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.

Three Years after the Anthrax Letters, Are We Safer - September 17, 2004

Everyone agrees that there is not enough reliable intelligence about how to detect or disarm biological weapons, but anthrax is becoming a model for investigating these pathogens.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/09/17/anthrax.php

Human Chromosome 5 Is Complete - September 17, 2004

One the largest human chromosomes, now completely sequenced, has relatively few genes.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/09/17/c5.php

Deer Tick Genome to Be Sequenced - September 17, 2004

Scientists will sequence the tick that causes Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/09/17/deertick.php

Scientists Map DNA that Control Genes - September 17, 2004

For the first time scientists have a list of all the regulatory DNA sequences in a genome.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/09/17/yeastgene.php

Art Gallery: Nanoflowers - September 17, 2004

Scientists have made flower-like structures out of nanowires in the laboratory.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/09/17/nanoart.php

For Some Ex-Smokers, Drug May Help Keep Pounds Off - September 17, 2004

Some smokers may be genetically predisposed to overeat after they quit, and Zyban could help.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/09/17/exsmokers.php

MRIs Recommended for Some Breast Cancers - September 14, 2004

A study recommends MRI screening for women at high hereditary risk for breast cancer.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/09/14/breastcancer.php

Information on Pathogens Should Flow Freely, Report Says - September 10, 2004

Continued access to the genome sequences of deadly pathogens outweighs risks of free information, a study finds.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/09/10/genomeinfo.php

Drugs Target Lung Cancer in Some Non-Smokers - September 3, 2004

Some non-smokers respond to Iressa and Tarceva because of DNA mutations in their tumors.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/09/03/lungcancerdrug.php

Book Review: Male Musings - September 3, 2004

A review of Bryan Sykes "Adam's Curse: A Future without Men."
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/09/03/adams_curse.php