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Mutations Extending Lifespan Induce Expression Of Germline Genes In Somatic Cells
In the sense that organisms existing today are connected through a chain of life - through their parents, grandparents and other ancestors - almost a billion years back to the first animals of the pre-Cambrian era, an animal"s reproductive cells can be considered to be immortal. These germline cells generate their offspring"s somatic cells - other cells involved in all aspects of growth, metabolism and behavior, which have a set lifespan - and new germline cells that continue on, generation after generation.

UCLA Discovery May Explain Why Autism Strikes Boys Four Times More Than Girls
UCLA scientists have discovered a variant of a gene called CACNA1G that may increase a child"s risk of developing autism, particularly in boys. The journal Molecular Psychiatry publishes the findings in its May 19 advance online edition.
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Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
Our genome is a patchwork of neighborhoods that couldn"t be more different: Some areas are hustling and bustling with gene activity, while others are sparsely populated and in perpetual lock-down. Breaking down just a few of the molecular fences that separate them blurs the lines and leads to the inactivation of at least two tumor suppressor genes, according to researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
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TREAT TB Web Portal Launched

The Union-managed initiative TREAT TB (Technology, Research, Education and Technical Assistance for TB) is now on the web offering direct access to the work of this five-year, USAID-funded project. The new Union-managed initiative TREAT TB (Technology, Research, Education and Technical Assistance for TB) now has a web portal. You can go directly to http://www.treattb.org or access the portal via the Tuberculosis Department web site to learn more about this 5-year, USAID-funded project. The goals of TREAT TB are to contribute to new knowledge through field evaluations of diagnostic tools, clinical trials of priority research questions, and targeted operational research benefitting global regional and country TB control efforts. Using the web portal, you will be able to: - Stay up-to-date on important news about TREAT TB - Learn more about TREAT TB partners - Get the latest TB-related news from around the world - Download documents about TREAT TB and its activities TREAT TB is managed by The Union North America Office in New York. For more information, please visit http://www.treattb.org, call +1 212 500 5720, or email Bruno Bui, Project Administrator, at bbui@theunion.org . TREAT TB


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