Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered a gene responsible for the growth of tooth enamel. Lead researcher Dr. Chrissa Kioussi told the BBC: “A lot of work would still be needed to bring this to human applications, but it should work. It could be really cool, a whole new approach to dental health.” [...]

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From AFP:
“Scientists on Sunday unveiled lab-made human antibodies that can disable several types of influenza, including highly-lethal H5N1 bird flu and the “Spanish Flu” strain that killed tens of millions in 1918.
Tested in mice, the antibodies work by binding to a previously obscure structure in the flu virus which, when blocked, sabotages the pathogen’s ability [...]

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In an effort to tackle New York’s nearly US$15 billion budget deficit, Governor David Paterson has proposed taxing downloads of software, music and other content, including pornography.
This proposal comes at a time when the economy is in freefall and the so-called “stimulus” package is going to cost taxpayers much more than they expect. Gov. Paterson [...]

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An American living in Berlin got a bone marrow transplant that seems to have cleared up his HIV. Read more here.

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The news of octuplets born recently near Los Angeles shocked many people, especially since the mother, Nadya Suleman, already had six children and is reported to be jobless and living with her parents. Such rare stories certainly sell newspapers, but they can also lead to knee-jerk calls for overly restrictive regulation, which threaten freedom and [...]

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This woman from Calgary is by no means the oldest to give birth, but her case brings attention again to the use of fertility technologies as human longevity is extended. This topic will constitute a chapter in my upcoming book, so stay tuned!

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Reuters reports:
“California biotechnology company Sangamo BioSciences Inc. said on Monday it will start human testing of a new approach to treating the AIDS virus that involves deliberately damaging the patient’s DNA. The approach is based on research that has long shown that people with a certain mutation in a gene called CCR5 resist infection [...]

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I’ve been involved with SU since the beginning and am an associate founder of the venture. Read more about it in this News.com article.

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According to Fox News:
“Men in Sydney, Australia will be among the first in the world to try a new contraceptive giving them control over their own fertility.
ANZAC Research Institute at Concord Hospital has begun testing a new twice-monthly male contraceptive injection.
It works exactly like the female contraceptive pill by shutting down the reproductive function.
The contraceptive [...]

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