Narcolepsy Genes Wake Up the Sleep Field

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The discovery of Mendelian transmission of narcolepsy as an autosomal recessive trait was made in dogs two decades ago. A canine narcolepsy gene has now been identified by positional cloning, following William Dement's work at Stanford University. Genetic backcrosses were made over time and a linkage marker was identified for the narcolepsy gene. Researchers were able to identify a region of conserved synteny with a human gene, then used homology mapping with expressed sequences. A set of close recombinant animals narrowed the cirtical region containing the canarc-1 locus.

United States, Research, Sleep disorders, Narcolepsy, Stanford University

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Activities of recent S&E graduates vary significantly by field of degree

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A survey of 1988 and 1989 sciences and engineering graduates is reported. Of 779,800 bachelor's and master's degree recipients, 75% were employed in 1990 while 20% were pursuing graduate studies. Science graduates were more likely to continue studying while engineering graduates had a higher incidence of employment in science-engineering environments. For both disciplines, however, the recipient of masters degrees were more likely to be hired than holders of bachelor degrees.

Employment, Scientists, Engineers

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National symposium on recent advances in analytical sciences and applications

Article Abstract:

The planned symposium on advances in analytical sciences and applications being held in India in April 2007 is discussed. The symposium's focus on chromatographic techniques is detailed.

India, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Chromatography

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