Genome fanatics to post own DNA sequences on Web

A group of scientists and researchers fascinated with the human genome said Monday they will post online their most private personal information - their medical records and DNA sequence of some of their own genes - all for the sake of research.

Genome fanatics to post own DNA sequences on Web

A group of scientists and researchers fascinated with the human genome said Monday they will post online their most private personal information -- their medical records and DNA sequence of some of their own genes -- all for the sake of research.

Gene mutations linked to lung cancer found

Researchers in China and the United States have identified mutations of two genes which appear to make ethnic Chinese more susceptible to lung cancer, they wrote in the journal Cancer.

Begley: How We Should Fix Biomedical Research

Scientists call the gulf between a biomedical discovery and new treatment 'the valley of death.'

Massachusetts to spend $1 billion on biotechnology (Reuters)

Reuters - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill on Monday that will direct $1 billion of state funds toward biotechnology over 10 years, aiming to fill a federal funding shortfall caused by White House opposition to embryonic stem cell research.

UK researchers give robot a "biological brain"

It looks like a group of researchers from the University of Reading are making a solid run at the title of mad scientists of the year (in the best sense, of course), with them now boasting that they've developed a robot that's controlled by a "biological brain." That's not quite the sci-fi sight you may be imagining, however (though it's close), with it instead made up of some 300,000 neurons taken from the neural cortex of a rat fetus, which are contained in multi electrode array that packs 60 electrodes to pick up the signals generated by the cells and in turn control the robot. According to the researchers, they are particularly interested in using the robot to study how memories are formed in the brain, and how the brain stores specific data, which they hope will lead to a better understanding of Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, stokes, and other brain injuries. [Via Emerging Tech, New Scientist] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments