...BRIT1 allows DNA repair teams access to damaged sites
HOUSTON - Like a mechanic popping the hood of a car to get at a faulty engine, a tumor-suppressing protein allows cellular repair mechanisms to pounce on damaged DNA by overcoming a barrier to DNA access. Reporting online at Nature Cell Biology this week, a research team led by scientists at ...USC researchers identify DNA mutation that occurs at beginning point of T-cell lymphoma
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a key mechanism that causes chromosomes within blood cells to breakan occurrence that marks the first step in the development of human lymphoma. The study provides researchers with the clea...Ancestry.com DNA Testing Reveals 'Roots' Author's Scottish Ancestry
Nephew of Alex Haley Meets Newfound Scottish Cousin for the First Time PROVO, Utah, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Ancestry.com, the world's largest online resource for family history, announced today that the late Alex Haley, author of Roots - the decisive masterpiece that inspired many Americans...Study Shows How Defective DNA Repair Triggers Two Neurological Diseases
St. Jude scientists' findings in ataxia telangiectasia-like disease and Nijmegen breakage syndrome offer insight into the links between brain disease and cancer vulnerability in people carrying the diseases MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists at St. Jude Children's...U.S. Navy and U.S. Army to Develop Dengue DNA Vaccine Formulated With Vical's Vaxfectin(R) Adjuvant
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq: VICL) today announced that the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) plans to conduct preclinical and Phase 1 evaluation of a dengue DNA vaccine formulated with the company's Vaxfectin(R) adjuvant and delivered with the Bio...Researchers at Axial Biotech Develop a DNA Test for Scoliosis
Study results presented at the Scoliosis Research Society Meeting in Salt Lake City SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at Axial Biotech, Inc., announced today that they have identified specific genetic markers for scoliosis. The data from this res...febit and TGen Collaborate to Study New DNA Capture Method
febit's HybSelect(TM) Technology Evaluated to Enable Targeting and Increase Speed for Next-Generation-Sequencing LEXINGTON, Mass. and HEIDELBERG, Germany, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- febit and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) today announced the formation of a co...Vaginal Pathogens DNA Direct Probes
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New Rochelle, NY, August 5, 2009A novel class of drugs composed of single strands of DNA or RNA, called aptamers, can bind protein targets with a high strength and specificity and are currently in clinical development as treatments for a broad range of common diseases, as described in a comprehens...UC San Diego engineer provides insights to decades-old DNA squabble
A group of nanoengineers, biologists and physicists have used innovative approaches to deduce the internal structure of chromatin, a key player in DNA regulation, to reconcile a longstanding controversy in this field. This new finding could unlock the mystery behind the origin of many diseases suc...Microbes and their hosts -- exploring the complexity of symbiosis in DNA and cell biology
New Rochelle, NY, July 28, 2009The unique association between microorganisms and their hosts, whether insects, plants, or mammals, provides a fascinating view into how microbial symbionts adapt to changing biological environments. Insights into the diversity and complexity of symbiotic relationshi...UBC researchers help push for standard DNA barcodes for plants
Two University of British Columbia researchers are part of an international team recommending standards for the DNA barcoding of land plants, a step they hope will lead to a universal system for identifying over 400,000 species, and ultimately boost conservation efforts. Barcodes based on porti...Scientists track impact of DNA damage in the developing brain
Switching off a key DNA repair system in the developing nervous system is linked to smaller brain size as well as problems in brain structures vital to movement, memory and emotion, according to new research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists. The work, published in the Aug...Baylor researchers unravel mystery of DNA conformation
HOUSTON An iconic photograph ( http://img.timeinc.net/time/80days/images/530228.jpg ) of Nobel laureates Drs. Francis Crick and James Watson show the pair discussing with a rigid model of the famous double helix. The interaction represented produced the famous explanation of the structure of ...ImmunoVaccine Technologies Partners With Scancell to Advance DNA Vaccine Delivery
HALIFAX, NS, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ - ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT), a Canadian vaccine development company, has signed an agreement with UK-based Scancell Ltd., the operating company of Scancell Holdings Plc (SCLP.PL), which is developing therapeutic cancer and infectious disease vaccines. T...Researchers enlist DNA to bring carbon nanotubes' promise closer to reality
A team of researchers from DuPont and Lehigh University has reported a breakthrough in the quest to produce carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that are suitable for use in electronics, medicine and other applications. In an article published in the July 9 issue of Nature , the group says it has developed...DNA Diagnostics Center Offers Father's Day DNA Testing
DNA Diagnostics Center is offering special discounts on several DNA tests, including paternity and ancestry testing, this week through Father's Day. Fairfield, OH (PRWEB) June 16, 2009 -- Throughout the week leading up to Father's Day, June 21, DNA Diagnostics Center is...UltraClean Microbial DNA Isolation Kit from Mo Bio Laboratories, Inc.
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