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__________________________________________________________________________ GENETICS - UNDERSTANDING LIVING SYSTEMS XX INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF GENETICS BERLIN, GERMANY, JULY 12 - 17, 2008 A CONGRESS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INTERNATIONAL GENETICS FEDERATION (IGF) http://hum-molgen.org/promotion-genetics __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - March 06, 2008 - http://hum-molgen.org Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, S. Chandler, T. Dalaya, R. Kimmel, K. Markey, J. Mill, R. Nemade, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - Household Allergens Make Skin Vulnerable To Eczema Dust mite and cockroach allergens aggravate the symptoms of eczema and similar diseases by disrupting skin barrier function. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000014.html - Autoimmunity Affected By More Than A Defective Immune System Research suggests that autoimmunity is linked to defective developmental biology as well as a defective immune system. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000013.html - Chemical Treatment Of Neurons Makes Them Light Sensitive A chemical treatment that makes neurons light responsive is described. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000012.html - Bone Marrow Nurturers Researchers have identified a new cell residing in bone marrow that provides an essential survival factor for antibody-producing B cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000011.html - Multi-Tasking Sensor Of Immune 'Danger' Data explaining how a single sensor of 'danger' manages to activate two distinct host immune defense signaling pathways is presented. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000010.html - Mitochondrial DNA Deletions Affect Lifespan Large DNA deletions in mitochondria are associated with premature ageing in mice http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000009.html - Genetic Variants Predisposing To Coeliac Disease Scientists have identified variants in seven genomic regions that predispose to coeliac disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000008.html - Pathway Influences Human Hair Growth And Texture Researchers have identified the genetic basis of two related but clinically distinct forms of inherited hair loss. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000007.html - Altered Stem Cells Accelerate Ageing Study provides a mechanism by which the mutant protein Progerin contributes to the premature ageing disease Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), and implications for our understanding of normal ageing. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000006.html - Twist Mediates Hypoxia-Driven Tumour Metastasis Study identifies a pathway that could be active in several types of cancer, and the importance of using certain protein inhibitors for tumour treatment. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000005.html - Drug Detective Kit For The Cell's Powerhouse A large-scale analysis of the effects of almost 2,500 drugs and natural products on mitochondria promises to become invaluable to scientists seeking new ways to tackle diabetes, neurodegeneration and even ageing. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000004.html - Building A Picture Of Sight A device that can 'read' the brain and produce a picture of a person's visual experience could soon become a reality. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000003.html - Turning Off 'Stemness' In Skin Cells Researchers have discovered the switch mechanism responsible for imposing the molecular boundary between the proliferating basal cells and terminally differentiating outer skin cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000002.html - Targeting Psychosis A pair of receptors in the brain that react to hallucinogenic drugs are identified as a potential target for the treatment of psychosis. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2008/000001.html - Contact Genetic News editors WWW: http://hum-molgen.org/editors.html E-mail: news@hum-molgen.org DIAGnostics - Clinical Research (professional requests) http://hum-molgen.org/clinical-research/ - Post diagnostic request / call for collaboration http://hum-molgen.org/diagnostic-posting or contact admin@hum-molgen.org Biomedical Positions http://hum-molgen.org/positions/ - Genetics: British Columbia Leadership Chair in Genetic Medicine University of British Columbia - Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vancouver, V5Z 4H4, Canada http://hum-molgen.org/positions/academic_positions/0214.html - Call for Assistant News Editors Support the HUM-MOLGEN concept actively! http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/03-2007/000037.html - Write a position announcement http://hum-molgen.org/flyer/positions.pdf 1) Set up account: http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/positions.pl?register 2) Post position(s): http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/positions.pl?login Biotechnical requests and sources http://hum-molgen.org/biotechnology - Post request or source http://hum-molgen.org/biotechnical-request-posting Literature http://hum-molgen.org/literature/ Events in bioscience and medicine http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/ - Population Analysis Introductory Workshop Resource Facility for Population Kinetics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA March 24-25, 2008 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1538.html - Pandemic Influenza: Is Your Company Ready to Cope? 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