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Science Friday > Archives > 2002 > December > December 6, 2002:
Hour Two: Pond Scum's
Clock / Mouse Genome / Markers, Cholesterol and Heart Disease
Scientists announced this week that they have decoded the entire
mouse genome. How does that affect research into human diseases? Join
us in this hour of Science Friday for a look at the genes of mice
and men.
Plus, the secret life of pond scum, and a promising new test for
predicting heart disease.
Call in with your comments and questions at 1-800-989-8255, and share
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Guests:
Carl H. Johnson
Professor, Biological
Sciences
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
Roger Reeves
Professor, Physiology
McKusick-Nathans
Institute of Genetic Medicine
School of
Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Paul Ridker
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Books/Articles Discussed:
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Nature:
Mouse Genome Web Focus
Comparison
of C-Reactive Protein and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
Levels in the Prediction of First Cardiovascular Events Paul
M. Ridker, M.D., Nader Rifai, Ph.D., Lynda Rose, M.S., Julie
E. Buring, Sc.D., and Nancy R. Cook, Sc.D. NEJM, vol. 347:1557-1565,
Nov 14 2002.
(find
more SciFri books here)
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Related Links:
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- Even
green pond scum can suffer from jet lag
United
Press International: Biological clock of scum unraveled
Mouse
Genome Resources
MGI
2.8 - Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) Main Menu
The
Australian: Science hails find of mouse genome [December 05, 2002]
FOCUS
- Protein Predicts Heart Disease Better than Cholesterol
Heart
Disease Risk and C-reactive Protein (washingtonpost.com)
CNN.com
- Docs look at new sign of heart disease risk - Nov. 18, 2002
NY
Times: Predicting Heart Attacks
Online
NewsHour: Heart Health -- March 23, 2000
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- This segment produced by Annette
Heist and Dorothy
Lam
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