http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:35:00 PDT kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102457 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102457 Tocagen Inc. today announced the publication of data showing the company's investigational treatment for high grade glioma eradicates brain tumors and provides a dramatic survival benefit in mouse models of glioblastoma. Almost all mice receiving the top Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:17:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102427 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102427 Small RNA-based nucleic acid drugs represent a promising new class of therapeutic agents for silencing abnormal or overactive disease-causing genes, and researchers have discovered new mechanisms by which RNA drugs can control gene activity. A comprehensi Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:17:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102428 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102428 A two-year study of high school football players suggests that concussions are likely caused by many hits over time and not from a single blow to the head, as commonly believed. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:17:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102390 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102390 An open-label study of rituximab, a monoclonal antibody for human CD20, was shown to be safe in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis who had an incomplete response to the standard ursodeoxycholic acid therapy. Study details available in the February is Thu, 2 Feb 2012 08:20:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102383 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102383 A professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a team of researchers have developed a system that taps into photosynthetic processes to produce efficient and inexpensive energy. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 07:17:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102384 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102384 Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany, are now using a procedure which brings forward ecological research on insects: They study gene functions in moth larvae by manipulating genes using the RNA interference technology (RNAi Thu, 2 Feb 2012 07:17:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102381 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102381 The internet is awash with stories of how silver can be used to treat cancer. Now, lab tests have shown that it is as effective as the leading chemotherapy drug - and may have fewer side-effects. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:20:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102345 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102345 The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity today published a precedent-setting policy statement warning about the "unusually high magnitude" risk from unrestricted publication of avian flu research. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:17:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102346 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102346 Researchers have developed a way to isolate biological specimens in a flowing, liquid environment while enclosing those specimens in the high-vacuum system of a transmission electron microscope. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:17:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102347 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102347 Studying self-replicating genetic units, called plasmids, found in one of the world's widest-ranging pathogenic soil bacteria -- the crown-gall-disease-causing microorganism Agrobacterium tumefaciens -- Indiana University biologists are showing how freel Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:17:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102337 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102337 A study that combines experimental observations of spider webs with complex computer simulations has shown that web durability depends not only on silk strength, but on how overall web design compensates for damage and the response of individual strands t Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:17:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102297 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102297 New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Genomics has used diamagnetic levitation to counteract the effects of gravity on the fruit fly and found that the expression of several genes was affected. This included genes involved in Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:17:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102283 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102283 UC Berkeley neuroscientists and UCSF surgeons recorded electrical activity in the temporal lobe -- the seat of the auditory system -- to discover how the brain encodes sound. Their model allows them to predict what a person heard based solely on temporal Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:17:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102274 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102274 What would happen if an astronaut developed kidney stones during a mission? Space researchers are developing ultrasound technology that uses enhanced imaging capabilities to detect stones and then give a "push" to help the stones pass naturally. This tech Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:17:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102244 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102244 Researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center have developed a robotic workflow for sample preparation on the HeliScope single molecule sequencer which drastically reduces sample preparation time to from 42 days to only eight days. The workflow uses Cap A Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:17:12 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102226 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102226 The walls of the aorta, the largest blood vessel carrying blood from the heart, exhibits a response to electric fields known to exist in inorganic and synthetic materials. The discovery could have implications for treating human heart disease. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:17:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102201 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102201 By studying tumor cell behavior in a novel "scaffold-free" 3-D system, researchers have determined that the protein Pannexin1 may play an important biomechanical role in binding tissues together, an effect that is lost in cancerous cells. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:17:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102200 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102200 Current EU legislation represents a major hurdle to improving medical treatment due to the straight-jacket of EU legislation that the 2001 Clinical Trials Directive imposes, a group of leading European medical scientists charged today in a position paper Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:20:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102189 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102189 The controversial issues behind the building of high speed rail lines in China will be the topic of conversation next week when NJIT associate professor Rongfang Liu takes the stage at the annual 91st Transportation Research Board conference. This event i Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:17:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102188 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102188 The ideal male contraceptive would be inexpensive, reliable, and reversible. It would need to be long acting but have few side effects. New research published in BioMed Central's open-access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology used commerciall Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:17:12 PDT