A Sampling of Clips for
August 06, 2004
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Scientists
Find Inflammation-Cancer Link
Forbes, Aug. 5-Evidence of a molecular
link between inflammation and cancer is outlined in a University
of California, San Diego School of Medicine study in
the Aug. 6 issue of Cell. The study also found that
deleting a gene that plays a role in the inflammatory process
greatly reduces tumor development in mice with a form of gastrointestinal
cancer. (Quote by senior author Michael Karin,
a professor of pharmacology at UC San Diego.)
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2004/08/05/
hscout520479.html
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articles appeared in:
WebMD, Aug. 5
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/92/101573.htm?lastselectedguid
=%7B5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348%7D
Medical News Today,
Aug. 5
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=11734
Health Central,
Aug. 5
http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=520479
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Aug. 5
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/gent/520479.html
San Diego Union-Tribune,
Aug. 6
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20040806-9999-1m6cancer.html
GeneAlert ... from UPI
United Press International, Aug. 6-A
new technique allows scientists to simultaneously visualize
the activity of multiple genes in a single cell. University
of California, San Diego biologists used bright fluorescent
dyes to see the combination of genes that are active in a particular
cell during development, a technique know as multiplex labeling.
This makes it possible to quantify how active a gene is, as
well as make inferences about the genetic make-up of an organism.
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Long Silence
for Human Genes
Betterhumans, Aug. 5-A new technique
has been developed that could silence the expression of disease-causing
genes in humans by halting the protein-construction process
of transcription earlier and longer. The technique, called transcriptional
gene silencing, was developed by researcher David Looney
and colleagues at the University of California, San
Diego and the VA San Diego Healthcare System. According
to Looney, it could provide a new tool for research aimed at
clarifying the effects of different genes, and has the potential
to modify gene expression in diseases such as cancer and HIV.
http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2004-08-05-1
