Ethical Issues in Genetic Engineering and Transgenics
Genetic engineering and transgenics represent fields with myriad potential practical applications that are of value to patients and physicians, as well as potentially lucrative research and...
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Source: ActionBioscience - November 16, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Ali Hochberg Source Type: news
The Human Microbiome: A True Story about You and Trillions of Your Closest (Microscopic) Friends
Introduction
The human microbiome is composed of the microbes, as well as their genes and genomes, that live in and on the human body. Scientists are discovering just how important these resident microbes are to our health and well-being, particularly with respect to the roles they play in maintaining our immune systems, contributing to the digestion of our food, and acting as a first line of defense against pathogens. There are many diseases that may be the result of disturbed microbiomes; however, microbiome-based medical treatments and applications are on the horizon.
The human microbiome is composed of bacteria, viru...
Source: ActionBioscience - September 12, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ali Hochberg Source Type: news
The Human Microbiome: A True Story about You and Trillions of Your Closest (Microscopic) Friends
The human microbiome is composed of the microbes, as well as their genes and genomes, that live in and on the human body. Scientists are discovering just how important these resident microbes are to...
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Source: ActionBioscience - September 12, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Ali Hochberg Source Type: news
The Human Microbiome: A True Story about You and Trillions of Your Closest (Microscopic) Friends
Introduction
The human microbiome is composed of the microbes, as well as their genes and genomes, that live in and on the human body. Scientists are discovering just how important these resident microbes are to our health and well-being, particularly with respect to the roles they play in maintaining our immune systems, contributing to the digestion of our food, and acting as a first line of defense against pathogens. There are many diseases that may be the result of disturbed microbiomes; however, microbiome-based medical treatments and applications are on the horizon.
The human microbiome is composed of bacteria, viru...
Source: ActionBioscience - September 12, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Ali Hochberg Source Type: news
On the Importance of Scientific Collections
This new series of special reports by the Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) takes an in depth look at scientists and institutions who are using scientific collections.
Biological Specimens Go Online: The New Digital Frontier of Collections
Museum Specimens in the Service of Science: USGS and Smithsonian Partner to Advance Science
Bees are Not Optional: To Know How Bees Fare, You Must Know Who They Are
Little Frog Faces Big Challenges: Herpetology Collection is Repository for Data on Rare Frog
Fact Sheets on Scientific Collections
Scientific collections are an important part of our nation&#...
Source: ActionBioscience - August 6, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Ali Hochberg Source Type: news
Xenotransplantation for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
Introduction
Throughout human history there have been periods when what was considered mere whimsy, the fruit of a fantastic imagination, becomes real. These situations challenge and change our ideas of what is considered normal and moral. The emerging concept of xenotransplantation presents challenges, but also opportunities to potentially cure many diseases that otherwise have no treatments or limited treatments.
Xenotransplantation is the transfer of an organ, tissue, or cells from one species to a different species.
Xenotransplantation is the transplantation of an organ or tissue from one species to a different spec...
Source: ActionBioscience - July 2, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Sheri Potter Source Type: news
Xenotransplantation for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
Type I diabetes is a serious debilitating disease with no effective cure. The arrival of new technologies such as xenotransplantation and genetic engineering has created a hope in the diabetes...
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Source: ActionBioscience - July 2, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Sheri Potter Source Type: news
Xenotransplantation for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
Introduction
Throughout human history there have been periods when what was considered mere whimsy, the fruit of a fantastic imagination, becomes real. These situations challenge and change our ideas of what is considered normal and moral. The emerging concept of xenotransplantation presents challenges, but also opportunities to potentially cure many diseases that otherwise have no treatments or limited treatments.
Xenotransplantation is the transfer of an organ, tissue, or cells from one species to a different species.
Xenotransplantation is the transplantation of an organ or tissue from one species to a different spec...
Source: ActionBioscience - July 2, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Sheri Potter Source Type: news
Xenotransplantation for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes
Type I diabetes is a serious debilitating disease with no effective cure. The arrival of new technologies such as xenotransplantation and genetic engineering has created a hope in the diabetes...
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Source: ActionBioscience - June 19, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Ali Hochberg Source Type: news
Understanding Autism Through Genetics
Introduction
Have you ever been driving when suddenly your car’s “check engine” warning light comes on? You take the car to the mechanic, who tells you “more than a hundred different malfunctions can trigger that light.” Autism, we now know, is a bit like that, with potentially hundreds of genetic variations leading to the warning signs of the disorder.1 Unfortunately, determining exactly which of those many possibilities is the real culprit is not as simple as hooking your car’s central computer to a diagnostic tester. Rather, in autism many culprits may be acting at once, each contrib...
Source: ActionBioscience - June 14, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Sheri Potter Source Type: news
Understanding Autism Through Genetics
The genomics revolution has profoundly changed our understanding of autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) over the last decade, which has led not only to better knowledge of the disorder's...
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Source: ActionBioscience - June 14, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Sheri Potter Source Type: news
The Genetics of Autism
Introduction
Have you ever been driving when suddenly your car’s “check engine” warning light comes on? You take the car to the mechanic, who tells you “more than a hundred different malfunctions can trigger that light.” Autism, we now know, is a bit like that, with potentially hundreds of genetic variations leading to the warning signs of the disorder.1 Unfortunately, determining exactly which of those many possibilities is the real culprit is not as simple as hooking your car’s central computer to a diagnostic tester. Rather, in autism many culprits may be acting at once, each contrib...
Source: ActionBioscience - June 14, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Sheri Potter Source Type: news
Understanding Autism Through Genetics
Introduction
Have you ever been driving when suddenly your car’s “check engine” warning light comes on? You take the car to the mechanic, who tells you “more than a hundred different malfunctions can trigger that light.” Autism, we now know, is a bit like that, with potentially hundreds of genetic variations leading to the warning signs of the disorder.1 Unfortunately, determining exactly which of those many possibilities is the real culprit is not as simple as hooking your car’s central computer to a diagnostic tester. Rather, in autism many culprits may be acting at once, each contrib...
Source: ActionBioscience - June 14, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Sheri Potter Source Type: news
Understanding Autism Through Genetics
Introduction
Have you ever been driving when suddenly your car’s “check engine” warning light comes on? You take the car to the mechanic, who tells you “more than a hundred different malfunctions can trigger that light.” Autism, we now know, is a bit like that, with potentially hundreds of genetic variations leading to the warning signs of the disorder.1 Unfortunately, determining exactly which of those many possibilities is the real culprit is not as simple as hooking your car’s central computer to a diagnostic tester. Rather, in autism many culprits may be acting at once, each contrib...
Source: ActionBioscience - June 11, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Ali Hochberg Source Type: news
