Hershey Medical Center's personalized medicine 'will do people in the community a lot of good,' expert says

"I think if we accidentally discover something we must tell them. ... I think we have an obligation to tell them." - Dr. Daniel Notterman Analyzing a person’s genetic makeup can produce a road map of disease the person is likely to encounter and possible paths for avoiding or defeating it.

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Dispatch Special Report | Unlocking genetic secrets

Inside each of us, in every cell, are potential answers to great mysteries. Our genes can offer insight into the seemingly innocuous: Why do I despise cilantro? Why are my ears so impossibly big? And they hold darker secrets: risks for sudden heart failure, diabetes, of fast-growing cancers and Alzheimer’s disease.

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Invitation Stop Monsantoizing our Food and Agriculture – Video


Invitation Stop Monsantoizing our Food and Agriculture
Workshop on: MONSANTO, A THREAT TO HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT HUMAN RIGHTS Sunday, 9th December 2012 starting at 10 am Venue: Seminar Hall No 1, ICSSR Complex, Panjab University Campus, Chandigarh All are invited. Building People #39;s resistance to the Poisoning of our Food Future of Food in the Era of proprietary seed technologies is under severe threat. Monsanto is a dangerous Agro-Chemical, Seed and Genetic Engineering Giant. Monsanto is entering Punjab on the invitation of Government of Punjab. Monsanto is invited here to establish Research Centre in Punjab Monsanto #39;s markets expanding with taxpayers #39; funds in recent past Remember the drubbing that they got from KRRS in Karnataka Monsanto is known for its anti-Farmer, anti-People, anti-Nature products and operations world-over. It has not hesitated to use unethical and illegal bribing of decision-makers to get approvals for their products elsewhere. It has chased farmers and other for so-called royalties upto the import shores in Europe, from developing countries. It has sued and jailed farmers in the name of patent infringement. It is a profit-hungry corporation that reportedly had set as its objective control over all food grown. Monsanto controls most of the GM crop cultivation in the world -- this is a technology that is known to have health, environmental and trade impacts all over the world. Monsanto is our modern-day East India Company, bringing food and agricultural imperialism knocking at our doors. Let us oppose ...From:Aawaaz dotnetViews:0 0ratingsTime:00:36More inNonprofits Activism

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Investigational agent targets gene signaling pathways to improve response for patients with CLL

( American Society of Hematology ) The promising investigational targeted therapy ibrutinib and its mechanism of silencing gene communication pathways critical to the development of cancer may be an effective way to combat chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to studies presented today at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

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EDID6506 FUTURIST REPORT – Video


EDID6506 FUTURIST REPORT
This was my final individual submission for EDID6506, a course in the Graduate Diploma in Instructional Design, offered by the University of the West Indies (Open Campus). It reflects predictions of what I envision the face of the instructional design, instructional technology and distance education landscape to look like by 2015.From:cams1904Views:3 0ratingsTime:01:39More inEducation

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ROYAL TIES – SUIT UP SUPERHERO – Video


ROYAL TIES - SUIT UP SUPERHERO
Royal Ties is a group of young 3 artists widely influenced by electronic culture. Their mission: make the people dance, whatever way they can. The trio - recently signed to Gourmet Recordingz - play an explosive mix of rock and techno, fusing keyboards and iPad. Their unique sound has no limits, makes no compromises. There #39;s no resisting their retro-futurist sound, uniting the best of yesteryear and the great unknown of tomorrow!From:RoyalTiesOfficialViews:6 1ratingsTime:03:23More inMusic

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Switched on Sound 10: The Futurists – Video


Switched on Sound 10: The Futurists
The Italian Futurist movement in art and music. From CD-ROM "Switched On Sound", created for the Duke Talent Identification Program. Based on Anu Kirk #39;s "A History of 20th Century Music", a multi-disciplinary course drawing on many sources and exploring the connections between the history, technology, art, and music of the 20th century. CD-ROM originally released in 2003, currently out-of-print and unavailable.From:Anu KirkViews:0 0ratingsTime:10:00More inEducation

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Nanobullets (feat. BONEZ) – Video


Nanobullets (feat. BONEZ)
Futurist Street Corner Jive Talk! Brought to you by PanAm. Because if they can #39;t get you there, who will? Thanks to BONEZ for lending his vocals. THE HELLO LEVIATHAN TRILOGY (or How to Introduce Your Child the Beast) will destroy your moral compass forever in Jan 2013. It #39;s coming children! Get your candles and donkey blood ready!From:AirplaneRadioViews:3 1ratingsTime:01:38More inMusic

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Xavier Veilhan's first major U.S. museum presentation at the Phillips Collection this fall

People look at the sculpture called "The Bear"of the French artist Xavier Veilhan outside the Phillips Collection Gallery in Washington DC. The 8 foot (2m 45cm) sculpture "The Bear" is displayed outside the gallery as a part of an exhibition featuring 18 recent works by French artist Xavier Veilhan, including paintings, sculpture, and photo-based works.

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How to Pronounce Talkathon – Video


How to Pronounce Talkathon
Learn how to say Talkathon correctly with EmmaSaying #39;s "how do you pronounce" free tutorials. Definition of talkathon (oxford dictionary): noun informal a prolonged discussion or debate: a day-long talkathon on artistic freedom Origin: 1930s (originally US, denoting a debate artificially prolonged to prevent the progress of a bill): blend of talk and marathon http://www.emmasaying.comFrom:Emma SayingViews:0 0ratingsTime:00:13More inHowto Style

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