Article: Viral chaff. (extra genes picked up from viruses)

Article: Extra genes offer AIDS protection
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 7, 2005 ;     321 words ...WASHINGTON -- Having extra copies of a gene that produces a blocking protein helps protect people from AIDS, a finding that may explain why some people are more susceptible to the disease than others, a new study reports. Researchers wondering why people from the same ancestry varied in their

Article: Extra genes help mice keep their youthful looks.
Australasian Business Intelligence;  July 24, 2007 ;     434 words ...Byline: Colin Barras Jul 24, 2007 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Researchers may have found the "elixir of youth". In mice, increasing the production of two proteins called p53 and Arf enabled more of the mice to survive into old age without becoming more frail. The protein p53 is known to

Article: Study Links Extra Genes to Parkinson's
AP Online;  October 30, 2003 ;     395 words ...AP Online 10-30-2003 Dateline: WASHINGTON Mutated genes are not the only cause of Parkinson's disease, a study shows. Some patients have extra copies of a normal gene that cause too much of a protein to build up in their brains. The discovery, led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health,

Article: Study shows extra genes play role in some ...
AP Worldstream;  October 30, 2003 ;     362 words ...AP Worldstream 10-30-2003 Dateline: WASHINGTON Mutated genes are not the only cause of Parkinson's disease, a study shows. Some patients have extra copies of a normal gene that cause too much of a protein to build up in their brains. The discovery, led by scientists at the National Institutes of

Article: Strong immune system the key
New Straits Times;  November 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Straits Times 11-25-2003 Strong immune system the key Byline: Kasmiah Mustapha Edition ... Health Memo: (STF) - A strong immune system is the best defence against diseases ... lifestyle, they are nourishing their immune system, which in turn can protect them from ...

Article: The immune system: everybody's defensive line. ...
Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication;  April 1, 1989 ;     700+ words ...The Immune System It's a dangerous world out there. Fungi ... highly efficient and intricate survival kit, the immune system, that wards off these invaders. Because of the immune system, roughly 90 percent of the viruses and bacteria ...

Article: The feline immune system: a delicate balance: ...
Cat Watch;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... wide awake or sleeping soundly, its immune system remains on full alert, protecting ... in the vast majority of cats, the immune system will continue to function effectively ... is also possible for an animal's immune system to become confused and start to attack ...