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President Bush Signs Genetic Nondiscrimination Act

artemis67 writes "This past week, President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which would protect people from being discriminated against by health insurers or employers on the basis of their genetic information. 'the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). GINA is the first and only federal legislation that will provide protections against discrimination based on an individual's genetic information in health insurance coverage and employment settings.'"

Scientists Generate the Most Precise Map of Genetic Recombination Ever

Genetic recombination, the process by which sexually reproducing organisms shuffle their genetic material when producing germ cells, leads to offspring with a new genetic make-up and influences the course of evolution.

Scientists generate the most precise map of genetic recombination ever

Genetic recombination, the process by which sexually reproducing organisms shuffle their genetic material when producing germ cells, leads to offspring with a new genetic make-up and influences the course of evolution.

Ancestry Surprises From New Genetics Analysis Method

An anonymous reader commends a recently published study involving a new way to analyze genetic variation in human populations (full article published in PLOS Genetics): "[S]cientists from Ireland, the UK and the US analysed 2,540 genetic markers in the DNA of almost 1,000 people from around the world whose genetic material had been collected by the Human Genome Diversity Project. The results include a number of surprises... the Yakut people of northern Siberia were found to have received a significant genetic contribution from the population of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the coast of Scotland... there must have been a period of gene flow from northern Europe to east Asia. The study also shed light on the peopling of the Americas, as the results suggest that the native populations of north and south America have different origins.

Where To Draw the Line With Embryo Selection?

Tjeerd writes "There is currently a discussion going on in the Netherlands about embryo selection. The process means that when using in vitro fertilization, you can check what kind of genetic defects will definitely become activated during life. When embryos with those defects are identified, they can be avoided or destroyed. The next step the government is considering is to make it possible to select against genetic defects which might become active in life, such as breast and colon cancer. Of course, this is a very difficult discussion; where do you start, and where do you end? People are worrying that there is no real limit, and that you could potentially check for every genetic defect. I think if you're in a situation where you or your family have genetic defects, you surely want to check whether your children would have them too.

Genetic Protections Skimp on Privacy, Says Gene Tester

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, signed into law this week by President Bush, is widely hailed as civil rights legislation for the genetic age. But no bill is perfect, and GINA is no exception.

Genome Sequencer FLX System plus NimbleGen Sequence Capture Arrays Help Unravel the Cryptic Genetic Changes in Hematological Malignancies

PENZBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 8, 2008 - The Cancer Genomics Group at Barts and The London Medical School is researching leukemia with the aquisition of the state-of-the-art Genome Sequencer FLX System paired with the Roche NimbleGen Sequence Capture arrays. Researchers, led by Professor Brian Young, will use the combined technology of 454 Sequencing and NimbleGen Sequence Capture Arrays to uncover the genetic changes that are involved in the development of leukemia. The new sequence information will be linked to an existing extensive clinical and cytogenetic database to investigate the relationship between genetic change and the clinical features of this devastating disease. The researchers expect that the new data could have implications for the future therapy and clinical outcome of hematological malignancies.

Genetic Test for Epilepsy Sufferers Developed by Victoria, Australia Scientists

Researchers in Victoria, Australia have developed a new genetic test to help predict the response of epilepsy sufferers to commonly used drug treatments. The non-invasive blood-based test has been developed by doctors from the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne University and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.

Automated Microfluidic Device Reduces Time to Screen Small Organisms for Genetic Studies

Genetic studies on small organisms such as worms and flies can now be done more quickly using a new microfluidic device developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The new "lab-on-a-chip" can automatically position, image, determine the phenotype of and sort small animals, such as the worm Caenorhabditis elegans, that is commonly used for biological studies. Full story

Genetic Test for Epilepsy Sufferers Developed by Victoria, Australia Scientists

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Researchers in Victoria, Australia have developed a new genetic test to help predict the response of epilepsy sufferers to commonly used drug treatments. The non-invasive blood-based test has been developed by doctors from the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne University and the Murdoch Children

Genetic Test for Epilepsy Sufferers Developed by Victoria, Australia Scientists

SAN DIEGO - (Business Wire) Researchers in Victoria, Australia have developed a new genetic test to help predict the response of epilepsy sufferers to commonly used drug treatments. The non-invasive blood-based test has been developed by doctors from the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne University and the Murdoch Children

Genetic Building Blocks Found In Meteorite

FiReaNGeL writes to tell us scientists have confirmed that the components of genetic material could have originated in a place other than Earth. A recently published report explains how uracil and xanthine, two basic biological compounds, were found within a meteorite that landed in Australia. From Imperial College London: "They tested the meteorite material to determine whether the molecules came from the solar system or were a result of contamination when the meteorite landed on Earth. The analysis shows that the nucleobases contain a heavy form of carbon which could only have been formed in space. Materials formed on Earth consist of a lighter variety of carbon."

Genetic Test for Epilepsy Sufferers Developed by Victoria, Australia Scientists

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2008--Researchers in Victoria, Australia have developed a new genetic test to help predict the response of epilepsy sufferers to commonly used drug treatments. The non-invasive blood-based test has been developed by doctors from the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne University and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News reports on novel hit-to-lead drug discovery

New Rochelle, NY, July 8, 2008Biotech and pharmaceutical firms are developing a host of new technologies designed to streamline the complicated drug discovery process, reports Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN). Most successful approaches rely on a combination of high-throughput screening methods, miniaturization techniques, and advanced data-analysis tools, according to an article in the July issue (http://www.genengnews.com/articles/chitem.aspx?aid=2527) of GEN.

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News reports on novel hit-to-lead drug discovery

New Rochelle, NY, July 8, 2008—Biotech and pharmaceutical firms are developing a host of new technologies designed to streamline the complicated drug discovery process, reports Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN). Most successful approaches rely on a combination of high-throughput screening methods, miniaturization techniques, and advanced data-analysis tools, according to an article in the July issue (http://www.genengnews.com/articles/chitem.aspx?aid=2527) of GEN.

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN) Reports on Mass Spec in Drug Discovery

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mass spectrometry, driven by a broad range of improvements in hardware and software technologies, has given rise to an increasing number of applications in the clinic, according to an article in the May 15 issue of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN) (

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN) Reports on Mass Spec in Drug Discovery

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mass spectrometry, driven by a broad range of improvements in hardware and software technologies, has given rise to an increasing number of applications in the clinic, according to an article in the May 15 issue of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN) (http://www.genengnews.com). Mass spec is also playing a greater role in drug discovery due to a growing focus on screening patients through the identification of biomarkers and developing more effective drugs based on structural properties of targets, reports the May 15 issue of GEN (http://www.genengnews.com/articles/chitem.aspx?aid=2469).

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN) Reports on Mass Spec in Drug Discovery

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mass spectrometry, driven by a broad range of improvements in hardware and software technologies, has given rise to an increasing number of applications in the clinic, according to an article in the May 15 issue of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN) (http://www.genengnews.com). Mass spec is also playing a greater role in drug discovery due to a growing focus on screening patients through the identification of biomarkers and developing more effective drugs based on structural properties of targets, reports the May 15 issue of GEN (http://www.genengnews.com/articles/chitem.aspx?aid=2469).

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN) Reports on Mass Spec in Drug Discovery

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mass spectrometry, driven by a broad range of improvements in hardware and software technologies, has given rise to an increasing number of applications in the clinic, according to an article in the May 15 issue of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN) (http://www.genengnews.com). Mass spec is also playing a greater role in drug discovery due to a growing focus on screening patients through the identification of biomarkers and developing more effective drugs based on structural properties of targets, reports the May 15 issue of GEN (http://www.genengnews.com/articles/chitem.aspx?aid=2469).

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN) Reports on Mass Spec in Drug Discovery

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., May 19, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Mass spectrometry, driven by a broad range of improvements in hardware and software technologies, has given rise to an increasing number of applications in the clinic, according to an article in the May 15 issue of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN) (

Genetic Science Confounds Students

"Half of your DNA is determined by your mother’s side, and half is by your father. So, say if you seem to look exactly like your mother and had gotten all phenotypes from her, perhaps some DNA that codes for your body and how your organs run was copied from your father’s genetic makeup."

Scientist Study Genetic Variants And HIV

A genetic variation that once may have protected people of African descent from HIV now may increase their susceptibility to the virus, U.S. scientists said.

Scientist study genetic variants and HIV

A genetic variation that once may have protected people of African descent from HIV now may increase their susceptibility to the virus, U.S. scientists said.

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