Living Forever
Washington (UPI) Jan 04, 2006
Praised as the Thomas Edison of the 21st century, Ray Kurzweil was selected as one of "16 revolutionaries who made America," along with the great inventors of the past two centuries.
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South Korea Fights To Save Cloning Pioneer
Seoul (UPI) Nov 24, 2005
South Koreans are campaigning to save the country's pioneer in cloning, Hwang Woo-suk, who is facing a tough challenge in his stem-cell work in the wake of a scandal over violation of ethics guidelines.
In Breakthrough, Cloned Wildcats Prove Ability To Reproduce
Washington (AFP) Aug 22, 2005
And then there were eight... In a potential breakthrough for bioengineering, three cloned African wildcats living in the United States have produced two healthy litters of kittens, demonstrating for the first time that clones of wild animals can breed.
Two New DNA Sequencing Methods Unveiled
Boston (UPI) Aug 9, 2005
Two newly developed methods of decoding DNA are expected to be substantially quicker and cheaper than the existing method.
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Forever Young: Don't Help The Reaper
Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2005
As the Rolling Stones testified, "what a drag it is getting old" - and that was decades before Mick Jagger and Keith Richards actually began looking like aging rock stars, but at least today's population has access to the best science-based advice on how to live well longer.
Forever Young: The Scientific Frontier
Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2005
Dr. Bruce Ames is a leading biochemist who specializes in aging and nutrition. In Part 1 of an interview with United Press International, he discussed the importance of good diet in promoting longevity and keeping mitochondria - the cells' power plants and the key to vigorous good health - functioning efficiently.
Cloned Cells May Be More Youthful
Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2005
A Massachusetts biotech company said Wednesday that research it has conducted in cows indicates cloning techniques produce vivacious cells that have a competitive advantage over adult stem cells and may offer greater therapeutic potential.
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Library On A Slide Microarray Puts 30,000 Genomes On A Single Slide
Ann Arbor - Mar 23, 2004
A novel application of microarray technology, where up to 30,000 whole genomes are printed on a single slide, is described in the journal BMC Microbiology this week.
Gene May Be Key To Evolution Of Larger Human Brain
Chevy Chase - Jan 21, 2004
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have identified a gene that appears to have played a role in the expansion of the human brain's cerebral cortex -- a hallmark of the evolution of humans from other primates.
Grant Renews Funding Of Research Toward Cloning Primates
Pittsburgh - Sep 01, 2003
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded nearly $6.4 million to the Pittsburgh Development Center, which is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh, to fund investigation aimed at overcoming obstacles to cloning nonhuman primates. Cloning primates is vital to generate better research models for human disease so that studies obtain more accurate results with fewer animals.
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New Swine Clone Offers Path To Xeno Transplants
Auckland - Jan 15, 2003
In a session Monday at the annual meeting of the International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS), Randall Prather, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Reproductive Biotechnology at the University of Missouri-Columbia, announced the successful cloning of the first miniature swine with both copies of a specific gene "knocked out" of its DNA.
Scientists Identify 'Master' Molecule That Controls Action Of Many Genes
xxx - Nov 19, 2002
UCSF-led scientists have identified the first "master" molecule in the cell nucleus that controls the action of hundreds of different genes at once through its action on enzymes.
Genome.gov: The Ultimate Human Genetics Portal
Bethesda - Jul 3, 2002
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has launched a totally new Web site complete with a snappy new Internet address - genome.gov. The streamlined Web site address makes it easy for users to access a comprehensive and authoritative government site focused on genomic research, including the international Human Genome Project slated for completion in April 2003.
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