She said they were currently funding research into drugs that mimic the action of nerve growth factor (NGF), the name given to the gene therapy involving stimulating cell function.

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At 14 he had read all of Shakespeare and changed his name to Gore, rather than Gene, because it sounded literary and fine.

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The breakthrough came with the discovery that the gene that controls genetic exchange, which goes by the prosaic name of PR-domain containing 9, or Prdm9, is also implicated in generating reproductive incompatibility between different members of the same species.

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Venter's transplanting trick was another wow moment at his 500-person gene machine, which goes by an easy-to-remember name, the J.

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Anger over the name change, which was supposed to take effect this month, came from members of the local Gilda's Club chapter, fans of Radner who saw it as a slight to a woman who confronted cancer with dignity and humor, leaders of other clubs who reaffirmed their commitment to keeping the name, as well as Radner's husband, actor Gene Wilder.

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To get his literary career rolling, Bushnell relied on veteran ghostwriter Gene Stone, who also has written other books, including "Forks Over Knives, " under his own name.

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