July - Dec 2011
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'Glow in the dark' cats aids HIV research
19th September 2011
Scientists inserted two genes into cats: the first is taken from macaque monkeys and helps the cat resist the feline form of Aids; the second is a fluorescent gene from jellyfish that helps the researchers literally see where the added anti-aids gene is active.
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Colchicine from Crocus kills cancer
16th September 2011
A modified version of a chemical found in the Autumn crocus has shown exceptional promise as a tumour-killing agent in mice and will soon begin clinical trials in humans.
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See UAR at the BSA
14th September 2011
UAR hosted and recorded a talk about GM mice - Of Mice and Men - by Sara Wells and Paul Potter from the Mary Lyon Centre (MRC Harwell) at this year's British Science Festival in Bradford. Watch the talk below.
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Gene deletion blocks pain
9th September 2011
Scientists have identified the gene that allows the transmission of chronic pain.
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Safer treatment for sleeping sickness
9th September 2011
Scientists have trialled a safer way of treating sleeping sickness in mice by modifying an existing medicine.
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Modified bacterium protects against TB
7th September 2011
Mice infected with a genetically modified relative of the tuberculosis bacterium became immune to tuberculosis, a new study has shown.
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Computer model predicts effect of medicines on heart
5th September 2011
Scientists have developed a computer model that predicts the effect of anti-arrhythmic medicines on the heart.
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Stem cell treatment for stroke trial
5th September 2011
A treatment developed in rats and mice has been shown to be safe in the first ever human trial of stem cell treatment for stroke victims.
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Gene therapy hope for Menkes Disease
1st September 2011
Studies in GM mice have shown that a combination of gene therapy and copper injections could be effective in treating Menkes Disease, a lethal and progressive disease that mainly affects young boys.
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Gene mapping opens new insights into the brain
30th August 2011
A map of gene activity has been created that scientists hope will shed new light on the causes of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
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