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...team of Harvard researchers recently identified a gene that may play a direct role in developing aggressive prostate cancer—a discovery they said could lead to a more accurate technique to test for the disease...
...researchers told The Crimson yesterday that the gene DAB2IP has the potential to serve as a better marker for doctors to predict prostate cancer’s progression, which could translate into more appropriate treatments...
...genetic screens included one set of 101 gene changes that have been linked to heart disease as well as to factors that can contribute to heart disease, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol. The second genetic screen was a leaner library of 12 genetic changes for which published studies have found a definitive link to heart disease only...
...bottom line, Samani says, is that scientists remain a long way from developing an elixir of youth, however alluring that goal may be. Reporting on his research, Britain's Daily Mail announced that Samani had found the "Peter Pan gene" - a headline that Samani greeted with a weary smile. "Aging and death will remain central to our biology at least for as long as I can foresee," he says...
...rare celebrity in India over the past few weeks. It has been the topic of spirited debate in town hall meetings and on television talk shows. The brinjal in question is no ordinary vegetable: it's full name is Bt brinjal, whose DNA scientists have fortified with a gene that kills a range of common pests. Its creators say the genetically modified vegetable will increase farm yields and bring a less pesticide-laden vegetable to Indian dining tables, where the fiery brinjal-laden baingan bharta enjoys cult status...