Genome News Network (GNN)

GNN's news coverage focuses on stories about genomics and human medicine, as well as the ways in which scientists are using genomics to find biological solutions to energy needs and environmental problems.

The Human Genome Sequence Measures Up - August 19, 2004

The "finished" human genome sequence meets or exceeds international standards for accuracy, a study finds.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/08/19/humangenome.php

Diabetes Campaign Targets Ethnic Groups - August 19, 2004

Native Americans and Alaska Natives are the focus of a new awareness campaign.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/08/19/diabetes.php

Demise of Malaria Drug Started with Travelers - August 19, 2004

Study finds that people traveling from Asia to Africa transported drug-resistant parasites.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/08/19/malaria.php

Experimental Blood Test for Ovarian Cancer - August 19, 2004

Three proteins in blood could help scientists detect early signs of the disease.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/08/19/ovariancancer.php

Genomes of the World - August 19, 2004

This year scientists have sequenced the genomes of at least thirty species, including the honeybee and the rat.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/08/19/genomesworld.php

Genome Could Aid Fight against Tree Disease - August 19, 2004

Sudden oak death disease now threatens trees in the Eastern United States.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/08/19/oaktree.php

Taken from Teeth, Stem Cells Regenerate Tissue - August 13, 2004

Scientists show that stem cells from human teeth can restore damaged gum tissue in mice.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/08/13/stemcell.php

Art Gallery: DNA from Darwin to Dolly - August 6, 2004

Review of artist Carrie Mae Weems' installation "The Jefferson Suite."
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/08/06/darwintodolly.php

Genes Linked to Failure of Leukemia Drugs - August 6, 2004

Scientists report "genetic signatures" associated with whether children respond to leukemia drugs.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/08/06/leukemia.php

Orangutan, Armadillo, and Slime Mold to Be Sequenced - August 6, 2004

18 organisms are given the green light for sequencing.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/08/06/sequencing.php