Gene therapy has proven to be promising, but the unexpected death
of one test subject a couple of years ago put some testing on hold. A
recent success may get the ball rolling again.
Now comes news from a German and Swiss collaboration
that have successfully treated patients with chronic granulomatous
disease (CGD), an immune deficiency, by removing bone marrow-derived
stem cells from the patients, inserting the working copy of the target
gene, and then replacing the modified cells.
Good news, especially for one of the subjects who is able to stop
taking antibiotics for his condition.
There's also news on Titan's volcanos, the effect of some types of
pornography on sperm motility, as well as climate change.
Gene Therapy Shows Its Muscle
Gene Therapy Shows Its Muscle02/17/2004 05:53 AM Scientists working to help muscular dystrophy patients have developed
a gene therapy that could be used illegally to build super athletes.
Sports officials are looking for ways to detect the genetic
manipulation.
Gene therapy may block HIV spread
Gene therapy may block HIV spread05/12/2004 11:24 PM Three people with HIV have had a new experimental treatment to try to
help them fight the disease.
Gene trait boosts cancer therapy05/01/2004 06:52 PM Doctors find a genetic trait which means they can identify which
patients will benefit from a lung cancer drug.
Safer route to gene therapy found
Safer route to gene therapy found09/22/2004 06:43 PM Scientists say they have found a safer way of controlling genes to
treat disease.
Company Discontinues Trial of Hemophilia Gene Therapy
Company Discontinues Trial of Hemophilia Gene Therapy05/28/2004 01:55 AM A small biotechnology company is discontinuing its closely watched
attempt to treat hemophilia, apparently because its trial ran into
technical and safety problems.
NASA Creates Super-Sensors from Bacteria and Silicon Chips
Rats! 1.409/09/2004 03:04 PM A packrat parser generator.
Rats! 1.4.1
Rats! 1.4.109/16/2004 04:51 PM A packrat parser generator.
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Apartment Therapy -04/20/2004 01:40 AM How ToPaint Your Floors (And Not Screw It
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The Guardian on therapy
The Guardian on therapy11/19/2003 08:07 AM
Anger management therapy in prison. Does it work? Is it ethical?
Prisoners who state "If I had had a better education, I would
have a good job, and wouldn't need to commit crime"
have "distorted thinking"; and one prisoner claims therapy
helped him premeditate an attack on an informer. Should prison therapy
be effectively compulsory?
Meanwhile, the
posit
ive
psychology movement aims to find out what makes people happy.
Can therapy fix my parents?
Can therapy fix my parents?01/06/2005 09:52 AM We've been in counseling for about six months now, but it doesn't seem
to be affecting them.
Mashup: M.I.A. v. Super Mario Bros. = Super Galang Galang
Mashup: M.I.A. v. Super Mario Bros. = Super Galang Galang03/22/2005 04:59 PM Xeni Jardin:
M.I.A. and S.M.B. combine to form Super Galang Galang. The
mixmaster is
Josh "cry.on.my.console" Last.Name.Omitted (who will be playing with
M.I.A. in Manchester UK next month: Link). Also check out the
Britney-vs.-M.I.A. track. Link (Thanks,
Justin,
and whoever corrected me on the credit issue, I accidentally deleted
your identity.)
Microwaves used in heart therapy05/18/2004 04:22 AM A microwave procedure that cooks the heart could soon become a routine
therapy for heart rhythm disorders.
A Therapy for Cat Allergies, Thanks to Mice
A Therapy for Cat Allergies, Thanks to Mice04/05/2005 04:31 AM Laboratory mice specially bred to be allergic to cats have been cured
by researchers who have developed a novel approach to allergy
treatment.
X-ray boosts cancer therapy
X-ray boosts cancer therapy06/18/2004 08:55 PM
X-rays could kick start genes into fighting cancer, research suggests.
Even rats like a good giggle
Even rats like a good giggle03/31/2005 07:22 PM Blog: Turns out rats may have a sense of humor--and not just for
knock-knock jokes about the Orkin man.
According to...
'Could' and
'probably' are two of my favorite words. Without them, how could we
have products like the Color Therapy Cube, an array of 24 colored
squares that show patterns of color that, according to the
manufacturers, "could also be beneficial." It's also possible
that viewing certain patterns of soothing light could cause
incontinence.
They sort of screw up with the lede, though. "Breakthrough color
therapy is better than a power nap and a cup of coffee!" "Better at
costing $70," is the part I think they probably left out. Read
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November Retail Therapy
November Retail Therapy12/04/2003 10:47 PM Some recent retail therapy ... Nick Cave: No More Shall We Part Daniel
Lanois: Shine Kruder & Dorfmeister: Conversions Once Were Warriors
Arvo Pärt: Te Deum Underworld: A Hundred Days Off Microsoft: Age of
Mythology (Mac) Future 3: Like... Kenneth Koch: One Train Capucon &
Capucon: Duos for Violin and Cello The Daniel Lanois CD is really
growing on me. I just got Underworld and Nick Cave yesterday, but I
think they'll both get steady rotation in iTunes as well....
Spam spread by RATs
Spam spread by RATs12/04/2003 12:10 AM globetechnology.com Dec 3 2003 11:14PM ET
Warning on complementary therapy
Warning on complementary therapy08/02/2004 08:11 AM
The public must not place too much faith in the ability of
complementary medicines, a leading expert has warned.
Magnetic therapy for spine injury
Magnetic therapy for spine injury05/11/2004 07:46 AM
Magnetic therapy may help people with spinal cord injuries to regain
movement and sensation.
New contraceptive for Chinese rats (Reuters)12/19/2004 03:22 PM Reuters - China has patented a poison based on traditional Chinese
medicine which makes male rats sterile, Xinhua
news agency says.
Rats! Bugs! Boys! Attack!
Rats! Bugs! Boys! Attack!01/06/2005 04:55 PM Xeni Jardin:
A 1994 Air Force proposal seems to suggest that the most powerful
weapons against the enemies of freedom might be bugs, rats, and horny
homosexual men. Link to
Defensetech post, and see also "Military Lab Proposed Gay-Aphrodisiac
Chemical Weapon" (Link) at
Russ Kick's Memory Hole.
And how does the chemical make you feel? Link.
Mich. Neighborhoods Get Influx of Rats (AP)
Mich. Neighborhoods Get Influx of Rats (AP)05/19/2004 07:24 PM AP - Some upscale suburban neighborhoods are seeing an influx of
undesirable creatures. A number of cities around Detroit not usually
associated with vermin, including Royal Oak and Grosse Pointe Woods,
are reporting sightings of packs of rats in their neighborhoods.
Tip: Check for Rats Before Starting Engine (AP)
Tip: Check for Rats Before Starting Engine (AP)12/19/2004 03:23 PM AP - OK, new safety tip: Don't start the engine without checking under
the hood first for rats. Los Alamos National Laboratory, in this
week's online Daily NewsBulletin, instructed workers to open the hoods
of their cars and inspect the engine compartment for rodent nests
before turning the key.
Cyborg Rats vs. Rescue Robots
Cyborg Rats vs. Rescue Robots09/22/2004 04:50 PM A lot of work has been put into robots designed for search and
rescue over the last few years. The challenge is making robots small
enough to crawl down into rubble carrying sensors, such as
artificial noses, that can detect survivors. A NewScientist.com
article reports that, for several years, a DARPA-funded project has
been working on a better way to do it. They've implanted electrodes in
a
rat's brain that can directly read the neural responses from the rat's
nose. The rats can be trained to sniff out humans and even explosives
and their findings would be transmitted directly to a human search and
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M.I.A. and S.M.B. combine to form Super Galang Galang. The
mixmaster is
Josh "cry.on.my.console" Last.Name.Omitted (who will be playing with
M.I.A. in Manchester UK next month: 