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Mutant-flu paper published : Nature News & Comment
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 7:38 PM EDT (News at Nature)
Controversial study shows how dangerous forms of avian influenza could evolve in the wild. Avian H5N1 influenza viruses in the wild may be one small step away from spreading effectively between mammals. That is the sobering message from a controversial study by Yoshihiro Kawaoka …
Chinese Scientists Clone World's First Transgenic Sheep, Peng Peng
Seeded on Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:36 AM EDT (AsianScientist)
Scientists from BGI have cloned the world’s first transgenic sheep using a simplified technique called handmade cloning.
Regenerative medicine repairs mice from top to toe : Nature News & Comment
Seeded on Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:45 PM EDT (News at Nature)
Three studies published this week show that introducing new cells into mice can replace diseased cells — whether hair, eye or heart — and help to restore the normal function of those cells. These proof-of-principle studies now have researchers setting their sights on …
China's stem-cell rules go unheeded : Nature News & Comment
Seeded on Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:38 AM EDT (News at Nature)
Three months after the Chinese health ministry ramped up its efforts to enforce a ban on the clinical use of unapproved stem-cell treatments, a Nature investigation reveals that businesses around the country are still charging patients thousands of dollars for these unproven ther …
The rise of the 'narciss-ome' : Nature News & Comment
Seeded on Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:04 AM EDT (News at Nature)
The future of personalized genomic medicine can be glimpsed today in a paper that reports the integration of lead author Michael Snyder's genomic sequence with other ‘omics’ to give a read-out on his predisposition to disease, and his body’s response to viral in …
Biopsy gives only a snapshot of tumour diversity : Nature News & Comment
Seeded on Wed Mar 7, 2012 5:40 PM EST (News at Nature)
A tumour can be a hotbed of diversity, British scientists have discovered. Just as different types of tumours have distinct genetic mutations, so do separate parts of the same tumour.
The risks and benefits of publishing mutant flu studies : Nature News & Comment
Seeded on Fri Mar 2, 2012 8:24 PM EST (News at Nature)
Research describing two mutant strains of H5N1 avian influenza that spread between mammals is likely to be published in its entirety. Nature examines the controversial decision.
Oetzi the Iceman's nuclear genome gives new insights - BBC News
Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:37 PM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
New clues have emerged in what could be described as the world's oldest murder case: that of Oetzi the "Iceman", whose 5,300-year-old body was discovered frozen in the Italian Alps in 1991. It reveals that he had brown eyes, "O" blood type, was lactose intolerant, and was predis …
Egg-making stem cells found in adult ovaries : Nature News & Comment
Seeded on Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:28 PM EST (News at Nature)
For 60 years, everyone from high-school biology teachers to top fertility specialists has been operating under the assumption that women are born with all the eggs they will ever produce, with no way to replenish that supply.
Nanopore genome sequencer makes its debut : Nature News & Comment
Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:33 PM EST (News at Nature)
Technology that its parent company says will sequence a human genome in just 15 minutes opened its first data run to scrutiny today.
Stem-cell agency faces budget dilemma : Nature News & Comment
Seeded on Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:07 PM EST (News at Nature)
Halfway through its initial ten-year mandate, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) in San Francisco is confronting a topic familiar to anyone at middle age: its own mortality.
U.S. panel defends call to censor bird flu studies | Reuters
Seeded on Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:46 AM EST (Reuters)
A potentially deadlier form of the bird flu virus poses one of the gravest known threats to humans and justifies an unprecedented call to censor the research that produced it, a top U.S. biosecurity official said on Tuesday.
UK sets sights on gene therapy in eggs : Nature
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:20 PM EST (News at Nature)
Britain has set out a road map towards the first clinical tests of reproductive techniques that combine parents’ genes with DNA from a third party.
Embryonic stem cell research challenged, again - The Tech
Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:31 AM EST (MIT)
James L. Sherley has filed the first brief of his formal appeal in his battle to stop government funding of human embryonic stem cell research.
Device Brings $1,000 Genome Within Reach - Technology Review
Seeded on Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:22 AM EST (Technology Review)
Thanks to advances in chemistry and software, researchers can soon sequence a human genome for $1,000 in a day.
China stops unapproved stem cell treatments | Reuters
Seeded on Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:14 AM EST (Reuters)
China has ordered a halt to all unapproved stem cell treatments and clinical trials, state media reported on Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to rein in the largely untested stem cell therapies now on offer across the country.
BBC News - First 'mixed embryo' monkeys born
Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 2:16 PM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
For the first time, scientists have produced monkeys composed of cells taken from separate embryos. The animals were born after researchers combined cells from different embryos and implanted them into female monkeys.
Should scientists create deadly viruses? Yes, says bioethicist
Seeded on Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:13 PM EST (msnbc.com)
One of the predictable consequences of science’s rapidly growing knowledge of genetics is that the knowledge can be put to use to kill, harm or terrorize.
Chinese scientists finish sequencing Genghis Khan descendant's genome - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Seeded on Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:47 PM EST (xinhuanet)
Scientists said on Sunday that they have finished sequencing the genome of a direct descendant of Genghis Khan.
Stem cells: The cell division : Nature News & Comment
Seeded on Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:37 PM EST (News at Nature)
Oliver Brüstle fought for more than a decade to pursue and patent human embryonic stem-cell research in Germany. Now his efforts have backfired.
DNA Sequencing Caught in Deluge of Data - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Thu Dec 1, 2011 3:17 AM EST (The New York Times)
The field of genomics is caught in a data deluge. DNA sequencing is becoming faster and cheaper at a pace far outstripping Moore’s law, which describes the rate at which computing gets faster and cheaper.
Scientists brace for media storm over creation of man-made flu virus that could be fatal if released
Seeded on Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:00 PM EST (Science: Current Issue)
UPDATE, Jan. 21, 2012: In response to criticism that their research could put world at risk of catastrophic pandemic, scientists behind creation of 'Armageddon' flu virus suspend project for 60 days
Neutrino experiment replicates faster-than-light finding : Nature News & Comment
Seeded on Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:52 AM EST (News at Nature)
Physicists have replicated the finding that the subatomic particles called neutrinos seem to travel faster than light. It is a remarkable confirmation of a stunning result, yet most in the field remain sceptical that the ultimate cosmic speed limit has truly been broken.
Pituitary glands grown from mouse embryonic stem cells | Science | The Guardian
Seeded on Wed Nov 9, 2011 5:23 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Scientists have grown working pituitary glands in the lab that could potentially transform the treatment of people with a range of debilitating hormone disorders.
'Junk DNA' defines differences between humans and chimps
Seeded on Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:49 PM EDT (EurekAlert!)
Research characterizes important genetic variation between the species.
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