A collection of stories tagged 'genes' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:11:23 EST A group of Rice University students is taking a chemical found in red wine and genetically engineering it into beer. They hope their new Biobeer will bring the health benefits of wine to a broader range of people. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/58749 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96762643&ft=1&f=1007 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:22:00 EST A genetics team sequenced DNA from both cancerous and normal tissue from a patient with the white blood cell cancer. The researchers then compared the two sequences to identify 10 mutated genes that appear to be associated with the formation of the cancer. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/58697 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96747184&ft=1&f=1007 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:30:00 EST These genes aren't from your parents, but the genetic code of the bacteria in your gut can determine your health — and affect conditions like type 1 diabetes and obesity. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/57724 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95900616&ft=1&f=1007 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT The Nobel Prize for chemistry was awarded this week to three scientists working in the United States for their work on a jellyfish protein that glows in the dark. But the scientist who found the gene for this protein, and gave it to the eventual Nobel winners, is no longer working in the field. He drives a shuttle bus for an auto dealership. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/57096 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95545761&ft=1&f=1021 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT Scientists believe that a certain genetic sequence, which is uniquely unstable in human beings, may explain how humans became so good at using tools and walking upright. The gene sequence, named HACNS1, is thought to regulate both hand and limb formation in embryos. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/55676 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94563043&ft=1&f=1007 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDT Since it turns out that genes play a big role in how an individual responds to certain drugs, the pharmaceutical industry is looking at genetics. Entrepreneurs are developing and marketing products and techniques to try to improve the odds that a particular drug will work on a patient. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/55596 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94499892&ft=1&f=1006 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:51:00 EDT Scientists are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of what used to be called "junk" DNA. Yale researchers have found a region of DNA that appears to be crucial in making a human limb. Although it's not a gene in the traditional sense of the word, it is inherited. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/55276 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94290404&ft=1&f=1007 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:38:00 EDT A new study suggests a single gene is related to how well men form bonds with their romantic partners. Having one variant of the gene was associated with lower scores on bonding. Two copies doubled the odds of men saying they had had a recent marital crisis. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/55154 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94199631&ft=1&f=1007 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:21:00 EDT A new study finds that men who lack a particular variant of a gene that influences brain activity are more likely to be loyal husbands. We break down the study. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/55138 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94194990&ft=1&f=1012 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EDT Gene Upshaw, former NFL star and head of the NFL Players Association, has died at 63. Upshaw was considered one of the most powerful union bosses in the country. We look back on what he did for free agency and revenue sharing. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/54563 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93832298&ft=1&f=1021 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT A new drug to fight kidney cancer exploits a gene defect in cancerous cells, tricking them into killing themselves. Kidney cancer historically hasn't responded well to treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52247 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92305880&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:22:00 EDT The genes that cause antibiotic resistance aren't always scary. Scientists sometimes deliberately make bacteria resistant to drugs. In fact, the government recently approved more than 100 requests to put antibiotic resistance into dangerous germs. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52238 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92301399&ft=1&f=1007 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:19:00 EDT Researchers have sequenced the platypus' genome and discovered that the mammal doesn't just look funny — its genes are odd, too. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48922 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90228565&ft=1&f=1007 Wed, 07 May 2008 14:32:00 EDT Researchers using a gene therapy technique to treat one form of congenital blindness have reported some success. Two teams of scientists have used modified viruses injected into the eye to partially restore vision to people suffering from Leber congenital amaurosis, an illness that results in the degradation of the retina. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48649 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90135261&ft=1&f=1007 Fri, 02 May 2008 10:00:00 EDT The Senate has unanimously passed a bill more than a decade in the making that scientists say could help herald the age of personalized medicine. It would outlaw insurance or employment discrimination based on a person's genetics, which may make people less worried about being tested. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48233 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89922198&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT Gene "Jug" Ammons was one of the tenor giants of his era. He had a big, deep tone that was perfect for every pace of song from a warm ballad, to bluesy groove or a sweet swing. His prolific recording career has resulted in a music that has withstood the test of time. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47737 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89689980&ft=1&f=1039 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:53:00 EDT Renee Montagne talks to Jessica Queller about her new book, Pretty is What Changes. The book chronicles Queller's decision to have a prophylactic double mastectomy after learning that she had the breast cancer gene mutation. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47033 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89266091&ft=1&f=1007 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Researchers have found that people with schizophrenia are far more likely than other people to have a certain type of error in their genes. Scientists believe the finding will help them develop new treatments for schizophrenia and identify young people at high risk of developing the disorder. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/46868 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89163694&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:51:00 EDT Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the new album by country singer Gene Watson. It's called In A Perfect World. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/42720 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16968729&ft=1&f=1039 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:48:00 EST When Charles Jackson was 13, he learned that his mother's side of the family has a particular gene that can cause early-onset Alzheimer's. Now Jackson is coming to terms with how the disease will affect him -- and his family. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/42444 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16748176&ft=1&f=1021 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:01:00 EST Three years ago, scientists reported that they'd found a gene that was involved in language. The gene is found throughout the animal kingdom, but the human version is slightly different from all the others, and scientists speculated that the changes in the human version might partly explain why humans can talk and chimps can't. Now, scientists have found that Neanderthals had the same version of the gene that modern humans do. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/40782 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15413621&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:00:00 EDT Americans Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies and Sir Martin J. Evans of Britain won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for devising the tools to figure out what individual genes do and how to fix them. The widely used process has helped scientists use mice to study heart disease, diabetes, cancer, cystic fibrosis and other diseases. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/40337 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15092025&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:56:00 EDT Just because an animal is dead and gone, doesn't mean its genes are lost forever. Scientist are reporting that they have been able to sequence the DNA of a wooly mammoth that died nearly 50,000 years ago. They got the DNA from a sample of the animal's hair. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39982 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14810441&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:00:00 EDT Researchers have found two genetic markers that may predict who will have problems with antidepressant drugs before they take them. Antidepressants occasionally make depressed patients think about suicide. Previously, the only way to discover whether someone would have such a side effect was to give them the drug. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39964 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14793327&ft=1&f=1007 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:19:00 EDT White's grandma was a showgirl, her aunt was a songwriter in the '50s, her mother was a belly dancer, and her dad was an artist, so she's inherited pretty good genes. White combines blues and folk music, creating a calm atmosphere with honest, heartfelt lyrics. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39793 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14663646&ft=1&f=1039 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:52:00 EDT