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http://news.yahoo.com/biotech/ Get the latest Biotech news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Biotech news, including analysis and opinion on top Biotech stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 23 Oct 2012 13:29:57 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/biotech/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifA federal judge sided on Tuesday with environmental groups that challenged the planting of genetically-modified crops on National Wildlife Refuges in the South.http://news.yahoo.com/groups-win-challenge-gene-altered-crops-154219430--finance.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 13:29:57 -0400Associated Pressgroups-win-challenge-gene-altered-crops-154219430--financeLONDON (Reuters) - Genetic testing could help doctors find the small number of patients with advanced bowel cancer likely to benefit from cancer drug Avastin, scientists said on Tuesday. In a study of Roche's blockbuster drug, which targets and blocks a protein called VEGF-A, researchers found that different forms of the protein lead to varying responses and Avastin had no benefit in at least half of those taking it. ...http://news.yahoo.com/study-finds-why-roches-avastin-only-works-patients-170100552--finance.htmlTue, 23 Oct 2012 13:01:00 -0400Reutersstudy-finds-why-roches-avastin-only-works-patients-170100552--financeBiotechnology company BioTime Inc. on Thursday proposed two transactions that would combine its stem cell therapy assets with those of Geron Corp.http://news.yahoo.com/biotime-makes-offer-geron-stem-cell-assets-163653857--finance.htmlThu, 18 Oct 2012 12:36:53 -0400Associated Pressbiotime-makes-offer-geron-stem-cell-assets-163653857--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/citing-privacy-concerns-u-panel-urges-end-secret-041322304.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qL418M9SnUeOkix0.kKrXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-11T142707Z_1_CBRE89A145B00_RTROPTP_2_CANADA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A DNA double helix in an undated artist&#039;s illustration released by the National Human Genome Research Institute to Reuters" align="left" title="A DNA double helix in an undated artist&#039;s illustration released by the National Human Genome Research Institute to Reuters" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - They&#039;re called discreet DNA samples, and the Elk Grove, California, genetic-testing company easyDNA says it can handle many kinds, from toothpicks to tampons. Blood stains from bandages and tampons? Ship them in a paper envelope for paternity, ancestry or health testing. EasyDNA also welcomes cigarette butts (two to four), dental floss (&quot;do not touch the floss with your fingers&quot;), razor clippings, gum, toothpicks, licked stamps and used tissues if the more standard cheek swab or tube of saliva isn&#039;t obtainable. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/citing-privacy-concerns-u-panel-urges-end-secret-041322304.htmlThu, 11 Oct 2012 10:27:07 -0400Reutersciting-privacy-concerns-u-panel-urges-end-secret-041322304<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/citing-privacy-concerns-u-panel-urges-end-secret-041322304.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qL418M9SnUeOkix0.kKrXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-11T142707Z_1_CBRE89A145B00_RTROPTP_2_CANADA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A DNA double helix in an undated artist&#039;s illustration released by the National Human Genome Research Institute to Reuters" align="left" title="A DNA double helix in an undated artist&#039;s illustration released by the National Human Genome Research Institute to Reuters" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - They&#039;re called discreet DNA samples, and the Elk Grove, California, genetic-testing company easyDNA says it can handle many kinds, from toothpicks to tampons. Blood stains from bandages and tampons? Ship them in a paper envelope for paternity, ancestry or health testing. EasyDNA also welcomes cigarette butts (two to four), dental floss (&quot;do not touch the floss with your fingers&quot;), razor clippings, gum, toothpicks, licked stamps and used tissues if the more standard cheek swab or tube of saliva isn&#039;t obtainable. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bioethics-panel-urges-more-gene-privacy-protection-040659097.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_bHGUdLRhS.tQbDAf6DdJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0ef0ea15ab65a41c1d0f6a706700a591.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image provided by the National Human Genome Research Institute, a NHGRI researcher monitors a DNA sequencing machine at the NIH in Bethesda, Md. A presidential commission says new protections to ensure the privacy of people&#039;s genetic information are critical if the nation is to realize the enormous medical potential of gene-mapping. (AP Photo/National Human Genome Research Institute, Maggie Bartlett)" align="left" title="In this image provided by the National Human Genome Research Institute, a NHGRI researcher monitors a DNA sequencing machine at the NIH in Bethesda, Md. A presidential commission says new protections to ensure the privacy of people&#039;s genetic information are critical if the nation is to realize the enormous medical potential of gene-mapping. (AP Photo/National Human Genome Research Institute, Maggie Bartlett)" border="0" /></a>It sounds like a scene from a TV show: Someone sends a discarded coffee cup to a laboratory where the unwitting drinker&#039;s DNA is decoded, predicting what diseases lurk in his or her future.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bioethics-panel-urges-more-gene-privacy-protection-040659097.htmlThu, 11 Oct 2012 10:34:04 -0400Associated Pressbioethics-panel-urges-more-gene-privacy-protection-040659097<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bioethics-panel-urges-more-gene-privacy-protection-040659097.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_bHGUdLRhS.tQbDAf6DdJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0ef0ea15ab65a41c1d0f6a706700a591.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image provided by the National Human Genome Research Institute, a NHGRI researcher monitors a DNA sequencing machine at the NIH in Bethesda, Md. A presidential commission says new protections to ensure the privacy of people&#039;s genetic information are critical if the nation is to realize the enormous medical potential of gene-mapping. (AP Photo/National Human Genome Research Institute, Maggie Bartlett)" align="left" title="In this image provided by the National Human Genome Research Institute, a NHGRI researcher monitors a DNA sequencing machine at the NIH in Bethesda, Md. A presidential commission says new protections to ensure the privacy of people&#039;s genetic information are critical if the nation is to realize the enormous medical potential of gene-mapping. (AP Photo/National Human Genome Research Institute, Maggie Bartlett)" border="0" /></a>It sounds like a scene from a TV show: Someone sends a discarded coffee cup to a laboratory where the unwitting drinker&#039;s DNA is decoded, predicting what diseases lurk in his or her future.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nobel-awarded-stem-cell-early-cloning-195518381.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XxbMNg8zzN_7PikC9RKdfw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a44614ca60e4681c1d0f6a70670042e6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 photo combo, British scientist John Gurdon, left, speaks in London, and Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka, right, speaks in Kyoto after they were named winners of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells ? a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, left; Kyodo News, right) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA" align="left" title="In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 photo combo, British scientist John Gurdon, left, speaks in London, and Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka, right, speaks in Kyoto after they were named winners of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells ? a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, left; Kyodo News, right) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA" border="0" /></a>Two scientists from different generations won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for the groundbreaking discovery that cells in the body can be reprogrammed into completely different kinds, work that reflects the mechanism behind cloning and offers an alternative to using embryonic stem cells.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nobel-awarded-stem-cell-early-cloning-195518381.htmlMon, 08 Oct 2012 19:19:54 -0400Associated Pressnobel-awarded-stem-cell-early-cloning-195518381<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nobel-awarded-stem-cell-early-cloning-195518381.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XxbMNg8zzN_7PikC9RKdfw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a44614ca60e4681c1d0f6a70670042e6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 photo combo, British scientist John Gurdon, left, speaks in London, and Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka, right, speaks in Kyoto after they were named winners of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells ? a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, left; Kyodo News, right) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA" align="left" title="In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 photo combo, British scientist John Gurdon, left, speaks in London, and Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka, right, speaks in Kyoto after they were named winners of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells ? a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, left; Kyodo News, right) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA" border="0" /></a>Two scientists from different generations won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for the groundbreaking discovery that cells in the body can be reprogrammed into completely different kinds, work that reflects the mechanism behind cloning and offers an alternative to using embryonic stem cells.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nobel-prize-briton-japanese-stem-cell-111153957.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/etgmu74_kEJ2z0V6RCuvvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/09408a3d5fc7631c1d0f6a7067005294.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka speaks during a news conference at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, after learning that he and British researcher John Gurdon won this year&#039;s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. The prize committee at Stockholm&#039;s Karolinska Institute said the two won the prize for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells ? a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA" align="left" title="Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka speaks during a news conference at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, after learning that he and British researcher John Gurdon won this year&#039;s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. The prize committee at Stockholm&#039;s Karolinska Institute said the two won the prize for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells ? a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA" border="0" /></a>British researcher John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan won this year&#039;s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells ? a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nobel-prize-briton-japanese-stem-cell-111153957.htmlMon, 08 Oct 2012 08:37:26 -0400Associated Pressnobel-prize-briton-japanese-stem-cell-111153957<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nobel-prize-briton-japanese-stem-cell-111153957.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/etgmu74_kEJ2z0V6RCuvvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/09408a3d5fc7631c1d0f6a7067005294.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka speaks during a news conference at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, after learning that he and British researcher John Gurdon won this year&#039;s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. The prize committee at Stockholm&#039;s Karolinska Institute said the two won the prize for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells ? a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA" align="left" title="Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka speaks during a news conference at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, after learning that he and British researcher John Gurdon won this year&#039;s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. The prize committee at Stockholm&#039;s Karolinska Institute said the two won the prize for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells ? a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA" border="0" /></a>British researcher John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan won this year&#039;s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells ? a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/calif-initiative-test-appetite-gmo-food-164707523.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h1mp_T8mDMDE1AVr1DCzmA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1aa1bdc82cf0361c1d0f6a7067005387.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A product labeled with Non Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is sold at the Lassens Natural Foods &amp; Vitamins store in Los Feliz district of Los Angeles Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. International food and chemical conglomerates are spending millions to defeat California&#039;s Proposition 37, which would require labeling on all food made with altered genetic material. It also would prohibit labeling or advertising such food as &quot;natural.&quot; (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" align="left" title="A product labeled with Non Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is sold at the Lassens Natural Foods &amp; Vitamins store in Los Feliz district of Los Angeles Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. International food and chemical conglomerates are spending millions to defeat California&#039;s Proposition 37, which would require labeling on all food made with altered genetic material. It also would prohibit labeling or advertising such food as &quot;natural.&quot; (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>Calories. Nutrients. Serving size. How about &quot;produced with genetic engineering?&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/calif-initiative-test-appetite-gmo-food-164707523.htmlSat, 06 Oct 2012 13:30:56 -0400Associated Presscalif-initiative-test-appetite-gmo-food-164707523<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/calif-initiative-test-appetite-gmo-food-164707523.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h1mp_T8mDMDE1AVr1DCzmA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1aa1bdc82cf0361c1d0f6a7067005387.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A product labeled with Non Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is sold at the Lassens Natural Foods &amp; Vitamins store in Los Feliz district of Los Angeles Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. International food and chemical conglomerates are spending millions to defeat California&#039;s Proposition 37, which would require labeling on all food made with altered genetic material. It also would prohibit labeling or advertising such food as &quot;natural.&quot; (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" align="left" title="A product labeled with Non Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is sold at the Lassens Natural Foods &amp; Vitamins store in Los Feliz district of Los Angeles Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. International food and chemical conglomerates are spending millions to defeat California&#039;s Proposition 37, which would require labeling on all food made with altered genetic material. It also would prohibit labeling or advertising such food as &quot;natural.&quot; (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>Calories. Nutrients. Serving size. How about &quot;produced with genetic engineering?&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>NEW YORK, N.Y. - Two scientists from different generations won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for the groundbreaking discovery that cells in the body can be reprogrammed into completely different kinds, work that reflects the mechanism behind cloning and offers an alternative to using embryonic stem cells.http://news.yahoo.com/britains-gurdon-japans-yamanaka-share-nobel-medicine-prize-202014238.htmlMon, 08 Oct 2012 16:20:14 -0400Associated Pressbritains-gurdon-japans-yamanaka-share-nobel-medicine-prize-202014238<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gurdon-yamanaka-win-nobel-prize-medicine-095714871.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V_Y.8L2ZggOw_W6Wzdxqjw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-08T121953Z_1_CBRE8970Y9800_RTROPTP_2_NOBEL-MEDICINE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka and John Gurdon of the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge are seen at a symposium on induced pluripotent stem cell in Tokyo" align="left" title="Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka and John Gurdon of the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge are seen at a symposium on induced pluripotent stem cell in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists from Britain and Japan shared a Nobel Prize on Monday for the discovery that adult cells can be transformed back into embryo-like stem cells that may one day regrow tissue in damaged brains, hearts or other organs. John Gurdon, 79, of the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge, Britain and Shinya Yamanaka, 50, of Kyoto University in Japan, discovered ways to create tissue that would act like embryonic cells, without the need to collect the cells from embryos. They share the $1. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gurdon-yamanaka-win-nobel-prize-medicine-095714871.htmlMon, 08 Oct 2012 11:27:59 -0400Reutersgurdon-yamanaka-win-nobel-prize-medicine-095714871<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gurdon-yamanaka-win-nobel-prize-medicine-095714871.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V_Y.8L2ZggOw_W6Wzdxqjw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-08T121953Z_1_CBRE8970Y9800_RTROPTP_2_NOBEL-MEDICINE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka and John Gurdon of the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge are seen at a symposium on induced pluripotent stem cell in Tokyo" align="left" title="Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka and John Gurdon of the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge are seen at a symposium on induced pluripotent stem cell in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists from Britain and Japan shared a Nobel Prize on Monday for the discovery that adult cells can be transformed back into embryo-like stem cells that may one day regrow tissue in damaged brains, hearts or other organs. John Gurdon, 79, of the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge, Britain and Shinya Yamanaka, 50, of Kyoto University in Japan, discovered ways to create tissue that would act like embryonic cells, without the need to collect the cells from embryos. They share the $1. ...</p><br clear="all"/>CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists have sequenced the entire genetic code of four gravely ill newborns and identified genetic diseases in three of them in two days, quick enough to help doctors make treatment decisions. Doctors behind the preliminary study released on Wednesday say it demonstrates a practical use for whole genome sequencing, in which researchers analyze all 3.2 billion chemical "bases" or "letters" that make up the human genetic code. "It is now feasible to decode an entire genome and provide interim results back to the physician in two days," said Dr. ...http://news.yahoo.com/rapid-gene-machines-used-cause-newborn-illnesses-181435778--finance.htmlWed, 03 Oct 2012 17:27:40 -0400Reutersrapid-gene-machines-used-cause-newborn-illnesses-181435778--financeToo often, newborns die of genetic diseases before doctors even know what's to blame. Now scientists have found a way to decode those babies' DNA in just days instead of weeks, moving gene-mapping closer to routine medical care.http://news.yahoo.com/two-day-test-spot-gene-diseases-newborns-200806055.htmlWed, 03 Oct 2012 17:20:48 -0400Associated Presstwo-day-test-spot-gene-diseases-newborns-200806055(Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union has asked for a second time that the Supreme Court invalidate Myriad Genetics Inc's patents on two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, the latest salvo in a case with broad consequences for the future of gene-based medicine. The lawsuit against Myriad and the University of Utah Research Foundation, which hold patents that allow the company to control testing for the genes, alleges that the patents are illegal and restrict scientific research and patients' access to medical care. ...http://news.yahoo.com/aclu-asks-supreme-court-reconsider-gene-patenting-case-193652861--finance.htmlTue, 25 Sep 2012 15:36:52 -0400Reutersaclu-asks-supreme-court-reconsider-gene-patenting-case-193652861--financeScientists reported Sunday that they have completed a major analysis of the genetics of breast cancer, finding four major classes of the disease. They hope their work will lead to more effective treatments, perhaps with some drugs already in use.http://news.yahoo.com/breast-cancer-clues-found-gene-analysis-233644161.htmlSun, 23 Sep 2012 20:07:47 -0400Associated Pressbreast-cancer-clues-found-gene-analysis-233644161A three-day summit on livestock biotechnology takes place in Kansas City, Mo. this week with a focus on addressing global problems through genetically engineered animals.http://news.yahoo.com/biotech-summit-focuses-global-food-solutions-145910205--finance.htmlWed, 19 Sep 2012 10:59:10 -0400Associated Pressbiotech-summit-focuses-global-food-solutions-145910205--financeA University of Minnesota team has won a $600,000 federal grant to develop biotechnology for purifying wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.http://news.yahoo.com/minn-team-using-biotech-cut-fracking-impacts-154004372--finance.htmlTue, 18 Sep 2012 11:40:04 -0400Associated Pressminn-team-using-biotech-cut-fracking-impacts-154004372--financeA Santa Cruz-based biotechnology company has been cited by federal regulators for a long list of violations related to the proper care of animals.http://news.yahoo.com/biotech-firm-target-usda-animal-welfare-probe-151819957--finance.htmlTue, 18 Sep 2012 11:18:19 -0400Associated Pressbiotech-firm-target-usda-animal-welfare-probe-151819957--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-gene-hackman-play-him-movie-155527166.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XIt_xetfkbf4zyCVy.aisw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c469998df6b127191b0f6a7067008337.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney boards his campaign charter plane in Newark, N.J., Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney boards his campaign charter plane in Newark, N.J., Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>Who would Mitt Romney like to see play him in a movie? (Gene Hackman)</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/romney-gene-hackman-play-him-movie-155527166.htmlFri, 14 Sep 2012 13:15:51 -0400Associated Pressromney-gene-hackman-play-him-movie-155527166<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-gene-hackman-play-him-movie-155527166.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XIt_xetfkbf4zyCVy.aisw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c469998df6b127191b0f6a7067008337.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney boards his campaign charter plane in Newark, N.J., Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney boards his campaign charter plane in Newark, N.J., Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>Who would Mitt Romney like to see play him in a movie? (Gene Hackman)</p><br clear="all"/>NEW YORK, N.Y. - Mitt Romney would like to see actor Gene Hackman play him in a movie. He's a fan of "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. And when it comes to bedtime attire, Romney's says "as little as possible."http://news.yahoo.com/romney-gene-hackman-play-him-move-hes-fan-164022232.htmlFri, 14 Sep 2012 12:40:22 -0400Associated Pressromney-gene-hackman-play-him-move-hes-fan-164022232Shares of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. bounced back Thursday, a day after the company announced it was expanding a study of its cancer drug Reolysin, delaying the results from the trial.http://news.yahoo.com/oncolytics-biotech-rebounds-wednesday-slump-162933555--finance.htmlThu, 13 Sep 2012 12:29:33 -0400Associated Pressoncolytics-biotech-rebounds-wednesday-slump-162933555--financeST. LOUIS - More than five years after a radical treatment, a San Francisco man and his German doctor are convinced that he remains the first person cured of infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.http://news.yahoo.com/5-years-stem-cell-transplant-berlin-man-no-201329140.htmlWed, 12 Sep 2012 16:13:29 -0400Associated Press5-years-stem-cell-transplant-berlin-man-no-201329140For the first time, scientists have improved hearing in deaf animals by using human embryonic stem cells, an encouraging step for someday treating people with certain hearing disorders.http://news.yahoo.com/human-stem-cells-restore-hearing-gerbil-study-181104387.htmlWed, 12 Sep 2012 14:05:48 -0400Associated Presshuman-stem-cells-restore-hearing-gerbil-study-181104387About a dozen anti-genetic foods protesters have blocked the gates to a large Southern California seed plant.http://news.yahoo.com/anti-genetic-foods-protesters-block-ca-seed-plant-181203015--finance.htmlWed, 12 Sep 2012 14:12:03 -0400Associated Pressanti-genetic-foods-protesters-block-ca-seed-plant-181203015--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/deaf-gerbils-hear-again-human-stem-cells-170318983.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VCiOEAXpMWS85D8F0sk1Xg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-12T170948Z_2_CBRE88B1BDS00_RTROPTP_2_STEMCELLS-DEAFNESS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Human stem cell-derived otic neurons repopulating the cochlea of deaf gerbils are seen in this undated handout photo courtesy of the University of Sheffield" align="left" title="Human stem cell-derived otic neurons repopulating the cochlea of deaf gerbils are seen in this undated handout photo courtesy of the University of Sheffield" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have restored hearing to deaf gerbils using human embryonic stem cells in an advance that could eventually help people with an intractable form of deafness caused by nerve damage. The procedure needs further animal research to assess safety and long-term effectiveness but researchers said on Wednesday the experiment was an important proof of concept, marking a further advance in the growing field of regenerative medicine. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/deaf-gerbils-hear-again-human-stem-cells-170318983.htmlWed, 12 Sep 2012 13:09:48 -0400Reutersdeaf-gerbils-hear-again-human-stem-cells-170318983<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/deaf-gerbils-hear-again-human-stem-cells-170318983.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VCiOEAXpMWS85D8F0sk1Xg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-12T170948Z_2_CBRE88B1BDS00_RTROPTP_2_STEMCELLS-DEAFNESS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Human stem cell-derived otic neurons repopulating the cochlea of deaf gerbils are seen in this undated handout photo courtesy of the University of Sheffield" align="left" title="Human stem cell-derived otic neurons repopulating the cochlea of deaf gerbils are seen in this undated handout photo courtesy of the University of Sheffield" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have restored hearing to deaf gerbils using human embryonic stem cells in an advance that could eventually help people with an intractable form of deafness caused by nerve damage. The procedure needs further animal research to assess safety and long-term effectiveness but researchers said on Wednesday the experiment was an important proof of concept, marking a further advance in the growing field of regenerative medicine. ...</p><br clear="all"/>CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian scientists have developed a genetic test to predict autism spectrum disorder in children, which could provide a long-sought way for early detection and intervention, according to a study published on Wednesday. About one in 150 children has autism, with symptoms ranging from social awkwardness and narrow interests to severe communication and intellectual disabilities, said researchers led by the University of Melbourne. The researchers used U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/australian-scientists-develops-genetic-test-predict-autism-084625097.htmlWed, 12 Sep 2012 04:52:23 -0400Reutersaustralian-scientists-develops-genetic-test-predict-autism-084625097

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