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Penn State-Hershey: embrace, don't fear personalized medicine
The Patriot-NewsPersonalized medicine holds promise of medical miracles but also potential for evil. It became possible with the decoding of the human genome in 2000. It cost $3 billion. Now the cost is about $5,000 and falling fast. Decoding people's DNA is going...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Medical Research, The Pennsylvania State University, Hospitals and Clinics
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Study by St. Jude offers hope of cure for kids with chronic brain tumors
Commercial AppealGaige Atwater fidgets and slumbers in a stroller much like any other seven-month-old, his demeanor providing no outward clue of the large brain tumor that surgeons can't remove and chemotherapy won't cure. Seated next to his parents, he wears outsize...Tags: Biotechnology, Health Treatments, Glioma, Philosophy, Oncology
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BRIEF: Good Start Genetics raises $28M
Boston HeraldGood Start Genetics Inc., a Cambridge-based molecular diagnostics company, said today it has received $28 million in financing from Capital Royalty L.P. The company will use the proceeds to support long-term corporate growth initiatives for its next-...Tags: Biology, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Specialization, Finance
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Everyone on Earth is related to everyone else, DNA shows
The history of Europe is written in its people's DNA. The Huns and the Slavs made incursions into Eastern Europe about 1,500 years ago. Migrants moved from Ireland to England in recent centuries. Populations in Italy and Spain have been comparatively...
Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Biology, Biotechnology Industry, University of California, Davis, Africa
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Jan Rapacz, UW-Madison mutant pig developer and researcher, dies in Poland
The Wisconsin State JournalJan Rapacz, 84, a brilliant and persistent UW-Madison immunogeneticist whose mutant pigs became a standard in heart disease research, died Sunday in Krakow, in his native Poland. Rapacz, who also conducted ground-breaking work with mink early in his...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Genetic Engineering, Research, Heart Disease
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Researchers develop 'nanotrain' for targeted cancer drug transport
University of Florida researchers have developed a "DNA nanotrain" that fast-tracks its payload of cancer-fighting drugs and bioimaging agents to tumor cells deep within the body. The nanotrain's ability to cost-effectively deliver high doses of drugs...Tags: Health Treatments, Biotechnology, Leukemia, Technology, Medical Research
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'Cultural Politics of Seeds' at UCLA on May 17
The UCLA Center for the Study of Women will be presenting a symposium on the "Cultural Politics of Seeds" on May 17, as part of the Life (Un)Ltd project which explores the impact of recent developments in biotechnology and biosciences on feminist studies....
Tags: Minority Groups, Biology, Cultural Development, Arts, Anthropology
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Farmers Say GMOs Give Them Competitive Edge
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoIt's a challenging time for farmers: costs are up, technology is constantly changing and competition can be fierce. Tom Billington, who has been farming since about 1970 in south Twin Falls, said in order for farmers to survive, they must adapt to...Tags: Biology, Genetic Engineering, Agriculture, Lobbying, Ulcerative Colitis
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BeefTalk: If baby rabbits can survive snow, so can calves
After the last blast of snow, the snowbanks were starting to thaw when I noticed a small baby rabbit. The rabbit, fresh from the nest, was nibbling on the available grass and doing fine. While watching the baby rabbit, I was involved with a phone...Tags: Biology, Medical Specialization, Snow Storms, Health and Medical Professionals
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BGU awarded grant to study measles
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) announces that Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) in Philadelphia have received a two-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant to...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Biology, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Health and Safety at School
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Jackson Lab, Children's Medical Center, Hartford Hospital Collaborate On New Cancer Treatment
The Hartford CourantConnecticut cancer patients will participate in a clinical trial in which researchers extract tumor cells, graft them onto mice, and then use the mice as patient avatars so scientists can develop treatment tailored to the individual. The venture into...Tags: Harry Gray, University of Connecticut, Biology, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Trials
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
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Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Biology, Medical Procedures and Tests, Vegan Diet, Anemia
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