Archive for 2003
September 15, 2003
Finding Genetic Gold in The Amazon
Brazilian scientists may have found a new source for plastics and life saving medicines by cracking the genetic code of Chromobacterium violaceum, a free-living bacterium that commonly floats along the Rio Negro river in the Amazon rainforest.
June 2, 2003
Testing Different Vaccine Approaches To Defeat One Disease
Researchers study a range of vaccine strategies to harness the body’s own natural ability to fight cancer. One patient seemingly helped by immune defenses alone.
May 29, 2003
Nuclear Cell Receptor Acts On Its Own
Researchers find unique functions for Nurr1, a nuclear receptor implicated in Parkinson’s disease.
April 16, 2003
Adding A New Chapter To The DNA Book Of Life
Using a powerful new technique, investigators at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and the National Cancer Institute have identified all the genes that are active in a single cell. The results, which are published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, point to the type of data that are needed to understand the human genome.
April 15, 2003
Firefly Light Helps Destroy Cancer Cells
Researchers find that the bioluminescence effects of fireflies may kill cancer cells from within.
March 27, 2003
Science in Eastern Europe Opens Up For Good
A collaboration between the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and researchers in the Ukraine brings once isolated research to the rest of the world.
February 28, 2003
How Dendritic Cells Grow Up To Take On Foreign Invaders
A study in Science explains how cells crucial to the body’s defense system can stimulate an immune response, raising new possibilities for their use in cancer vaccines.
February 1, 2003
Genetic Findings From Brazil Help Wine Growers in California
Brazilian researchers decipher genetic clues that may spell the end of a pest that threatens Californian wine.
January 29, 2003
Bridging The Genomics Divide
Fact Sheet: How Developing Countries Can Benefit from Genomics
January 13, 2003
Blocking One Protein Helps Cancer Cells Die of Natural Causes
A protein that hinders tumor fighting genes may be the key to new treatments for cancer.