Eye on DNA Links for 3 July 2007

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted July 3, 2007 in DNA Lab Talk, DNA and Disease, Eye on DNA Headlines, Personalities with DNA

• Grand Rounds is up at over my med body! Don’t miss the great quips that accompany each link.
• The ever prolific scientists at deCODE Genetics have found two variants on chromosome 17 that increase prostate cancer risk, one in TCF2 that protects against type 2 diabetes, and other variants on chromsome 4 that increase the risk of atrial fibrillation. Next step - commercial DNA tests.
• Together with deCODE, Illumina has commenced shipment of the Human1M DNA Analysis BeadChip that has more than one million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on a single chip and includes novel copy number variation (CNV) sites that are not currently found anywhere else. So who’s ordering?
• Applied DNA sciences has teamed up with Supima to develop DNA authentication technology that can confirm the cotton content of branded apparel and home fashion products. Only 1% of world’s cotton is of high enough quality to be labeled Supima.
• The New York Times interviews cell biologist Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn who studies telomeres, telomerase, and aging. Dr. Blackburn won the 2006 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and is rumored to be the next woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Hurrah!

Tags: decode genetics, genetics, genes, dna, elizabeth blackburn, genome, genomics, supima

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