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Breast Cancer Genes
Cancer Genes All about Breast Cancer Genes BRCA-1 Recently, scientists have begun to isolate genes responsible for hereditary breast cancer. In 1994 the gene, named Breast Cancer 1 (BRCA-1), was ... to the development of breast and ovarian cancer. In 1995, scientists developed experimental tests for detecting several recently discovered cancer genes, including BRCA-1. However preliminary studies ...
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Glossary AB - The GEEE! in GENOME
BRCA1/BRCA2 The first breast cancer genes to be identified. Mutated forms of these genes are believed to be responsible for about half the cases of inherited breast cancer, especially those that occur in younger women. Both are tumour suppressor genes. [Talking Glossary] ...
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Dismantling Democracy, Science and the Public Interest: By Vandana Shiva
Organisms (GMOs) are transgenic organisms made by introducing genes across species boundaries. Thus Bt. Cotton, or Bt. Rice or Bt. Brinjal has genes for a toxin taken from a soil bacteria and put into the food crop. In addition, GMO's use anti-biotic resistance markets, viral promoters and cancer genes as vectors. These new genes ...
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Our Stolen Future: Bisphenol A may interfere with treatment for prostate cancer
Some background on prostate cancer (adapted from Wetherill et al): In early stages of prostate cancer, treatment focuses on the androgen sensitivity of prostate cancer cells. These cells require serum ... . Their data demonstrate that "AR-T877A activation results in induction of endogenous AR target genes." First, they showed that BPA exposure caused accumulation of one of the mutant forms ...
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Don't Panic Eat Organic
World on the ISP website www.indsp.org .pdf file15 June 2003 Rice with human genes: pharming in California Babies as Guinea Pigs: Biotech company turns two Peruvian hospitals into laboratories ... heart attacks Eating organic food may help reduce your risk of heart attacks, strokes and cancer. . Health begins in the soilWelcome To The Holistic Agriculture Library AMERICA'S FIRST CERTIFIED ORGANIC ...
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Breast Cancer Background, Part 1
In 1994, a gene was ... before any cancer appears. Even with these tests, scientists still do not have a way of directly treating the defective genes. Although esearchers are investigating the possible roles of heredity, environment, lifestyles, and diet, it's still not clear what causes most breast cancer ...
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Woodmen, spare those genes!
Woodmen, spare those genes! ABDOU-SALAM OUEDRAOGO and RUTH D. RAYMOND urge greater management, ... have been the source of many medicines, including quinine and the cancer-fighting drugs derived from the rosy periwinkle. Forest-based enterprises provide ... genetic diversity that provides it with a wide enough range of genes to help it adapt and survive. The implications of genetic erosion ...
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Are Human-chimp Differences Due To Gene Regulation, Not Genes ?
In fact, five of the 100 most stable genes have altered expression levels in liver cancer. When they also looked for human genes with significantly higher or lower expression levels, they found 14 genes with increased expression ...
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HHMI News: Researchers Identify Hundreds of Human Genes that Impact West Nile Infection
Human Genes that Impact West Nile Infection Studies Aim to Preempt Cancer Drug Resistance Scientists Manipulate Group Behavior in Bacteria Scientists ... cell line known as HeLa cells, derived from a cervical cancer patient who died in 1951. The cells are able to ... than their counterparts, demonstrating that those 22 genes facilitate infection. Only one of those genes had previously been known to play ...
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Radon More Damaging to Genes Than Thought
Radon more damaging Test results Glossary | About us | Contact us | Home Radon More Damaging to Genes Than Thought, Study Says Copyright © 1999 Nando Media Copyright © 1999 Associated Press By PaulL Recer ... about 6 percent of American homes have radon concentrations that would merit corrective action. Radon cancer risk estimates have been based, in part, on the belief that mutations that can lead ...
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