Category Archives: Genetics

Rivals see no need to match Roche's big gene bet

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Roche Holding AG's rivals Sanofi SA and Novartis AG see no need to match the Swiss drug maker in buying a gene-decoding business like Illumina Inc and reckon they can do partnerships instead. The relaxed attitude … Continue reading

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Jobs, genetics won't stop her from climbing

On her last day as a public defender, Marybeth Dingledy didn't talk about court cases. She talked about an 18,491-foot volcano in Mexico. Continue reading

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The Extraordinary Life Of A Genetics Pioneer At UConn

Arthur Chovnick, a professor at the University of Connecticut, was a pioneer in the field of genetics whose influence was felt across the field of molecular genetics and biology. Continue reading

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Seattle Genetics and Millennium Report Data from Phase I Trial of ADCETRIS™ in Front-line Mature T-Cell Lymphomas

Seattle Genetics, Inc. and Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced interim results from 32 patients treated to date in a phase I clinical trial of ADCETRIS administered in combination with or sequentially with chemotherapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma and other CD30-positive mature T-cell lymphoma patients. Continue reading

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Seattle Genetics Announces Data from ADCETRIS™ in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma and Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Seattle Genetics , Inc. Continue reading

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Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders: From Genes to Novel Therapeutics – Video


22-12-2011 08:22 Joseph Buxbaum discusses the influence of genetics on autism spectrum disorders. Series: “MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders” [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 23075] Continue reading

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New Genetics and Microbiology Resources Published at ScienceIndex.com

The Genetics and Microbiology Sciences are two of the key categories covered by the Sciences Social network ScienceIndex.com. Continue reading

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GeneThera, Inc. Acquires Applied Genetics, S.A.

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — GeneThera, Inc Continue reading

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University of Utah biochemist wins genetics honor

University of Utah biochemist wins genetics honor The SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Published Jan 24, 2012 07:14AM MDT The University of Utah’s rich history of creative research in genetics is again in the spotlight after biochemist Dana Carroll won a distinguished service prize from the Genetics Society of America. Continue reading

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Genetics plays role in new rice varieties

NORWICH, England, Jan. 23 (UPI) — Less than a year after a tsunami inundated fields in Japan with salty water, scientists say they are close to introducing locally adapted, salt-tolerant rice. Continue reading

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Signal Genetics Announces Publication of Meta-Analysis of its Colon Cancer Test-Previstage™ GCC Confirming Prognostic …

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Dog-Gone Genetics: A Few Genes Control Fido's Looks

Humans have complicated genetic structures — not so dogs. Almost every physical trait in canines is controlled by just a few genes, which means custom-breeding a dog is only a matter of flipping a few genetic switches. Continue reading

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deCODE Genetics, in Collaboration with Academic Colleagues, Discovers Three Variants in the Sequence of the Human …

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, January 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Scientists at deCODE Genetics and academic collaborators from Iceland, the USA, The Netherlands and Spaintoday report the discovery of variants in the … Continue reading

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Roche's GS Junior Sequencing System Used in Research on Personalized Tumor Treatment

BRANFORD, Connecticut , January 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –The Center for Human Genetics and Laboratory Medicine Dr. Klein and Dr. Rost, and IMGM Laboratories, both located in Martinsried Germany, reported …Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=human+genetics&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Probability in Genetics: Multiplication and Addition Rules – Video


13-12-2011 18:16 Paul Andersen shows you how to use the rules of multiplication and addition to correctly solve genetics problems. Continue reading

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Ambry Genetics Reports Results from Clinical Diagnostic Exome™ Testing of Three Patients

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GSA honors researchers, educators for distinguished service in the field of genetics

The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the 2012 recipients of its five awards for distinguished service in the field of genetics. The recipients of these awards were nominated and selected by their colleagues. Continue reading

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Myriad Genetics gets rights to cancer-linked gene

Myriad Genetics Inc. said Wednesday that it has acquired the rights to a gene that, when mutated, is associated with increased risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Continue reading

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Genetics Society of America Announces 2012 Award Recipients

Five genetics researchers and educators whose work may involve model organisms such as mice, plants and Drosophila are honored by GSA for their research contributions, support of colleagues within the genetics community, and to public understanding of genetics research and its applications to human activities. Continue reading

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