Genetic News

Testing thyroid nodules for the presence of a lectin molecule called galectin-3 could help improve identification of nodules with cancer and reduce the number of unnecessary surgeries, according to an Italian study. Read the rest of this entry »

Using regenerative medical techniques, it may be possible to create replacement bladders for people who’ve had their bladder removed due to cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

Geneticists of Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) are the first to determine the DNA sequence of a woman. She is also the first European whose DNA sequence has been determined. This has been announced by the researchers this morning, during a special press conference at ‘Bessensap’, a yearly meeting of scientists and the press in the Netherlands. Read the rest of this entry »