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22 February 2001
The human genome is finally sequenced after scientists work for 15 years in 20 sequencing centres, located in six countries.
20 February 2001
Scientists from the US Agricultural Research Service, the chief scientific research agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
have completed a pilot project to decipher segments of cattle and swine genes.
19 February 2001
Top proteomics researchers have just established a global collaborative group known as the Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO).
The announcement coincided with the publication of the human genome sequence, the researchers for which formed the analogous,
and by now well-known Human Genome Organisation (HUGO).
22 February 2001
The Scientific Steering Committee advising the European Commission on BSE-related issues has published a pre-emptive assessment
of the risk to human health in case BSE were to be found in sheep.
19 February 2001
There is dispute over the use of a rapid test for BSE in European abattoirs. French scientists claim the test is as good at
detecting the disease as lengthier laboratory tests, but veterinary authorities across the European Union say the test throws
up hundreds of false-positives.
22 February 2001
New evidence may be crucial in estimating the number of people possibly incubating vCJD.
20 February 2001
A team from the Laboratory of Enzymology and Structural Biochemistry, CNRS France and a researcher from the European Synchrotron
Radiation Facility (Grenoble, France) have determined the three-dimensional structure of a yeast prion, the first crystal
structure of a prion ever obtained.
19 February 2001
Sperm may enter an egg at almost any point on its surface; therefore the point of entry should be irrelevant to the subsequent
development of the embryo. However, researchers at the University of Cambridge, England, have reported that in mice the sperm’s
entry site may determine how the cells of the early embryo will divide and arrange themselves.
19 February 2001
The diagnosis of infertility in men is often difficult, and in most animal species reliable tests are lacking. A new assay
developed for the detection of ‘hidden’ sperm defects in man may soon change this situation, and may have a spin-off for animal
husbandry.
19 February 2001
It was always widely believed that most mammalian cells were intrinsically mortal. However, the discovery that ordinary, non-cancerous
rodent cells can replicate forever has challenged this.
20 February 2001
Using somatic cell nuclear transfer, researchers from the US Department of Agriculture and the University of Vermont have
produced a transgenic bovine with the aim of introducing resistance against mastitis.
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19 February 2001
The Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) section of a unique Federal online information service called the Combined
Health Information Database – http://chid.nih.gov - celebrated its second anniversary in February 2001.
19 February 2001
This website summarizes information form Australia's National Animal Health Information System (NAHIS). NAHIS is managed by
the Australian Animal Health Council Ltd (AAHC), a partnership of the Commonwealth Government, State/Territory governments
and industry.
19 February 2001
Researchers from the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine and the Baton Rouge General Medical Center
have recently joined forces to find new ways to fight breast cancer.
19 February 2001
A mixed ganglioside conjugate vaccine (MGV, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) can induce antibodies against 2 different targets
on cancer cells, the GM2 and GD2 gangliosides. These cancer antigens are present in many of the most common types of cancer.
19 February 2001
The Assessing and Supporting Veterinary Information Need (ASVIN) project is an investigation into ways in which information
services for veterinary and animal health researchers can be developed.
19 February 2001
Antibiotics administered in small doses as a feed supplement for cattle, pigs and especially poultry are intended to promote
growth and prevent the infections as a consequence of crowding in high production systems.
19 February 2001
The US Environmental Protection Agency and the Minnesota Department of Health are jointly sponsoring a national conference
on communicating health risks from contaminated fish to at-risk, hard to reach populations.
19 February 2001
The first three students to finish the newly established PhD track at the Hanover Veterinary School had their thesis defence
and graduation on 15 December 2000.
19 February 2001
U.S. academic labs offer the best of scientific opportunities for postdocs--and the worst working conditions. That's the conclusion
of a committee of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering and the Institute of Medicine, whose new report validates
complaints by postdocs of low pay, poor benefits, and lowly status.
19 February 2001
Using the Rapid Integration Solution for Proteomics, a complete informatics system from Applied Biosystems, researchers at
the Ludwig Institute of Cancer Research (LICR), London University College London (UCL) branch, are integrating data from various
avenues of research and investigating how breakdowns in cellular signaling pathways can contribute to cancer.
19 February 2001
Dog DNA evidence placed gang members at the scene of a serious crime. Joy Halverson, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and senior
scientist at PE AgGen in Davis, California, presented and defended dog DNA data that linked men to the murders of a couple
in the South Park section of Seattle, Washington.
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