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Infectious Diseases – News and Features

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Ironing Out the Genetic Cause of Hemoglobin Problems

A gene with a significant effect on regulating hemoglobin in the body has been identified as part of a genome-wide association study.
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Liver Cells Grown From Patients’ Skin Cells Could Lead to Treatment of Liver Diseases

Wisconsin scientists have successfully produced liver cells from patients’ skin cells opening the possibility of treating liver diseases.
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World’s First Engineered T Cell Receptor Trial Opens With new Cellular Therapy for HIV

Adaptimmune announces first ever clinical trial with engineered T cells designed to clear HIV infection.
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Roger Beachy: GM Crop Pioneer Now US Farm Science Chief

US farm research is getting a shake-up with the creation of a National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to fund academic agricultural research. Its director is plant scientist Roger Beachy, whose research led to the first genetically modified crop. Just two days into the job,
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Biosearch Technologies Selected for SBIR Grants Issued by the DoD for Disease Detection

Both the Phase I grants aim to develop sensitive analyte specific reagents for a total of twelve pathogens of military importance.
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'Treason' by Immune System Cells Aids Growth of Multiple Myeloma

Restoring their proper role holds promise for new approach to therapy.
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Quidel Corporation Announces Joint Development and Commercialization Agreement with BioHelix Corporation

The agreement aims to develop and commercialize of in vitro molecular diagnostic tests utilizing BioHelix’s isothermal amplification technology.
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NIH Announces Expansion of Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network

Nineteen New and Returning Consortia to be Awarded $117 Million
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Fully Automated Platform for High-Throughput Genomic Cytometric Screening

Agilent Automation Solutions has announced a new technical poster that describes a customized, novel automated flow cytometry screening system for cell based screening of small molecule compound libraries, RNAi libraries and functional genomics applications.
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Cassava Virus Dealt A Blow In Southern Africa

South African scientists have engineered plants with resistance to a local cassava virus, potentially safeguarding one of the region's staple crops.
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