Cancer gene mystery to be cracked!
A major research project is to be launched by researchers from the UK and Netherlands in the hope of identifying the cluster of genes associated with cancer. The research will be led by Dr. Julian Downward from Cancer Research UK’s London Research Institute, along with Dr. René Bernards of the Netherlands Cancer Institute. This research will build on the success of the human genome projec...Genetic Code Of C.difficile Cracked
The Quebec strain of C.difficile’s genetic code is reported to have been cracked by the researchers from the McGill University. This will enable faster diagnosis and treatment of the ailment which causes severe diarrhea,// abdominal pain, and fever, according to the Jewish General Hospital’s Dasval. The strain has caused infections to breakout in nursing homes and hospitals in Quebec. The...Genome Code Cracked for Breast and Colon Cancers
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have completed the first draft of the genetic code for breast and colon cancers. Their report, published online in the September 7 issue of Science Express,// identifies close to 200 mutated genes, now linked to these cancers, most of which were not previously recognized as associated with tumor initiation, growth, spread or control. 'Just...Jaya Cracked Ankle at 'Drona' Sets
Mumbai, Actress and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan, who was seen visibly limping at a film awards function recently, had broken her ankle while shooting// for Goldie Behl's film 'Drona' in Bikaner last month. 'She had a fall in Bikaner and fractured her ankle. She ignored it and kept shooting right through the injury. Because of her broken ankle, we saw her limping at the Filmfare awards...