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Happy New Year 2010

January 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · uncategorized

Year 2010 is around so quick, GeneDog Blog wishes every reader a happy new year 2010!  In the Chinese calendar, 2010 is the year of the Tiger, which has a meaning of power and braveness. So, let us go ahead, and expect lots of more interesting and fascinating unknowns and bright future.
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Drosophila genome wide RNA interference screen of apoptosis pathway

August 11th, 2009 · No Comments · RNAi, uncategorized

A recent Nature paper reports a genome wide RNAi screen targeting the potential Drosophila apoptotic effectors in apoptosis pathway hopefully to further our understanding of the conserved machanisms underlying PCD.
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Nature. 2009 Jul 2;460(7251):123-7. Epub 2009 May 31.
Genome-wide silencing in Drosophila captures conserved apoptotic effectors.
Chew SK, Chen P, Link N, Galindo KA, Pogue K, Abrams [...]

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Charles Darwin’s Evolution Theory of Life by ONE Cartoon

August 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · uncategorized

Charles Darwin’s Evolution Theory of Life Summarized by ONE Cartoon
It is well known that Charles Darwin’s evolution theory of life presents a trend and direction of life’s evolution from prokaryotic to eukaryotic cells, from invertebrate to vertebrate, from simple to complex, etc.
Before showing you the amazing cartoon astonishingly elucidating the thread of the evolution of [...]

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Drosophila metastasis suppressor awd regulates epithelial morphogenesis via endocytosis

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Cancer Biology, uncategorized

A recent Mol Cell Biol paper highlights the in vivo function of the Drosophila homolog of human Nm23, abnormal wing discs (awd), in regulating the epithelial integrity during Drosophila oogenesis.
Pubmed abstract:
Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print]Click here to read
The Drosophila metastasis suppressor Nm23 homolog, awd, regulates epithelial integrity during oogenesis.
Woolworth JA, [...]

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BBSRC National Genome Centre Launched in the United Kingdom

July 10th, 2009 · No Comments · uncategorized

According to the previous post, the Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) are now launched as national genome centre by the British  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to sequence and study the genomes of economically and socially important plants, animals and microbes.
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) has been officially opened in Norwich by the Biotechnology [...]

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New Flu Vaccine Approved for H3N8 Dog Flu‎ Virus

July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · uncategorized

According to New York Times report, a new vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the H3N8 dog flu virus, also known as the canine flu.
Originally identified by scientists to jumped from horses to dogs in 2004 in Florida, H3N8 Dog Flu‎ Virus was initially looked potentially deadly and lethal, but [...]

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BBSRC starts genomes sequencing agricultural animals and crop plants

July 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · uncategorized

According to BBC News, the British  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), UK’s leading funding agency for academic research and training in the non-clinical life sciences, will open a genome sequencing center to decode the DNA sequence of animals and crop plants that are economically and socially importantly used in agriculture such as wheat [...]

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The IUBMB and FAOBMB 2009 International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

May 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · uncategorized

The  IUBMB and FAOBMB (2009 Congress) comes to China! I am very pleased to be attending the the 21st IUBMB and 12th FAOBMB International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2009, which will take place at Shanghai on 2-7 August, 2009 this summer.
It is really a great chance to learn about the current trends and [...]

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Hello world!

February 26th, 2009 · 10 Comments · uncategorized

Thank you for your visit, Gene Dog Blog is currently under construction, you can find me at my another website — Dream Free Blog. 
You can also contact me via ,
any advice/suggestions welcomed.
Regards.
Gerry Gao

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