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Cystic Fibrosis Treatments

16. June 2008

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by: Kent Pinkerton Cystic fibrosis, which affects 30,000 American children and adults, is a multisystem disease caused by a defective gene. Presently only symptomatic management is possible, but there are very promising gene-therapy trials under way. In the respiratory system the thin mucus lining becomes thick and sticky. In cystic fibrosis

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Benefits of Human Genome Project

16. June 2008

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by: Wong Lai Teng Rapid progress in genome science and a glimpse into its potential applications have spurred observers to predict that biology will be the foremost science of the 21st century. Technology and resources generated by the Human Genome Project and other genomic research are already having a major impact on research across the life [...]

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