Archive for the ‘Genetics’ Category

Interleukin Genetics exits NYSE for Pink OTC Markets

Interleukin Genetics Inc. (OTC: ILIU) is no longer traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company transferred its common stock to the OTCQB marketplace because it could no longer meet NYSE listing requirements, though the recent quarter’s results improved.

Project will sequence all human bacteria

ST. LOUIS, Miss., Aug. 17 (UPI) — U.S. scientists say they will undertake a project to sequence the genetic content of all the bacteria that live in the human body — about 900 types. Bacteria – United States – Human – Biology – Genetics

Breakthrough Gene Therapy Prevents Retinal Degeneration

In one of only two studies of its kind, a study from researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts demonstrates that non-viral gene therapy can delay the onset of some forms of eye disease and preserve vision. The team developed nanoparticles to deliver therapeutic genes [...]

Breakthrough gene therapy could preserve vision

Washington, Aug 17 : Non-viral gene therapy can delay the onset of some forms of eye disease and preserve vision, found one of only two studies of its kind.

Cibus Global Finds $1.1M

San Diego-based Cibus Global, a developer of technology for engineering agricultural crops, has raised $1.16M in funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Tuesday. The funding appears to be part of an ongoing, $2.6M fundraising by the firm. Cibus said it is developing a patent-protected technology which helps develop environmentally friendly crop traits [...]

Researchers: Microalgal Biofuels Sustainable in 10 Years

A process to produce fuel from microalgae could be sustainable and economical in the next 10 to 15 years, Favstocks reported. Two researchers from the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands recently published a paper in the journal “Science” predicting that recent advances in methods of systems biology, genetic engineering and biorefining could make large-scale [...]

Pill nips homosexuality in the bud

A prenatal pill prescribed to women expecting daughters with a rare genetic disorder, could reduce the chance of their children becoming lesbians, according to research.

Breakthrough gene therapy could preserve vision

Washington, Aug 17 : Non-viral gene therapy can delay the onset of some forms of eye disease and preserve vision, found one of only two studies of its kind.

Gene Therapy To Treat Diseases Of The Eye

The easy accessibility of the eye and the established link between specific genetic defects and ocular disorders offer hope for using gene therapy to provide long-term therapeutic benefit. Two reports in the current issue of Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., describe the effective replacement of a human gene [...]

Gene Discovered That Causes Kabuki Syndrome

Using a new, rapid and less expensive DNA sequencing strategy, scientists have discovered genetic alterations that account for most cases of Kabuki syndrome, a rare disorder that causes multiple birth defects and mental retardation. Instead of sequencing the entire human genome, the new approach sequences just the exome, the 1-2 percent of the human genome [...]

Discovered Gene Causes Kabuki Syndrome

NHGRI-supported researchers streamline DNA sequencing strategies to find rare disease genes quicklyUsing a new, rapid and less expensive DNA sequencing strategy, scientists have discovered genetic alterations that account for most cases of Kabuki syndrome, a rare disorder that causes multiple birth defects and mental retardation. Instead of sequencing the entire human genome, the new approach [...]

Wide Variety of Dog Breeds Arise From Few Genes

A new study reports that the physical variance among dog breeds is determined by differences in only about seven genetic regions.

Good Food Equals Good Heart Health

How a Heart Healthy Diet Can Decrease the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease The human heart is the miraculous organ in our body that pumps blood to every single cell. About the size of your fist, it pumps blood into your lungs and through your arteries, veins and, capillaries. This complex muscle works efficiently when a [...]

George Church and team automate genetic alterations

Researchers at Harvard Medical School, including genetics professor George Church, are changing the DNA or bacteria, with the goal of bringing the technology to the biotech, energy and chemicals industry, according to a Bloomberg report.

Research concludes vitamin D may treat or prevent allergy to common mold

Research conducted by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and colleagues, has found that vitamin D may be an effective therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergy to a common mold that can complicate asthma and frequently affects patients with cystic fibrosis.

Vitamin D May Treat, Prevent Common Mold Allergy

Research conducted by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and colleagues, has found that vitamin D may be an effective therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergy to a common mold that can complicate asthma and frequently affects patients with Cystic Fibrosis. The work is scheduled [...]

SSRIs may pack more punch at the cellular level than believed

( Genetics Society of America ) A new discovery about selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors suggests that these drugs, used to treat mental health disorders like depression and anxiety, have multiple effects on our cells. Researchers used yeast cells to identify secondary drug targets or pathways affected by SSRIs. Such secondary pathways could help explain why [...]

Interleukin Genetics Moves to New Pink Sheets Service

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) Interleukin Genetics has moved its stock from the New York Stock Exchange Amex to the Pink Quotes OTCQB, a new quotation service run by Pink OTC Markets, as of today.

Cabinet nod for biotech regulator

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) Decks have been cleared for creation of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India that would replace the Genetic Engineering Approval Authority.

Interleukin Genetics Moves to New Pink Sheets Service

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) Interleukin Genetics has moved its stock from the New York Stock Exchange Amex to the Pink Quotes OTCQB, a new quotation service run by Pink OTC Markets, as of today.