					19 November 2002 DNA Vaccine Inhibits Cancerous Tumour Growth Researchers have developed a DNA vaccine that helps resist the growth of tumours by choking their blood supply 19 November 2002 New Tool for Studying Animal Models of Disease Scientists have demonstrated that a miniature PET scanner offers a non-invasive way to study and follow transgenic or genetically engineered strains of mice 19 November 2002 Prenatal Stem Cells Open Door to Transplants Researchers have produced high levels of transplanted, healthy stem cells in mice and reduced the hazardous GVH disease 19 November 2002 Turning Off Fear Response Researchers have discovered a high tech way to quell panic in rats 19 November 2002 Key to Cancer Cell Mobility Scientists have found an enzyme critical to cell metastasis which might help curb the progression of cancers 19 November 2002 Transcription Factor Circumvents Stem Cell Transplants A transcription factor that prompts stem cells to enter the cell cycle and proliferate could provide a target for stem cell therapy 19 November 2002 In Brief: USDA to test cross-species transfer of wasting disease Iowa scientists to inject healthy cattle with brain tissue from deer affected with chronic wasting disease 19 November 2002 Research Standards to Prevent Bioterrorism The Royal Society has submitted a proposal to the British Government supporting an international code of conduct to govern research vulnerable to bioterrorist exploitation 19 November 2002 Publish or Perish Journals have varied status in the world of science, but science funding in Australia does not take this into consideration 19 November 2002 Hints of an Early Antibody Arsenal Researchers think they've pinpointed the genetic precursors of the vertebrate immune system in the tiny sea creature, amphioxus 19 November 2002 Will the Universities' Own Electronic Repositories Affect Traditional Publishing? University library services and university research and educational output are in the midst of fundamental change 19 November 2002 Access to Scientific Literature Not everything published is on the Internet and therefore it is a useful research tool but it is no substitute for a library 19 November 2002 Limitations of Nobel Prizes Ignore Many Deserving Scientists Nobel Foundation is criticised for its restricted number of awards in few scientific fields 19 November 2002 New Way to Stop Growth of Cancer Cells A new study may lead to the development of a drug to stop the growth of cancer cells 19 November 2002 T Cell Clones Shrink Melanoma Tumours A preliminary clinical trial suggests that T cells generated in vitro can halt the spread of cancerous tumours 19 November 2002 Algorithm Predicts Protein Interactions A promising new algorithm that can predict interactions between proteins whose structures are unsolved has been developed 19 November 2002 Computer Model Predicts Phenotype from Genotype Bioengineers have used the first model-based system for predicting phenotype based on genotype 19 November 2002 Crystal Structure Shows How Bacterial Pili Form Scientists have discovered how bacteria manufacture hair-like fibres used to cling to the lining of the kidney and bladder 19 November 2002 'Laboratories On A Chip' Get Super-Small Researchers are working on a new way to move and distribute microscopic amounts of fluid around a chip 19 November 2002 Computer Model Predicts E. coli Evolution By combining laboratory data with recent genetic databases, researchers can create digital colonies of organisms that mimic, and even predict, some behaviours of living cells 5 November 2002 Ancient DNA defense mechanism protects us A DNA error-correction system ensures foreign genetic material inserted into the cell's DNA is neutralized before being passed on to the next generation 5 November 2002 How prions kill brain cells The culprit responsible for the death of neurons is still a mystery but now it is known that PrP accumulating in cytosol kills neurons in cultured cells and transgenic mice 5 November 2002 New method to find disease-causing genes Time and money spent in the quest for disease-causing genes may be drastically cut using a new identification method		4 November 2002 British biologists get networking British computer experts have finished laying the foundations of a national 'e-science grid' that they claim will have an enormous impact on the future of biology 4 November 2002 Genzyme optimizes peptide screening technique A new technology called solid-phase epitope recovery (SPHERE) allows scientists to screen 47 million peptides within just a few days 4 November 2002 Scientists missclassify genes in genome sequence Many important genes are being misclassified or missed altogether because they lie hundreds of kilobases remote from the coding regions they control 4 November 2002 New drug targets for genetic disease New drug targets for genetic disease are emerging from the study of genetic errors that cause damage to organisms 4 November 2002 Gene required for stem cell pluripotency Researchers have identified a regulatory gene that is crucial in maintaining a stem cell's ability to self-renew 4 November 2002 New insight into blood vessel branching Different forms of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein regulate vessel branching during mammalian embryogenesis 4 November 2002 Two of Britain's top universities may merge Under-funding is behind the proposed marriage between two of Britain's most prestigious universities 4 November 2002 More patents generated by life sciences than any other academic disciplines Life sciences contribute the lion's share of patent revenues at leading US universities 4 November 2002 New test improves prion detection in animals Researchers have developed a highly sensitive, automated test for detecting prions that they report significantly improves the accuracy and speed of detection 4 November 2002 Simulated experimental protein folding compared Scientists seeking to confirm protein-folding theory with laboratory experiments have designed a new protein to speed up the analysis 4 November 2002 Cord blood is rich source of haematopoetic stem cells Umbilical cord blood is a rich source of hematopoeitic stem cells, the progenitors that can reconstitute all of the different cell types in our blood 4 November 2002 'Doorways' into brain cells discovered neurons take in receptors and other molecules from their surface membranes through specialized domains on the surface of nerve cells that regulate such entry 4 November 2002 Vital DNA repair mechanism observed How are innumerable DNA mutations avoided? Researchers have proved the existence of a vital repair mechanism used by cells to correct this damage 4 November 2002 Motor that powers parasitic cell invasion The development of drugs to combat some of the world's most serious parasitic diseases is a step nearer 4 November 2002 Bacterial protein kills tumours Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have isolated a protein secreted by bacteria that kills cancer cells but appears to have no harmful side effects 4 November 2002 Animal model for common form of lymphoma Scientists at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center have developed the world's first animal model for mature human B-cell lymphomas 4 November 2002 Hope for vaccine to fight autoimmune disease Animal test results could lead to a vaccine to fight rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases 4 November 2002 Chromatin, not proteins, link mitotic chromosomes Researchers have discovered it is not protein, but chromatin which provides support to mitotic chromosomes during cell division 4 November 2002 Gene silencing in the developing embryo New research at the University of North Carolina sheds light on the process that silences a group of genes in the developing embryo 4 November 2002 Mechanism of gene-controlling enzyme An enzyme that plays a pivotal role in controlling genes in yeast acts through a more versatile mechanism than was previously thought to be the case 4 November 2002 Secrets of feather formation uncovered Scientists have, for the first time, shown experimentally the steps in the origin and development of feathers 4 November 2002 Vaccines to prevent spread of avian flu to man Researchers are closing in on the genes responsible for enabling flu viruses to leap straight from birds to humans 4 November 2002 Exotic Newcastle disease strikes game birds in California Several premises in metropolitan Los Angeles were quarantined in early October after exotic Newcastle disease was detected in privately owned game fowl


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