| Scientists identify the cat genome, a breakthrough
WASHINGTON: Scientists have mapped the genome of the domestic cat, raising hopes that the genetic identification of the seventh mammal to date will open the path to new research advances for humans. US researchers sequenced the DNA of a four-year-old Abyssinian cat named Cinnamon whose lineage traces back to Sweden, said the findings published on Wednesday, in the journal Genome Research. Cinnamon is one of a number of test mammals currently undergoing comparative analysis involving genetic research performed on cats and other mammals.
The similarity between the cat genome and six recently completed mammalian genomes (human, chimpanzee, mouse, rat, dog and cow) allowed the scientists to identify 20,285 putative genes in the cat genome, the study said.
Madeleine McCann: The Age Of Jose Anes, Gerry McCann’s Fury And ...
Or: “NOBODY will EVER stand trial over missing Madeleine McCann because cops made so many vital blunders," says the Sun. And so too says Jose Anes, 62: “Mistakes in the early hours demolished the entire case" The ex-director of Lisbon's police lab is “Portugal's top forensic expert", a billing the lab's current director may dispute Mr Anes says: “If the scene is not preserved in the first hours, all the hours of effort that follow are useless. I am utterly convinced — unless some new, concrete evidence suddenly emerges — the case will never reach trial" But what of the evidence gathered so far, like the DNA samples found in the McCanns' hire car? “Maddie sniffer dog 'was rigged'" - Gerry McCann is “FURIOUS" – as often he is. He “believes sniffer dogs used to find Maddie clues in the family's hire car were MANIPULATED by cops" Says a “source close to the couple": “Gerry says a dog went up to the Scenic, sniffed around and went to head off.
Cat Genome Mostly Decoded for First Time
Researchers have largely decoded her DNA, a step that may aid the search for treatments for both feline and human diseases. The report adds cats to the roughly two dozen mammals whose DNA has been unraveled, a list that includes dogs, chimps, rats, mice, cows and of course, people. - Click here to visit FOXNews.com's Natural Science Center. Why add cats? They get more than 200 diseases that resemble human illnesses, and knowing the details of their genetic makeup should help in the search for vaccines and treatments, researchers say. The list includes a cat version of AIDS, SARS, diabetes, retinal disease and spina bifida, said Stephen J. O'Brien of the National Cancer Institute. The new work is reported in the November issue of the journal Genome Research by a team including O'Brien and colleague Joan Pontius.
Facing the future
Liz Hancock forecasts what the future holds for women and the beauty industry. Illustration by Steven Wilson Global skincare companies boast science laboratories better funded than most universities, so it's little wonder that the cutting edge of aesthetic innovation comes from within their corridors. And if you are already sceptical about the extremes of the modern beauty industry, well, things are going to get weirder. From stem-cell injections to skull-lifts, the industry is on the cusp of a series of futuristic developments that promise to transform your appearance. The focus is on looking and staying younger for longer - whatever the cost. So brace yourselves: this is what the future looks like. For some. For the rest of us, thankfully, the best advances will be available in pot form… .
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The fourth defendant, Quanis Phillips, is in federal custody, the Virginian-Pilot reported.
Vick is to be sentenced on the federal charges Dec. 10. He could face 18 months in jail and a $250,000 fine.
V.Williams keeps winning streak alive
TOKYO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Venus Williams ran her match winning streak to seven with a second-round victory Wednesday in the $175,000 Japan Open tennis tournament.
Williams, coming off a win Sunday in the finals of the Korea Open, breezed though her match Wednesday, posting a 6-0, 6-4 rout over Vania King. Williams moved into the tournament quarterfinals where she will meet Alicia Molik, who advanced with an even more lopsided 6-1, 6-0 romp over Aleksandra Wozniak.
Second-seeded Sania Mirza was pushed to three sets by Casey Dellacqua before winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 and No.
DNAPrint(R) Genomics and Beckman Coulter Sign Sales and Marketing ...
DNAPrint(R) Genomics, Inc. (OTCBB: DNAG) today announced that it has entered into a sales and marketing agreement with Beckman Coulter, Inc., of Fullerton, CA, around DNAPrint's proprietary AncestryByDNA(TM) and DNAWitness(TM) technologies, utilizing Beckman Coulter's SNPStream(R) Genotyping Systems. "As a primary focus, DNAPrint(R) can provide detectives with the new DNAWitness(TM) descriptor kit that their own crime labs can run," said Richard Gabriel, CEO and President of DNAPrint(R) Genomics, Inc. DNAPrint's sophisticated Ancestry DNA technology can determine genetic ancestry and provide law enforcement a "fuzzy photograph" of an individual from a DNA sample. Forensic investigators can use the technology to acquire a description of a suspect or to help them identify unknown victims.
First Look At An Enzyme Target For Antibacterial And Cancer Drugs
ScienceDaily (Dec. 28, 2007) The veil has finally been lifted on an enzyme that is critical to the process of DNA transcription and replication, and is a prime target of antibacterial and anticancer drugs. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) at Berkeley have produced the first three-dimensional structural images of a DNA-bound Type II topoisomerase (topo II) that is responsible for untangling coiled strands of the chromosome during cell division. .
Census drops plan to demand income details
A question about earnings has been dropped from the next census in 2011 after officials concluded that people find the question too intrusive and would not answer it truthfully. Trial runs uncovered widespread resistance to giving income details, especially among people who keep even their close family in the dark about their earnings or nest eggs. The census form is completed by the "head of household" on behalf of all its members and is carried out every 10 years. .
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