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California Lightworks 800W Solarstorm – exoticgenetix (Afterlife OG) / DNA Genetics (Tangie) Day 12 – Video

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Precision BioSciences and DuPont Pioneer Announce Publication of Plant Genome Engineering Success

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. & DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Precision BioSciences, Inc., and DuPont Pioneer today announced that The Plant Journal has published an article detailing collaborative cutting-edge research to generate male-sterile corn plants. Researchers at Pioneer used Precisions advanced genome engineering technology, called DNE, to knockout or disable the function of the ms26 gene in corn. Knocking out this gene has enabled Pioneer to produce corn plants that are male-sterile, a powerful tool for hybrid seed production.

The article further details how the Precision and Pioneer research teams were able to optimize a DNE gene-editing tool to maximize its efficiency in corn. This optimization process, which involves modulating the DNA-cutting activity of a gene-editing enzyme, can only be performed with Precisions proprietary DNE technology. The optimization step was found to be critical for high-efficiency gene-editing activity in corn.

We are thrilled with the results published by The Plant Journal, said Jeff Smith, Precision BioSciences Chief Science Officer and one of the studys authors.This is a clear demonstration of why DNEs unique combination of high-targeting flexibility, site-specificity, and activity modulation is so critical for the production of high-value products.

The collaboration to develop DNE technology for agricultural applications began in 2008 and has already delivered actionable results. The work described in this publication enables the creation of genetic male sterile plants similar to those used in the Pioneer proprietary Seed Production Technology (SPT) process. This work paves the way to extend SPT process to additional crops and genes. The SPT process is an innovative technology developed to increase the quality, productivity and efficiency of hybrid seed production. Pioneer has implemented the process in its hybrid seed corn production fields, and is working toward its deployment in other crops, such as rice.

Our collaboration with Precision Biosciences is a great example of two leading technology experts coming together to deliver new value to the agricultural industry, said Michael Lassner, DuPont Pioneer Vice President of Trait Discovery and Technology. This is the first of many applications we are exploring for the optimized DNE technology.

About Precision BioSciences

Precision BioSciences mission is to continually provide, improve, and enable the worlds most powerful genome engineering technology. Precisions proprietary Directed Nuclease EditorTM (DNE) technology enables the production of genome editing enzymes that can insert, remove, modify, and regulate essentially any gene in mammalian or plant cells.

Precision BioSciences vision is to be the conduit through which the worlds greatest genome engineering challenges are solved. Precision has successfully utilized its DNE technology to create innovative products in partnerships with many of the worlds largest biopharmaceutical and agbiotech firms. Internally, Precision is developing DNE-based products for biologics manufacturing and human therapeutics. For additional information, please visit http://www.precisionbiosciences.com.

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Staph Infections & Eczema: What's the Connection?

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Newswise ANN ARBOR, Mich. For the millions of people suffering from the intensely red, horribly itchy skin condition known as eczema, the only thing more maddening than their disease is the lack of understanding of what causes it, or makes it flare up from time to time.

Now, a new finding made by University of Michigan Medical School researchers and their colleagues may bring that understanding closer and could help lead to better treatments.

In a paper in Nature, the team reports that a toxin produced by the common bacteria Staphylococcus aureus popularly known as staph causes immune-system cells in the skin to react in a way that produces eczema-like rashes.

The release of the molecule, called delta toxin, by staph bacteria caused immune-related mast cells in the skin to release tiny granules that cause inflammation. But this didnt occur when skin was exposed to staph strains that lacked the gene for delta toxin.

This link between a specific S. aureus toxin and mast cell degranulation suggests a very specific mechanism, though its not enough to suggest delta toxin from staph bacteria by itself causes eczema, says senior author and U-M professor Gabriel Nunez, M.D. Genetic vulnerability likely also plays a role, he says.

The finding was made in mice, so its too soon to say that the same effect occurs in humans who suffer from eczema, also called atopic dermatitis. But the researchers did find significant levels of staph delta toxin in skin samples taken from patients with eczema.

Nunez, lead author Yuumi Nakamura, M.D., Ph.D., co-author Naohiro Inohara, Ph.D., and their colleagues hope their finding provides a new avenue for developing treatments to help the 15 to 30 percent of children, and 5 percent of adults who have eczema.

Some including patients have previously noted that eczema patients who take antibiotics for other conditions experience a lessening of eczema symptoms. But antibiotics have many drawbacks as long-term therapies for a chronic condition such as eczema most of all, the threat of contributing to the already serious issue of multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, and involved NIH researchers who study S. aureus. Nunez notes that the initial hint of a link came totally by chance, as an incidental finding in an unrelated mast cell study they were conducting. They zeroed in on the little-understood delta toxin and began exploring its power to provoke mast cells to cause inflammation.

We know that 90 percent of patients with atopic dermatitis, also called eczema, have staph bacteria detectable on their skin, says Nunez, who is the Paul de Kruif Professor of Academic Pathology. But until now, it has not been suspected that the contribution was primary, because there was not a clear mechanistic link. Now we have evidence that there may indeed be a direct link.

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How to Treat and Control Psoriasis Treatment – Video

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Worth effort getting good care for psoriasis

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A survey of nearly 500 New Zealanders living with psoriasis reveals more pain is associated with the chronic skin condition than just that from the scaly red skin lesions caused by the condition.

Psoriasis Association Southland (PAS) - the only support group for people living with psoriasis in New Zealand - and drug company AbbVie, in conjunction with dermatologists, recently surveyed 492 New Zealanders living with psoriasis.

Association president Patricia Officer Young, of Gore, said the survey revealed that people with psoriasis often had other associated conditions, such as psoriatic arthritis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, colitis and Crohn's disease.

''So psoriasis should be treated and there's plenty of great medication and treatments out there for people to try, until they get one that suits them.''

The survey revealed that 98% of the respondents experienced flaking skin, 70% experienced bleeding and 61% experienced pain associated with lesions, also called plaques.

Half of the respondents who reported living with moderate psoriasis said they had never received care from a dermatologist for management of their condition.

Of those with severe psoriasis, 21% had never seen a dermatologist for their condition.

Between 40% and 50% of respondents used only creams and lotions to treat their psoriasis.

Mrs Officer Young said anyone with psoriasis should see a dermatologist.

''They are specialists in skin conditions.''

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More politically incorrect costumes for CU's list

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Halloween and the University of Colorado have always been an explosive combination, dating back to the raging parties that used to take place on the Pearl Street Mall. This year, in a memo posted online, the university asked students to be careful of "stereotypical and offensive" costumes. "As a CU Buff, making the choice to dress up as someone from another culture, either with the intention of being humorous or without the intention of being disrespectful, can lead to inaccurate and hurtful portrayals of other peoples' cultures," the memo said, before singling out blackface, sombreros, serapes, geishas, Indian "squaws," white trash, ghetto, hillbillies and prostitutes.

And it's a nice sentiment, but one that sounds a little funny coming from an institution that has a tendency to embarrass itself without any help from its students, including recent charges of, yes, racism, after the firing of head football coach Jon Embree. But the guy who leveled those charges, former coach Bill McCartney, has a few Halloween skeletons in his own closet which is why he kicks off our list of offensive and politically incorrect costumes that will probably not make it onto CU's approved list.

Bill McCartney

Ward Churchill costume.

Bill McCartney costume.

Chip the gangsta mascot costume.

Bill McCartney, who founded the Promise Keepers, a right-wing Christian men's group, was a football hero, but he had a little trouble focusing on his own family; his daughter had a baby with star quarterback Sal Aunese (who died of cancer in 1989). This story had many tragic twists to it, but McCartney continues to prattle on. A costume would include a Buffs gold tie, a black V-neck sweater vest, a Bible and a "No girls allowed" sign.

Ward Churchill

Churchill is the former CU professor of ethnic studies who wrote an essay after 9/11 in which he said that the attacks were a result of U.S. policy and called those employed in the World Trade Center "little Eichmanns." But Churchill had other problems, including accusations of plagiarism and research misconduct, for which he was fired in 2007. Many lawsuits and court dates later, it was ruled that CU was allowed to can Churchill, who also claimed Native American ancestry. A costume would include his trademark long, straight hair, a fake Indian headdress and a Nazi SS outfit.

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Outsiders… Politically Incorrect Bushfire Science…! – Video

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John Stossel ~ Ron Paul: END THE FED! – Video

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Ron Paul to campaign for Cuccinelli on Monday

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Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, a tea party and libertarian hero, will campaign for Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II on Monday a day before voters go to the polls to choose Virginias next governor.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, will also make appearances on behalf of Mr. Cuccinelli in the days leading up to Election Day.

Mr. Walker is scheduled to campaign with Mr. Cuccinelli in Prince William and Spotsylvania counties Saturday, and Mr. Rubio is scheduled to appear in Warrenton and Culpeper Monday. News of the appearances was first reported by Politico.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe has held a modest but steady lead over Mr. Cuccinelli in recent polling, with surveys suggesting that Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis, who is polling at around 10 percent, could be siphoning away enough votes to make a difference in the outcome.

President Obama is scheduled to headline a rally for Mr. McAuliffe Sunday in Arlington, and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will be in Annandale on Monday.

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Chris Rossini: My Evolution to Libertarianism…And How It Led To A Job With Robert Wenzel – Video

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