Genetics and Environmental Law Weekly

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam -  S. aureus nasal carriage not assoc. with Vitamin D receptor gene mutation

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - Aspirin use, genetics studied in colorectal adenoma risk

Innovate Oncology, Inc. - Agreement signed with Prostagenics to develop prostate cancer treatment

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - "Genetic blueprint" predicts response to treatments

University of Tennessee - The ethics of human reproductive cloning investigated

Aichi Cancer Center - Researchers describe findings in virology studies

Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans - Hepatitis B replicates in endothelial cells where extrahepatic disease exists

BG Medicine - Biopharmaceutical company participates in U.S. FDA task force

Ben May Institute of Cancer Research, Chicago - Rb tumor suppressor in stress responses and hematopoietic homeostasis analyzed

Bronx Veterans Administration Medical Center - Expression of receptors and binding proteins in schizophrenia reported

Cancer Research U.K., London - Reports advance knowledge in oncology research

Cardinal Health - Patent allowed for mammalian cell genetic engineering technology

Case Western Reserve University - Assay distinguishes prion proteins in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Center Protontherapie Orsay - Clinical complementarities between proton and carbon therapies examined

CombinatoRx, Inc. - Company gets $4.4 million grant for anthrax therapy

Digene Corporation - Bulletin reports importance of human papillomavirus testing

Diversa Corporation - Genomics company signs deal for development of enzymes

Duke University Medical Center - Terbutaline is neurotoxic in utero and augments chlorpyrifos toxicity

Emergency Medicine - Environmental Tectonics completes third virtual training at BWI Airport

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble - Trimeric membrane-anchored gp41 inhibits HIV membrane fusion

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia - Plastics compounds act as environmental estrogens, alter breast gene expression

Genome Institute Singapore - Transcriptome profiling identifies divergent paths required to maintain SC state

Global Secure Corp - OSHA compliant training package introduced for First Receivers

Harvard University - Studies show promise for defining genetic and acquired causes of heart failure

Hopital Ste. Marguerite, Marseille - Dermatologists use knowledge of patterns to recognize skin cancer

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. - Positive results reported on phase II trial of Albuferon

INSERM UMR599, Marseille - Gene expression profiling identifies molecular subtypes of inflammatory disease

Immtech International, Inc. - U.S. patent issued for compounds used to control gene expression

Indiana University - Acute viral infection reduces CD1d expression in dendritic cells

Intraop Medical Corporation - Treating early stage breast cancer discussed at surgeons meeting

Japan National Cancer Center, Tokyo - PARP-1 gene alterations found in germ cell tumors

Japan Natl Institute Infectious Diseases, Tokyo - slpA gene sequenced from C. difficile strains causing outbreaks in Japan

Johns Hopkins University - Inactivation of tumor suppressor genes occurred via genetic or epigenetic routes

Johns Hopkins University - Mercury levels not necessarily linked to worse neurobehavioral performance

Kuopio University Hospital -  L. pneumophila persist in water supply regardless of disinfection procedures

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Multiplexed PCR assay simultaneously detects four biothreat agents