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Team Killer Just Killed The Team (The Hidden #9)
What is The Hidden In the early 1950s human genetics experimentation was taking its first, tentative steps. Amongst many other black projects, a team of Brit...

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Mouse models have been used largely in studying genetic mechanisms involved in responses to diseases. New research that compared the genome of mouse and man says there are differences in the detail.REUTERS

What holds t for true the mouse does not always hold true for humans, though mouse models have served well in understanding genetic mechanisms in dealing with diseases.

In a systematical evaluation and assessment, various research papers are suggesting that while gene regulation machinery and networks are similar in mouse and man, the details differ quite a bit.

By understanding the differences, scientists will be better placed in knowing when the mouse model can be used in studies.

There are a substantial number of mouse genes that are regulated in ways different from similar genes in humans. The differences are not random, say researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Ludwig Cancer Research.

Only half of human genomic DNA aligns to mouse genomic DNA. In comparison chimpanzees' match 96%.

Mice and humans share approximately 70% of the same protein-coding gene sequences which are important as they send out instructions to build organisms, but this comprises just 1.5% of these genomes.

The results from the mouse ENCODE project, which is part of the ENCODE, or ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements, showed some DNA sequence differences linked to diseases in humans have counterparts in the mouse genome.

The differences and similarities

They also showed that certain genes and elements are similar in both species, providing a basis to use the mouse to study relevant human disease.

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How can GENETICS revolutionize medicine?
In 2003, researchers first sequenced the human genome. Since then our understanding of human genetics has exploded. How will this biological revolution actually improve medical care for you...

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Human Genetics Stroop effect experiment 2014......
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'With the lack of support from the government, it is our responsibility as private citizens to contribute and support this ignored sector of our society'

MANILA, Philippines In the Philippines, persons born with and afflicted with rare disorders are a vulnerable and largely unsupported population.

A disease is considered rare if it affects 1 in 20,000 individuals or less, as defined by the Institute of Human Genetics of the National Institute of Health. Pompe disease, Maple Syrup Urine disease, Menkes syndrome, Lowe Syndrome are only a few of the registered 6,000-8,000 rare diseases globally. Because of the relatively low number afflicted by these disorders, support from the Philippine government is absent and access to basic health benefits such as insurance coverage is unavailable to patients with rare diseases.

Rare diseases in the Philippines

Statistics show that 1 in 20,000 Filipinos are afflicted with one of the 30 Rare diseases registered in the country, 75% of which affect children.

Without help from the government and private sector, treatment and medication is elusive for these patients due to their prohibitive cost and accessibility, most of which can only be sourced from the United States.

Formed with the help of the Institute of Human Genetics (IHG), the Philippine Society for Orphan Disorders, Inc. (PSOD), is a non-profit organization dedicated to be the central network for the advocacy and effective administration of sustainable support for the treatment and medication for rare disease sufferers.

Pairing up with Rare

In support of PSOD's advocacy and efforts, Il Ponticello Cucina Italiana will be holding RARE PAIRS, a Charity Dinner and Wine Pairing fundraising event on November 22, 2014 to help fund and contribute to the growing needs of the increasing number Filipino patients afflicted with rare disorders.

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Contact: Krista Conger kristac@stanford.edu 650-725-5371 Stanford University Medical Center @sumedicine

For years, scientists have considered the laboratory mouse one of the best models for researching disease in humans because of the genetic similarity between the two mammals. Now, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that the basic principles of how genes are controlled are similar in the two species, validating the mouse's utility in clinical research.

However, there are important differences in the details of gene regulation that distinguish us as a species.

"At the end of the day, a lot of the genes are identical between a mouse and a human, but we would argue how they're regulated is quite different," said Michael Snyder, PhD, professor and chair of genetics at Stanford. "We are interested in what makes a mouse a mouse and a human a human."

The research effort, Mouse ENCODE, is meant to complement a project called the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, or ENCODE, that began in 2003. ENCODE studied specific components in the human genome that guide genes to code for proteins that carry out a cell's function, a process known as gene expression. Surrounding the protein-coding genes are noncoding regulatory elements, molecules that regulate gene expression by attaching proteins, called transcription factors, to specific regions of DNA.

Why mice matter

Mouse ENCODE analyzed more than 100 mouse cell types and tissues to annotate the regulatory elements of the mouse genome and compare them to the regulatory elements in the human genome. Both ENCODE and Mouse ENCODE are funded and coordinated by the National Human Genome Research Institute. Because mice are used as model organisms for many human clinical studies and drug discovery, understanding the similarities and differences can help researchers understand how the results found in mouse studies can translate to humans.

"The mindset is when you compare things, it helps understand genome annotation," said Mark Gerstein, PhD, the Albert L. Williams Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Yale University. "It's making the mouse a more meaningful model organism." Gerstein collaborated on previous ENCODE research but is not part of the Mouse ENCODE consortium, which is composed of researchers from more than 30 institutions.

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SenateSHJ recognises excellence with prize

A Victoria University student Sophie Speakman, who is studying both human genetics and communications has been awarded the SenateSHJ Prize and internship for 2014.

The SenateSHJ Prize, now in its sixth year, awards the best projects undertaken by communications and public relations students at Unitec, Victoria University, AUT and Massey University.

The top students from each institution have the opportunity to win $500 and a chance to compete for a paid internship at SenateSHJ.

Sophie won the SenateSHJ Prize for Victoria University students with her analysis of Contikis This Way to Amazing campaign. Sophie was additionally selected out of the three national winners for a one week paid internship with SenateSHJs Auckland office.

Massey Universitys Morgan Fitzgerald and Unitecs Zoe Gardner also won the SenateSHJ Prize on behalf of their universities. Their assignments on depression awareness and reputation management respectively were judged the best of four top papers submitted by each university.

Neil Green, chief executive of SenateSHJ, said the prize and internship recognise excellence in communications, and encourage deep analysis, evaluation and thought within the discipline.

It is an excellent way for us to connect with some extremely bright and promising students, who demonstrate smart thinking.

We believe they have the potential to make a mark in the profession in years to come.

We hope that the recognition that comes with winning the SenateSHJ Prize will give them a head-start in their careers once they graduate.

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Rosemary Avery, center, moderates a forum on what makes us human with Roald Hoffmann, right, and Praveen Sethupathy in Call Auditorium Nov. 12.

The question of what makes us human has been a source of discussion and conflict for centuries. Although the question remains unanswered, a Christian geneticist and an atheist chemist found that their views on the topic were not so different in a Nov. 12 campus conversation "Genes, Atoms or Something Else?" attended by more than 500 undergraduates.

Praveen Sethupathy, a geneticist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is a Christian. Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann, Cornells Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters Emeritus, is an atheist.

The discussion began with what scientifically makes a human a human: DNA. Although he is a geneticist, Sethupathy was quick to point out the limitations of examining DNA in the search for human identity.

Our identities are influenced, but not fully determined by our genetics, Sethupathy said, explaining that the chemical packaging that surrounds DNA can be altered by any number of lifestyle choices like smoking and diet. Furthermore, these changes to the DNA packaging are in some cases hereditary.

Hoffmann agreed with Sethupathys assessment that genetic makeup is only a small part of human identity. Even with E. coli we share a substantial amount [of genetic material]. Does it free us of choices for good and for evil? No more than original sin prevents you from making a choice about being good or evil, Hoffmann said.

Both agreed that our genetics are not responsible for providing us with moral standards, although they agreed that morality is an important aspect of humanity. The presenters did not, however, agree on the source of objective moral standards.

I believe that there are objective moral standards and that they do come from [God], Sethupathy said, noting that he thought religious moral standards are sometimes imposed inappropriately.

Hoffmann said he believes that morality springs from human biology. I think ethics arises out of natural, personal and societal interactions, he said, noting that moral standards are very similar across cultures, despite different religious backgrounds.

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