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A new technique for finding and analyzing stray cancer cells in the blood of lung cancer patients may make it possible for doctors to one day not only determine the genetic "signature" of particular tumors but ...

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Researchers from the university of Adelaide, Australia, have launched the largest study of its kind in the world in a bid to better understand the possible genetic causes of cerebral palsy. The study requiring cheek swabs of mothers and their children aims to gather genetic samples from 10,000 people right across Australia.

Now that Duke university medical Center scientists have figured out how the virus that causes cold sores hides out, they may have a way to wake it up and kill it. Cold sores, painful, unsightly blemishes around the mouth, have so far evaded a cure or even prevention. They're known to be caused by the herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1), which lies dormant in the trigeminal nerve of the face until triggered to reawaken by excessive sunlight, fever, or other stresses.

To aid in the study of genetic diseases, scientists with the International Haplotype Map Project have developed a haplotype map of the human genome, a tool that displays common patterns of genetic variation. While data from the project are available for unrestricted public use from the project's website (http://www.hapmap.org)/), the new tools needed to browse the map can be difficult to master for the beginner.

Genomatix Software, a company with an outstanding track record in the analysis of genomic data generated by high throughput technologies, has announced availability of the Genomatix Genome Analyzer. The Genomatix Genome Analyzer (GGA) is the first integrated hardware / software solution for in-depth analysis of data generated by next generation sequencing (NGS) devices as provided by Illumina, Roche (454), Applied Biosystems (SOLiD) and Helicos.

Virginia Commonwealth university and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have uncovered how a gene, melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/interleukin-24 (mda-7/IL-24), induces a bystander effect that kills cancer cells not directly receiving mda-7/IL-24 without harming healthy ones, a discovery that could lead to new therapeutic strategies to fight metastatic disease.

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced that researchers participating in a new initiative funded by the Wellcome Trust selected Illumina's Infinium HD BeadChips to analyze 90,000 DNA samples. This new initiative aims to decipher the molecular basis of human disease and includes participation from leading research groups around the globe.

BioTrove, Inc. and Gene Express, Inc. announced their receipt of a two-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, awarded in support of their proposed novel research of genetic biomarkers for lung cancer.

Millions of Americans are afflicted by breakouts of unsightly cold sores, caused by the herpes simplex 1 virus, but new research is finally offering them the possibility of a cure.