Richard Young

Matt Damon and Wife Welcome a Daughter, Gia Zavala

Celebrity Baby Blog (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

... , lamenting, "I'm so outnumbered!" Luciana's due date was August 16th. Source: People ; Photo by Richard Young/StarTraks.

MicroRNA Activation Mystery Is Solved

Science - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008

... see how these two groups of gene regulators work together to control the state of the cell," said Richard Young of Whitehead, senior author of the study.He said the finding moves scientists closer to understanding how adult cells can be reprogrammed to an embryonic state and then to other types of cells.The study is reported in the Aug. 8 issue of the journal Cell. (c) UPI

Keep a London Eye out for more gales to come

Times Online (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008

The unseasonal weather is likely to continue throughout the week, according to forecasters, who predicted that gale-force winds will hit the South Coast, with gusts of up to 60mph today. Richard Young, chief forecaster of the Met Office, said: “Unfortunately, the poor summer weather shows no sign of letting up. As well as more rain or showers, strong winds on Wednesday could make for...

Shop Mary-Kate and Ashley’s New Jewelry Collection

Off The Rack (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008

Alex Cao; Richard Young/startraks When we first heard Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were joining forces with famed jewelry designer Robert Lee Morris to create pieces for their successful Elizabeth and James line, we were excited and curious. Now the pieces have already hit Intermix for fall pre-order, and we like what we see [...]

Why factory farms are to blame for new superbugs

Daily Mail on Sunday (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008

... problem has been highlighted by organic farming expert and policy adviser to the Soil Association, Richard Young, in a study published by the Food Commission today. An estimated 30,000 people each year in the UK are affected by E.coli infections which are resistant to almost all antibiotics. There are an estimated 4,200 deaths. The Daily Mail revealed the discovery of a superbug version...

• Why factory farms are to blame for new superbugs - Daily Mail

Why factory farms are to blame for new superbugs

Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008

... problem has been highlighted by organic farming expert and policy adviser to the Soil Association, Richard Young, in a study published by the Food Commission today. An estimated 30,000 people each year in the UK are affected by E.coli infections which are resistant to almost all antibiotics. There are an estimated 4,200 deaths. The Daily Mail revealed the discovery of a superbug version...

Putting MicroRNAs On The Stem Cell Map

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008

... switch gene expression on or off. In the past few years, scientists in the lab of Whitehead Member Richard Young and their colleagues have mapped out key parts of this regulatory circuitry, but the genes that produce the tiny snippets of RNA known as microRNAs have until now been a missing piece of the map. Since microRNAs are a second set of regulators that help to instruct stem...

Putting microRNAs on the stem cell map

CloningResources.com: Cloning News, (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008

... switch gene expression on or off. In the past few years, scientists in the lab of Whitehead Member Richard Young and their colleagues have mapped out key parts of this regulatory circuitry, but the genes that produce the tiny snippets of RNA known as microRNAs have until now been a missing piece of the map. Since microRNAs are a second set of regulators that help to instruct stem...

• Putting MicroRNAs On The Stem Cell Map - Medical News Today
• Putting microRNAs on the stem cell map - Physorg

Putting microRNAs on the stem cell map

Physorg (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008

In the past few years, scientists in the lab of Whitehead Member Richard Young and their colleagues have mapped out key parts of this regulatory circuitry, but the genes that produce the tiny snippets of RNA known as microRNAs have until now been a missing piece of the map. Since microRNAs are a second set of regulators that help to instruct stem cells whether to stay in that state, they...

Recipe for Cell Reprogramming Adds Protein

Newswise (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008

... lead co-authors are Alex Marson, an MD/PhD student in the labs of Jaenisch and Whitehead Member Richard Young, and Brett Chevalier, a research scientist in the Young lab.“IPS cells hold great potential for future medicine, but we must learn how to generate these cells in a manner that is safe for clinical therapies,” says Young, who is also a professor of biology at...

Recipe For Cell Reprogramming Adds Protein - Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Can Be Created Without Cancer-Causing Gene

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008

... lead co-authors are Alex Marson, an MD/PhD student in the labs of Jaenisch and Whitehead Member Richard Young, and Brett Chevalier, a research scientist in the Young lab. "IPS cells hold great potential for future medicine, but we must learn how to generate these cells in a manner that is safe for clinical therapies," says Young, who is also a professor of biology at...

Recipe for cell reprogramming adds protein

Physorg (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008

... lead co-authors are Alex Marson, an MD/PhD student in the labs of Jaenisch and Whitehead Member Richard Young, and Brett Chevalier, a research scientist in the Young lab. "IPS cells hold great potential for future medicine, but we must learn how to generate these cells in a manner that is safe for clinical therapies," says Young, who is also a professor of biology at...

Yay or Nay: Peaches Geldof at PPQ's summer party

Catwalk Queen (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008

[Image: Richard Young/Rex Features] Her sister Pixie might have been getting all the fashion press in a tiz lately, with every Arthur and Martha dubbing her London's fashion 'It' girl, but Peaches made a pretty good case herself last night. Rocking up to PPQ's summer bash in this high-waisted grey denim skirt and throwing on a green granny cardy, I think she looks adorable. Do you agree?...

Helena Bonham Carter Reveals Her 7-Month Old's Name

People (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008

Tim Burton and Helena Bonham CarterPhoto by: Richard Young / startraksIt has been a long time coming, but director Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter have finally confirmed the name of their 7-month old daughter – Nell. Born last Dec. 15 in London and revealed as a , Nell Burton had a gestation period for her name almost as long as the pregnancy itself. The creative couple had...

Embryonic-like Stem Cells Can Be Created Without Cancer-causing Gene

Science Daily (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008

"This is a good sign for the possible replacement of the other three genes used to reprogram cells," says Ruth Foreman, a MD/PhD student in the lab of Whitehead Member Rudolf Jaenisch and a lead co-author on the paper, published online in Cell Stem Cell on August 6. The other lead co-authors are Alex Marson, an MD/PhD student in the labs of Jaenisch and Whitehead Member Richard Young,...