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The Bowels of FDA

Jan 15, 2010

If you’ve wondered about the inner workings of FDA, there’s a new spot on their website that introduces just what FDA does. According to NPR, this site is part of FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg’s three-phase plan to make the agency more transparent. This first phase is public outreach and coming up will be efforts to keep the public informed on daily activities at FDA and then to have information for industries that FDA regulates.

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Genome Sequences Reveal Range Mutations in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Researchers in Nature Genetics detect somatic mutation variation across iPSCs generated from blood or skin fibroblast cell sources, along with selection for BCOR gene mutations.

Researchers Reprogram Plant Roots With Synthetic Genetic Circuit Strategy

Root gene expression was altered with the help of genetic circuits built around a series of synthetic transcriptional regulators in the Nicotiana benthamiana plant in a Science paper.

Infectious Disease Tracking Study Compares Genome Sequencing Approaches

Researchers in BMC Genomics see advantages for capture-based Illumina sequencing and amplicon-based sequencing on the Nanopore instrument, depending on the situation or samples available.

LINE-1 Linked to Premature Aging Conditions

Researchers report in Science Translational Medicine that the accumulation of LINE-1 RNA contributes to premature aging conditions and that symptoms can be improved by targeting them.