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Many cancers arise due to defects in genes that normally suppress tumor
growth. Now, for the first time, MIT researchers have shown that re-activating
one of those genes in mice can cause tumors to shrink or disappear.
Andrea Ventura,
an MIT postdoctoral associate, works in the lab at the Center for Cancer
Research. He and his colleagues have shown that by reactivating a certain
gene, cancerous tumors in mice can be drastically reduced in size.
The study offers
evidence that the tumor suppressor gene p53 is a promising target for human
cancer drugs..... continue
GOYA 2007
Pedro Almodóvar´s
comedy Volverwon
the Spanish film award last night in Madrid. Stars Carmen Maura
(Abuela Irene, Penélope Cruz (Raimunda) - Lola Dueñas (Sole)
- Blanca Portillo (Agustina) and Chus Lampreave (Tía Paula).....
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(29 January
2007)
Bollywood
actress Shilpa
Shetty,
who
romped home to victory in last night's live final of 'Celebrity Big Brother',
bringing to a close the most controversial series of the Channel 4 reality
show to date. Registering an unprecedented 63% of the total vote,
Shetty quashed the racist controversy that had dogged the series, stating
"I just want to thank Great Britain".
She said that
she forgave her tormentors, including former 'Big Brother' contestant Jade
Goody, former Miss Great Britain Danielle Lloyd and former S-Club singer
Jo O'Meara.
Trustive,
Europe's leading wireless hotspot access provider, today announced that
it has signed a bi-lateral roaming agreement with Vodafone (LSE: VOD.L)
Italia, the second largest mobile phone operator in Italy. Trustive
is
Europe's leading wireless hotspot access provider and one of the fastest
growing in the world. Through roaming agreements, Trustive is meeting the
end-user demand for access to a global network of hotspots by offering
a unified service through an easy-to-use user interface, providing the
end-user with one single login and invoice. Trustive is targeting both
the retail and wholesale markets. Among Trustive
wholesale customers are SFR, MACH and Deutsche Telekom (Xetra: 555750)
. The Trustive network currently offers access to over 20,000 hotspots
across 60 networks.
