Random gene expression may drive HIV into hiding
Random fluctuations in gene expression can influence the fates of cells infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) far more than previously thought, according to new research from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. By combining experimental and computational studies of HIV's replication cycle, the researchers found evidence that the...When it comes to gene transcription, random pauses aren’t quite so random, study finds
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OSS, the Netherlands, June 27, 2007-Organon, the humanhealthcare business unit of Akzo Nobel, announced today that twoout of three Phase III clinical trials with corifollitropin alfa(Org 36286), a new long-acting fertility hormone, have reachedtheir randomization target. Corifollitropin alfa is a new recombinant fertility hormone. It isthe first of a new class of gonadotropi...