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You could say that the Human Genome Project missed 99 percent of the genes in the adult body. That’s because it didn’t sequence genes belonging to the vast communities of bacteria that normally live on and in us. Now a $1.45 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to researchers at the School of Medicine will help fill this gap by funding a study to develop new approaches for isolating, sequencing and analyzing the genomes of “friendly” bacteria that inhabit the intestine and identifying the natural metabolic products that they synthesize in their native gut habitats.

Scientists at the School of Medicine used genetically modified mice to uncover a potentially important link between diabetes and obesity.

The published work was done by postdoctoral researcher Thomas J. Hund and Yoram Rudy, the Fred Saigh Distinguished Professor of Engineering.

Katherine Jahnige Mathews has received the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship.

A new procedure holds promise for treatment of blood and bone marrow disorders, immune dysfunction and certain metabolic disorders.

The Radiological Society of North America comprises more than 37,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists and related scientists.

Researchers have developed “direct genomic selection”; it could provide the leads they need to understand and treat a wide range of disorders. More medical news

Photo by Robert BostonProject ARK coordinates medical care, social support and prevention services for people who are infected, affected or at risk for HIV.

With the first wave of baby boomers preparing for retirement, the 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) will be an important opportunity to assess aging in America and improve the lives of older Americans. St. Louis will play a significant role in shaping the discussion at the conference through “Maximizing Civic Engagement of Older Adults,” a public forum and official WHCOA event hosted by the George Warren Brown School of Social Work and the Center for Aging at Washington University 9 a.m. Feb. 15 in Brown Lounge.

A first-of-its-kind application of a novel statistical method of analysis to African Americans has identified regions on chromosomes 6 and 21 that likely harbor genes contributing to high blood pressure in that group. The novel statistical method, called admixture mapping, narrowed the search for genes related to hypertension, bringing researchers and doctors closer to finding more effective treatments.