How a glowing monkey will help cure disease

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Scientists at the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center in Beaverton, OR, believe that a genetically modified rhesus macaque monkey born in Oct 2000 could play a key role in research into previously incurable human diseases. Some observers have ethical objections to using primates for producing animal models of human diseases.

United States, Genetic disorders, Bioethics, Animal genetic engineering

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Death sentence for the Amazon

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The Avanca Brasil project, involving the construction of railways, roads and hydroelectric dams, will have a very negative environmental impact on the Amazon rainforest, according to scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Brazil's National Institute for Amazonian Research.

Brazil, Ecological Sciences, Environmental aspects, Protection and preservation, Environmental sciences, Rain forests, Amazon River Region, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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Q: How near are we to unlocking the secret code of life? A: Close. Very close

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Latest developments in research into the human genome are discussed. Mapping the human genome is set to have a very significant impact on the treatment of diseases with a genetic component.

United Kingdom, Analysis, Human Genome Project, Chromosome mapping

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