Parsing parasites: Genome of three tropical parasites is sequenced

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Three international groups published the DNA sequences of the parasites that cause Chagas' disease, African sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis in the summer 2005. The sequencing of the genomes of the three parasites, Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania major, represents new hope in the struggle against the disease although treatments derived from the work are still many years away.

United States, Science & research, Genetic aspects, Nucleotide sequence, Base sequence, Parasites, Parasitological research

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Easy rider

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A study reveals that in a manual gear cycle, the wrong gear can be bad for the bike and cause a terrible pain and damage to the knees of the rider. Japanese manufacturer of bicycle components, Shimano has produced a digitally controlled automatic transmission for changing gears.

Product development, Japan, Motorcycles, bicycles, and parts, Health aspects, Cycling, Cyclists, Bicycle industry, Hybrid vehicles, Shimano

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The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium

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The path breaking efforts of the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC) in determining the causes of different diseases involving multiple genes have earned it the SciAm 50 Research Leader of the Year Award.

Reports, Research institutes, Genetic disorders, Genetic polymorphisms, Human genome

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