biotech
Giardia lamblia Genome Sequenced
Filed in archive Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics by ruth on September 28, 2007
Giardia lamblia Genome Sequenced
Scientists have cracked the genetic sequence of Giardia lamblia, a common protozoan parasite causing gardiasis, an intestinal infection considered to be one of the most common causes of waterborne (drinking and recreational) disease. The genome, reported in the recent issue of Science, is expected to lead to the development of new drugs against the infection.
Analysis of the Giardia genome revealed several unusual proteins that are promising drug targets, Morrison says. "These proteins are different enough from human proteins that if you affect them with a drug, it's not going to affect the human counterparts," she says. "Drugs can be devised that will interfere with the parasite's ability to replicate, or to move or bind in the small intestine, or to exist at all."


Source: MBL

Permalink: Giardia lamblia Genome Sequenced
Tags: giardia  giardiasis  protozoans  parasite  genomics  genetics  genome+sequnce  DNA+sequence  genome  giardia+ 
Trackback: http://publish.creative-weblogging.com/publish/mt-tb.pl/94083
img Addthis img Ask img Blinklist img del.icio.us img Digg img Fark img Facebook img Google img Lycos img Ma.gnolia Add this page to Mister Wong Mr Wong img Netscape img Netvousz img Newsvine img Reddit img StumbleUpon img Slashdot img Tailrank img Technorati img Wink img Yahoo

Vote for Giardia lamblia Genome Sequenced:

  • Currently 8.86/10
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
Rating: 8.86 out of 7 vote(s) cast.
Subscribe
Share It
Popular posts from our other blogs:
RSSrss
See all blog subscribe options
Google google
What is RSS?
Yahoo! yahoo
Addthis Subscribe using any feed reader!
Bloglines Bloglines
Newsletter

TwitterFollow us on Twitter!