Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 16th, 2003
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Head and Neck Cancer - Liposomal conjugation improves adenoviral transduction of squamous cell cancer
Oncology - Nonradioactive iodide stimulates apoptosis in genetically modified cancer cells
Endocrinology - Excess Bcl-2 production reverses programmed cell death in beta cells
Neuroscience - Gene-modified cells correct Parkinson-like disease in animal models
Oncology - Gene expression mechanisms enhance magnetic resonance images of prostate cancer
Orthopedics - Bone morphogenetic protein-4 gene therapy regenerates in vivo bone formation
AIDS Vaccine - HIV vaccine candidate trial begins in 18 cities around the world
Breast Cancer - Antisense p21 ODN triggers breast cancer cell apoptosis
Breast Cancer - CARP-1 is a novel regulator of retinoids that diminish cancer
Cancer Therapy - Canadian company gets patents protecting cancer and infectious disease programs
Cardiology - Gene transfer of IkappaBalpha limits infarct size in a murine model
Cell Biology - Researchers now on road to isolating skin stem cells
Drug Development - Kanamycin infusions are useful for identifying transgenic tobacco plants
Endocrinology - An autocrine loop controls angiogenic growth factors in pancreatic cancer
Gaucher Disease - European Commission approves expanded label for Cerezyme
Gene Transfer - Compacted DNA transfects arrested cells with better efficiency
Gene Transfer - NT-3 gene delivery elicits corticospinal axon growth following injury
Gynecology - Interleukin-10 therapy stifles angiogenesis and ovarian cancer tumor growth
Hepatitis E Virus - Targeted cleavage of HEV RNA by hammerhead ribozymes blocks replication
Hepatology - Adenoviral infection boosts tumor necrosis factor tolerance to halt hepatitis
Kidney Disease - Thrombospondin-1 inhibition disables progressive renal disease
Legal Issues - U.S. patent issued for high throughput gene expression analysis
Neurology - Oligonucleotide-based microarrays characterize the gene profile of brain tumors
Oncology - Tetrathiomolybdate abridges NFkappaB signals to halt cancer metastasis
RNA Interference - Research collaboration studies effects of siRNA-induced gene silencing
Restenosis - Positive phase II results in restenosis trial of Neugene
Trypanosomiasis - Enzymes essential to bloodstream form of African trypanosome identified
Tumor Targeting - License obtained for heat-activated gene therapy
Vector Development - Shortened adenovirus fiber shafts hamper postinfection activity
Virology - Adeno-associated viruses outpace other virus types as delivery vehicles
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