Applied Genetics News articles from June 2002

Applied Genetics News archives from June 2002

BASIC SCIENCE: New Amino Acid Discovered.
June 1, 2002... Two teams of researchers from Ohio State University (Columbus, OH 43210; Tel: 614/292-OHIO; Website: ohio-state.edu) have reported in Science the identification of a 22nd genetically encoded amino. For 30 years after the unraveling of the...

Flies Silence Viral RNA.
June 1, 2002... Scientists at the University of California, Riverside (900 University Ave., Riverside, CA, 92521; Tel: 909/787-1012; Website: www.ucr.edu) report in the May 17 issue of Science that "RNA silencing," is an adaptive antiviral defense in the...

GENOMICS: Anthrax Genomes Compared.
June 1, 2002... Researchers at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) (9712 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD 20850; Tel: 301/838-0200, Fax: 301/838-0208; Website: tigr.org) and at Northern Arizona University (S. San Francisco St., Flagstaff, AZ 86011; Tel:...

DNA Is Not So Junky After All.
June 1, 2002... A team of scientists from Louisiana State University (LSU) (Baton Rouge, LA 70803; Tel: 225/578-2076) and the University of Michigan Medical School (M4101 MSI Box 0624, 1301 Catherine Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48109; Tel: 734/763-9600; Website:...

Mosquitoes That Don't Transmit Malaria.
June 1, 2002... Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine (10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106-4920; Tel: 216/368-3450) researchers led by Professor of Genetics Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena are developing a genetically altered mosquito unable to...

GENE THERAPY: Gene Therapy Vectors Abound.
June 1, 2002... A new report from BioSeeker Group (Bjornnasvagen 21, SE-113 47 Stockholm, Sweden; Tel: +46 (0)8 673 17 00, Fax: +46 (0)8 568 491 91; Website: bioseeker.com), "The Competitive Landscape of Cancer Gene Therapy," provides information and analysis...

Gene Therapy Cures Mouse Infertility.
June 1, 2002... A team led by Salk Institute (10010 North Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037-1099; Tel: 858/453-4100, Fax: 858/552-8258; Website: salk.edu) scientists have used gene therapy to reverse infertility in male mice. Treated mice produced healthy...

CELL THERAPY: Fat to Bone Cell Patent Issued.
June 1, 2002... U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued an exclusive U.S. patent (No. 6,391,297) covering a key product in the Artecel Sciences (801 Capitola Dr., Ste. 8, Durham, NC 27713; Tel: 800/431-2210, Tel: 919/433-1100, Fax: 919/433-1102) adult stem...

Fat Cells Become Nerves.
June 1, 2002... Are you thinking that some of the swelling about your midsection could be put to better use? Investigators from Duke University Medical Center and Artecel Sciences, Inc. (801 Capitola Dr., Ste. 8, Durham, NC 27713, Tel: 800/431-2210, Tel:...

Therapeutic Cloning Works for Cows.
June 1, 2002... In a study published in the July issue of Nature Biotechnology, researchers from Children's Hospital Boston (300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115-5737; Tel: 617/355-6874) demonstrated that laboratory-engineered tissues created from heart,...

Elastic Polymer for Tissue Engineering.
June 1, 2002... Scientists from around the world have been contacting Robert Langer's MIT (Cambridge, MA 02139-4307; Tel: 617/243-1000; Website: mit.edu) lab for samples of "biorubber," a new material with a variety of applications, including engineered lungs,...

Marrow Stem Cells Build Blood Vessels.
June 1, 2002... Stem cells found in the bone marrow of adults are able to build blood vessels according to University of Florida (Gainesville, FL 32611; Tel: 352/392-3261; Website: ufl.edu) scientists reporting in the on-line edition of Nature Medicine. ...

ENZYMES: engeneOS Gets ITCHY Technology.
June 1, 2002... engeneOS, Inc. (40 Bear Hill Rd., Waltham, MA; Tel: 781/890-0112, Fax: 781/890-9335; Website: engeneos.com) has appointed Stephen Benkovic, a professor of chemistry at Penn State University, to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and has...

Protease Active in Multiple Sclerosis.
June 1, 2002... Mayo Clinic (200 First St. S.W., Rochester, MN 55905; Tel: 507/284-2511, Fax: 507/284-0161; Website: mayo.edu/mcr/Spec_MCR) researchers have found dramatic increase in a newly discovered degradative enzyme, myelencephalon-specific protease...

VACCINES: How We Remember Old Infections.
June 1, 2002... The results of a new University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA 52422; Tel: 319/335-9917) study led by John Harty could challenge an old assumption about how the immune system responds to an infection and could have important implications for improving...

AG-BIO: Growing Soybeans in Space.
June 1, 2002... DuPont (1007 Market St., Wilmington, DE 19898; Tel: 302/774-1000, Fax: 302/773-2631) has partnered with the Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics (WCSAR)-a NASA Commercial Space Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison-to...

Gene Linked to Stomatal Cells.
June 1, 2002... Researchers led by Fred Sack at Ohio State University (Columbus, OH 43210; Tel: 614/292-OHIO; Website: ohio-state.edu) have linked the TMM gene in Arabidopsis to the formation and distribution of stomatal cells on leaves, key components for the...

Stress Reveals Genetic Variation.
June 1, 2002... Environmental stress can reveal hidden genetic variation in plants, resulting in novel traits that might provide an alternative to genetic modification of crops, according to researchers from the Whitehead Institute (9 Cambridge Ctr. Cambridge,...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Novozymes Adds Fermentation Capabilities.
June 1, 2002... Novozymes (Immeuble Challenge 92, 79, Ave. Frantois Arago, 92017 Nanterre Cedex, France; Tel: +33 14614076, Fax: +33 146140766; Website: novozymes.com) expects to take over all the activities of BioGaia Fermentation, currently part of Sweden's...

Aussie Companies Get Together.
June 1, 2002... Australian biotechnology companies, BresaGen Limited (P.O. Box 259, Rundle Mall, Adelaide, South Australia 5000; Tel: +61 8 8234 2660, Fax: + 61 8 8234 6268; Website: bresagen.com.au) and EvoGenix Pty Ltd. (Level 2, 37 Bligh St., Sydney NSW...

Americans Will Pay for Genetic Tests.
June 1, 2002... A recent Harris Poll finds that many people would be interested in paying for genetic tests with their own money, if there were effective treatments, or ways of greatly reducing the risk, for the relevant diseases. While many people are not...

CALENDAR.
June 1, 2002... June 24-25, 2002, Opportunities in U.S. Biotech, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Contact: Techvest, LLC; Website: www.techvestllc.com/euroconference/. July 15-17, 2002, Pharma and Biotech Partnering Summit, Princeton, NJ. Contact: Strategic...