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Venter Versus Watson
Personalized medicine should employ precise genetic information instead of relying on race and ethnicity to prescribe drugs in the future.
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Moisturizers Increase Skin Cancer Risk In UV-Radiation Treated Mice
everal common moisturizing creams can increase the formation of non-melanoma skin tumors when applied to UV-radiation treated mice.
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Nature Reviews Genetics: An Ever-Evolving Review
An article highlighting new ways of using the interactive web to generate community-driven reviews of scientific knowledge will be subject to some of its own recommendations.
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Staying Lean Without A Diet
A study published online reports a strain of mice that are lean and resistant to obesity.
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An Antibacterial Catapult
Scientists have discovered an immune cell that fights bacteria by throwing mitochondrial DNA in a catapult-like manner.
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Cleaning Up The House
Boosting the activity of a cellular quality-control mechanism may prevent the functional decay associated with ageing.
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New Susceptibility Gene For Type 2 Diabetes
Scientists have identified variants that increase risk of type 2 diabetes in populations of both East Asian and European origin.
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Ion Channels Implicated In Bipolar Disorder
Variants in two genes are associated with increased risk of bipolar disorder.
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Genetic Risk Factor For Chronic Inflammatory Disorder
A genetic variant that increases risk of the chronic inflammatory disorder sarcoidosis has been identified.
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Cancer Taking The Myc
Therapies that block the action of a gene called Myc may prove useful against cancer.
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Key Receptor Identified For HCMV Infection
Researchers have identified a critical receptor required for human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection.
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