Strohman was saying this in the face of tremendous hype over gene transplantation and the development of single-gene targeted drugs like Herceptin, Erbitux, Gleevec, Iressa, that have largely been disappointing and very costly.

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Gene and protein diagnostic tests now in development could allow drugs to be matched only to patients who will benefit from them.

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Eliza's technology also could be used in Blue Gene, IBM's supercomputer under development and aimed for biotechnology research.

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Here, it acts on gene-expression and disrupts brain activity, brain development or both.

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Last week, Merck and Millennium signaled that gene technology is now speeding drug development.

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In 2010 a study published by Dr Fowler and his colleagues implicated a gene known as DRD4 in the development of political affiliation.

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Gene outlined the fundamental building blocks -- the education, infrastructure, research and development -- that it rests on.

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Professor Holgate and his team are now looking at what role the gene has in the development of asthma.

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They found that a mutation in a related gene, 5-lipoxygenase, is present in 6% of American adults and vastly speeds up the development of atherosclerosis.

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The discovery of the gene that controls Rett syndrome could lead to the development of a test to diagnose the disorder before birth and new methods to prevent the debilitating effects of the disease.

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