Genomics and Genetics Weekly

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - Crystal structures of NNRT-resistant HIV RT characterized

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Ottawa HIV "superinfection" case did not carry superinfection

HIV/AIDS Proteomics - Assembly properties of HIV CA protein determined

HIV/AIDS RNA Research - Perinuclear HIV RNA release mediated by hRIP

HIV/AIDS RNA Studies - Antisense oligonucleotide scanning arrays reveal novel HIV leader RNA foldings

Hematology - Prostaglandin E₁ enhances inhibition of platelet aggregation

Human Papillomavirus - Data demonstrate HPV testing catches more serious cervical disease

Hunter Syndrome - Patient enrollment completed in Hunter syndrome clinical trial

Huntington Disease - CRE-mediated transcription increased in Huntington disease

Infectious Disease - CIEF-WCID may enhance norovirus testing

Infectious Disease - Epidemiology of human M. bovis infection in U.K. characterized

Licensing Agreement - Endo enters agreement to codevelop new drugs for pain

Malaria Drug Resistance - Crt and Mdr1 orthologues not involved in P. chabaudi chloroquine resistance

Menopause - Ovarian failure changes reproductive mechanisms, not energy balance

Molecular Biology - Microchambers and interconnecting plumbing automate the gene isolation

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - p53 gene mutations are found in exhaled breath condensate of NSCLC patients

Oligodontia - Missense mutation in PAX9 causes non-syndromic oligodontia

Oncology - C-Myc inhibition shows the potential for treating liver cancer

Oncology - Signals for c-erbB-2 and VEGF combine to assess breast cancer prognosis

Osteoporosis - Estrogen receptor genotypes explain perimenopausal bone loss rates

Osteoporosis - MMP-9 gene changes associate with bone mineral density in men but not women

Osteoporosis - Premenopausal women show specific chromosomal links to bone mineral density

Personnel - Chief financial officer John McCarthy leaves genomics firm

Personnel - DNA-test provider appoints experts to its medical advisory board

Pharmaceutical & Drug Development - Microwave accelerated oligonucleotide labeling expands research possibilities

Protein Mapping - Protein-protein interaction map of virulence-related genes published

Regenerative Medicine - Interest in regenerative medicine heats up

Schizophrenia - Impaired AKT1-GSK3 beta signaling plays role in schizophrenia

Stem-Cell Research - New human embryonic cell lines to be made available to researchers

Stem-Cell Research - PU.1 supports proliferation of immature erythroid progenitors

Stem-Cell Research - U.S. lawmakers want to ease stem cell research restrictions

Thyroid Cancer - SAGE identifies genes that are differentially expressed in thyroid carcinoma

Virology - A new continuous nonradioactive assay monitors RNA polymerase activity

Virology - Key steps optimize the propagation of gene deleted Sendai virus vectors

Virology - Two-step purification confirms that RNA viruses replicate within RNP complexes

Women's Health - Genetics may play part in miscarriages

siRNA Targeting - siGENOME siRNA targets entire human genome