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School's out, but the learning goes on with Camp Invention
Published July 4, 2009, 6:11 am, Spring-Ford Reporter & Valley Item
Only a few short weeks after the start of summer, many students are finding themselves back in school. Only this time, instead of sitting in a classroom learning about history or math, students at Camp Invention, held last week at Brooke Elementary School, are participating in fun hands-on activities that teach them everything from teamwork to genetics.
Double Success For Instituto Gulbenkian De Ciencia Scientists Working On Chromosome Segregation
Published July 4, 2009, 5:08 am, Medical News Today
Lars Jansen's work on the formation of the centromere, a key cellular structure in powering and controlling chromosome segregation and accurate cell division, has just earned him a paper in Nature Cell Biology and a prestigious EMBO installation grant, of 50,000 euro per year, for a maximum of five years.
Ellensburg's adult league softball offers a chance to compete, connect
Published July 4, 2009, 4:14 am, The Daily Record
ELLENSBURG — Every Tuesday through Thursday in the summer, in the back of Ellensburg’s Rotary Park, four families gather for their weekly reunion.
"Jumping Gene" Diminishes The Effect Of A New Type 2 Diabetes Risk Gene
Published July 4, 2009, 4:10 am, Medical News Today
Research led by the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) has identified a new gene associated with diabetes, together with a mechanism that makes obese mice less susceptible to diabetes. A genomic fragment that occurs naturally in some mouse strains diminishes the activity of the risk gene Zfp69.
Connection Between Cancer And Human Evolution Revealed By Ben-Gurion U. Researchers
Published July 4, 2009, 4:08 am, Medical News Today
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including cancer. The findings were recently the cover story in the journal Genome Research.
Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder share genetic roots
Published July 4, 2009, 3:31 am, New Kerala
Washington, July 4 : Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share genetic roots that seem to be specific to serious mental disorders, new studies have revealed.
Stanford Bioethicist And Colleagues Call For Federal Regulation Of Genetic Ancestry Testing
Published July 4, 2009, 3:10 am, Medical News Today
Imagine donating a sample of your DNA to help researchers study the genetics of diabetes. The disease is common among your friends and family, and you're proud of your role in finding out why. Now, imagine that some time later, you learn that your DNA has been used for other studies on topics you never expected - schizophrenia, human migration, inbreeding.
Hepatitis B Virus Mutations May Predict Risk Of Liver Cancer
Published July 4, 2009, 3:10 am, Medical News Today
Certain mutations in the DNA of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) are associated with the development of liver cancer and may help predict which patients with HBV infections are at increased risk of the disease, according to a large meta-analysis in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published online July 2.
Novel Role Of Gene May Provide Key To Treating Liver And Neurodegenerative Diseases
Published July 4, 2009, 3:10 am, Medical News Today
Scientists at Singapore's Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI) have made a novel discovery about how the gene, "Fas-apoptosis inhibitory molecule" (FAIM), protects both immune and liver cells from apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Their research is published in the current journal Cell Death and Differentiation. The scientists, Jianxin Huo, Ph.D., and Shengli Xu, Ph.D.
UCLA Scientists Find Molecular Differences Between Embryonic Stem Cells And Reprogrammed Skin Cells
Published July 4, 2009, 3:09 am, Medical News Today
UCLA researchers have found that embryonic stem cells and skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells have inherent molecular differences, demonstrating for the first time that the two cell types are clearly distinguishable from one another.
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