rna interference, for example, is a whole new technology that can block a gene from expressing itself. this is research today but ultimately we hope it will provide clinical tools to actually block a disease-promoting gene. >> what's the time frame for this scenario? >> well, it's under way. we're in the early stages, i mean, this -- >> 50 years, is that about right? >> no, i'd say 10-20 years for making very substantial progress in biotechnology. some of these things are in development now. this drug i mentioned had that actually will stop the destruction of hdl is in testing now. >> but for the full application of nanotechnology, don't you require about five decades? >> well, biotechnology which is really perfecting the information process in biology we will see tremendous progress 10-20 years. nanotechnology where we can actually go beyond the limitations of biology, for example, putting blood cell size doo advises which we're doing in newsrooms, at four major conferences on doing that which deal with -- >> nanobots? >> blood cells. >> don't exist yet, do they? >> well, there are

. >> to you think there is a gene for music? >> well, you are the scientists. i do not know. my grandfather was a side -- violinist with the san francisco symphony. my father was quite a good pianist. my brother was musical, my sister was not. i have a musical cousin. i do not really know. >> let me put it this way and i will try to stumble through a scientific explanation. let me remind the audience at this point that we are going to take questions in five minutes. there are microphones set up in the aisles. please be ready with your questions. if you had not become a musician professionally, do you think you would still be playing? >> yes, i think i would still be playing, but everybody should play a little bit, sing -- not everyone feels confident about their medical abilities, -- musical abilities, but it is such an import way to connect. it is, after all, a vibration. whether you are doing it to relax, get excited, to jump up and down, i think it is an import way to connect yourself to something that is a little bit bigger in life. life is a constant strea

to insert a new gene is unsuccessful with that in mind careful tests are run after the fact check to see if they got the result they were looking for in labs like this scientist take a d.n.a. sample from the subject animal and then i sleep a certain strand of it. once they've maps that they've been checking against another transgenic one when they see a clear difference in the genetic code they know that they have what they're looking for. anything such genetically engineered animals maybe one of the best ways to solve the food woes the technology certainly is that without its critics. the process of commercialization of transgenic animals and plants started somewhere in the mid one nine hundred eighty s. too short a period of time has passed to give a clear answer to the question of whether or not such products are safe for consumption. i can tell you that there is not a single serious scientific publication about the harmful effects of transfinite houses. only speculative articles. so while some continue to debate the future role of genetically engineered foods all across the globe

if you are looking for a gene that might give you blond hair, that manifests itself in different ways, but more less is blond hair. musicality is 10 or 12 different things. and to become a great musician requires different personalities. you have to be willing to sit in a room off for hours on end practicing, that kind of willpower, and you have to have a belief in yourself, certainly, for the first few years of musical training, it does not sound very good. you have to believe it has to amount to something. all of these things come together which complicates the search for a jeanne. >> i certainly lost a lot of hours in my life. >> how many hours a day would you -- would you say you play? >> it depends. it could be none, five minutes, four, five hours. when i am preparing for something, i still get pretty lost. i could sit there for two hours without looking up too much, thinking about where i am. >> before i go to question, i wonder if you could indulge us and play the intro to my favorite song of yours "crossway." >> i will try. it has been awhile. ♪ [applause] >> thank you. >> que

there was a. gene in my field it was a paid content monsanto gene which was sold to me in seeds by as a girl which is a monsanto subsidiary i agreed to take part in a class action lawsuit in the united states so in two thousand i went to washington d.c. to testify and to answer the questions asked by monsanto's lawyers hold a they asked questions such as do you know your neighbors names i much tax do you pay and where nothing to do with g.m. seeds. they tended to meetings at the ministry of agriculture recently during which they tried to impose on us a bill for a ministerial order for coexistence determining a twenty five yard distance between two fields of corn. that means that my neighbor g.m. crops twenty five yards away from my field and yes we officially proved in two thousand and six and two thousand and seven that land three hundred yards away was contaminated. maybe there's not much organic corn today. maybe there is someone with five acres of organic corn surrounded by people with by one hundr

function basically methylation of a gene is a specific and at any particular point in that d.n.a. reduces the activity of the gene and this is what leads to the potential health risks the team focused on a small sample forty min from an ongoing british cohort study which has followed ten thousand people born in march of one nine hundred fifty eight from birth onward the team looked at the d.n.a. of men aged forty five who came from one of two economic extremes children whose fathers were unskilled workers and children's whose the ads were company c.e.o.'s and oxford or cambridge university graduates and looking at control areas of twenty thousand genes the researchers found twice as many just genetic differences in the group that was brought up in wealthy. confort compared to the group that was raised in poor living conditions this led them to make the link between the economics of early life and the biochemistry of d.n.a. other than proving that your environment during the critical developmental years in early childhood has a direct impact on your overall health for life the study

woman tests negative for a gene mutation identified in her family. >> reporter: past studies examine women who did not have it had a higher than average risk for the disease. but that research compared women with relatives who have the gene to the standard population. experts say that's like comparing apples to oranges. because anyone with a relative who has cancer has a small increased risk for the disease. so they compared the test group to those who had relatives who had other types of breast cancer. >> we did not find a highly elevated risk for breast cancer. so i think that negative test can be reassuring to them. >> reporter: because they may not have to face the hard choices their mothers sisters and grandmothers did. >>> tonight the food and drug administration is warning people not to eat too much black licorice. the fda says eating two ounces of black licorice every day could lead to irregular heart rhythm for adults over 40. a sweetening compound in licorice root is the reason. it should be noted that most licoric

german scientists say they've identified a gene that explains why certain people need less shut-eye thaners. people with two copies of a particular variant of the gene can go on very little sleep. that same gene has been previously linked to heart disease and other ailments, as well. >>> and a new warning for men who hope to have children. researchers found exposure to wireless internet can damage sperm. after four hours next to a wi-fi-connected computer, 25% of the sperm had stopped moving. and 9% showed dna damage. scientists blame the damage on electromagnetic radiation emitted from the devices. >>> in sports, more proof this morning of the big business of college athletics. ohio state university introduced urban meyer as its head football coach yesterday, signing the former florida coach to a deal worth more than $26 million. that's one of the richest deals ever for a college coach. it also includes, by the way, a car, golf club membership and 12 tickets to every game. >>> as for the pros highlights from last night, right now from espn news. >> good morning, my name is todd grisham.

in cystic fibrosis, a gene mutation produces a defective protein that stops gland in the bodie from sesecreting water and salt normally causing thick mucous to damage the lungs and pancreas and other areas. the new drug losens up secretions and improves lung function. on average, patients had improved breathin breathing andr respiratory complications. dr. craig gerard said the drug could give patients a better quality of life. >> this drug under cystic fibrosis is like insulin for diabetes. it doesn't cure the disease but it is a treatment based on what is the mechanism for the symptoms and the physiology. >> reporter: so for the first time in lauren souls life she is letting herself think about starting a career and a family. >> i really try to take things day by day and week by week and pay attention to the here and now and now i can really focus on the future and that's huge. that's amazing. >> reporter: the hope is to use these drugs to prevent organ damage from occurring in the first place. but for now, scott, this new treatment is an extremely promising and novel approach to what has been

from a defect in a particular gene that acts as a supervisor of other gene's aivity during learning process in the hippocampus. but there are other supervisors of learning processes and sometimes you can target drugs to those other areas and bypass the defect and in animal models that's successful at reversing their learning defects. so the more we think about the brain as a set of networks, a set of interconnected functions where there might be one way or working at one time and a different way of working at another the more we can think about sensible ways of intervening in disorders. maybe we can't cure the underlying gene, maybe we can't fix a lesion but maybe we can do a work around that will improve people's lives. >> this is exactly what deep brain stimulation has done in parkinson' disease. you don't stop the degenerative process but by stimulate ago compensatory area of the brain you can really reverse the moment. >> rose: that's what you meant by early deit is there is something you can do >> and it's speaks to corey's point about flexibility in the brain which i seem to be a very

the test measures a gene called acton three. having a lot means having the potential for having super fast react muscles perfect for high impact athletes. those without it are more suited for endures sports like swimming and cycling. the ultimate sign of a star athlete is passion for the sport. i must have a lot of actin3 because i can't go very far. >>> there's a young girl in kentucky thanking a pothole for helping her life. 8-year-old lacy davis was choking after she swallowed a small heart shaped lockett. you see it in the x-ray. she explains how it happened >> i was trying to put my hair up and i had my locket in my mouth. i was laughing and when i went up like that it went down my throat. >> there you go. the locke. it got stuff in her esophagus but during a ride to the cincinnati children's hospital the impact from the hospital dislodged it but it dropped down into her stomach and the pain was gone but they had to remove it. she is doing fine though. >> the first time somebody was probably glad for a pothole. >> coming up

. >> and some breakthrough new research about a gene tied to breast cancer risk. the question it's raising about a common theory coming up. >> beautiful sunshine today but the fire danger is going to be running high. but major changes in the weather pattern coming up. maybe some rain, too. we'll talk about that in just a moment. ,, sure, pulling the mold, mildew, and grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, caring touch. before you can deep clean, you learn to get a feel for its trouble spots. and hey, if you can't listen to grout, you can't truly know its wants...its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer. overseas because her mother... 92- year-old dorothy rodham... is ill. >>> back now at 4:49. secretary of state hillary clinton has cancelled a trip overseas because her 92-year- old mother is sick. clinton had planned to leave yesterday for an international conference in london and turkey on cyber security and afghanistan but now the state -- now the state department says she will stay in washington instea

now i am a gene i want to hear what is your question tonight here are me alone out there are a lot of repeat that i love i don't. see how a wing calls. me oh thank you so much you know the twins are the most special people in my world where. can i ask my question now when i had go ahead and ok well i just want to know that since i lost the evidence you know do they have surveillance footage in our classrooms. you know i don't think if they do you have any surveillance footage in that classroom but all i know is that any school that my children are going to go to will have a camera so that there can be surveillance footage now imogene i have to hang up on you here we're getting an update i have breaking news from the michael jackson murder i mean death trial it appears that the jury may have reached a verdict so let's go straight to lauren lyster who is live on the scene and who's been covering every detail lauren tell us what do you know you know nancy at this point we are hearing that the jurors have passed a note to the judge and that possibly a verdict could be delivered as soon as

by neighboring turkey supported by some other countries like qatar like saudi arabia and they want a gene change in order for us to make it possible for the muslim brothers to take over power so that we will have a whole region stretching from the shores of the persian gulf the shores of the atlantic ocean all ruled by a narrow autumn and gotten caught muslim brotherhood or a turkey will be playing a leading role in this sense and this role is directed to block russian access to the mediterranean and this is how we can. i'm sorry to hype it you sorry to jump in here by would need to keep this moving on russia's foreign minister is drawing parallels with the situation in libya where the west arm the rebels against the u.n. arms embargo do you think that the same patterns emerging here in syria. definitely there are at times to create. let's say a protected area for the odd opposition to direct its campaign against the regime they want to recreate the libyan scenario but this time i think that both russia and china where i where of this fact that's why they are posed such an action and that

team to euro cup bronze isn't ruling out taking over the helm of dunn who stands big spending on a gene that has already entice top star sammy the top and robert carlos roberto carlos. of. details on that because coming up in our sports book dates in about fifteen minutes time for now though stay with us for they have lines after a short break. roger clinton goes. one. more than sixty square kilometers or move on the stage and those who are still soon.

let's check in with sal. >> how about a gene for having your son turn into a left- handed pitcher?t would be cool. today is lighter than usual, you might notice, very light out there. veterans day, some people have the day off. normally doesn't look this light. it's nice and light and certainly there are people on the road. you might even see slowdowns but they are not as deep. for example, as we look at this, i want to look at the top of the screen. look over there at the left. you see a little crunching up there. let's move to another live picture here. there is a little bit of a backup there. 7:25, let's go to steve. >>> cloudy skies, waiting for rain and temperatures clear today with 60s and 70s. cloudy and cool today, temperatures in the 40s and 50s. and again, it will get closer. we are getting into the 40s and 50s today. cloudy, some rain and likely snow nearer to the coast. clear that out. >>> a deadly shooting yard away from the occupy oakland camp. this morning we learned new information about the young man who was killed. >>> and a man shot to death while driving along a

state senator, gene successfully got a resolution passed to assist persecuted christians in romania. shortly afterwards, gene traveled to romania to see the situation there himself firsthand. when he -- what he he saw so moved him that he began an entirely new phase of foreign missions in ministry. gene would go on to make 28 trips just to romania, and he and ethel traveled to 33 countries. in 1990 they formed good news outreach missions organization to support their work in foreign missions. here's how ethel puts the effect these trips have had on her and gene. involvement and support of foreign missions has been a beautiful addition to the tapestry of our lives. as if all this service to both congregants and constituents were not enough, gene succeeded in many other pursuits as well. he has installed air conditioners and furnaces, repaired washing machines, rebuilt cars, worked in home construction, worked at a car dealership and an ice cream shop and hauled hay, coal, lumber and watermelons. he once worked as a travel agent for k.l.m. airlines. in

it is our great pleasure to have a gene make a presentation, and later we will have questions and answers. gene? >> thank you, david. the last time i saw david rubinstein was at the kennedy center last sunday night. he was introducing jack black, ben stiller, and will ferrell. and today he introduced me. i have now arrived. that never happen my first time are riled. i am always happy when people mentioned that i was consultant for four years at part-time writer for "west wing" because in washington all of you think it is way cooler to have worked for the fate west wing instead of the real one. while the real west wing has been the highlight of my professional life, the fate west wing has been a highlight of my personal life. it is where i met my wife, who many of you have got the deten to know. a very happy to be here. there are so many friends out here. i'm so happy to be here with david rubenstein and has given me advice and counsel since my first days when people said since i stayed up very late at night i reminded them of another crazy man who worked in the white house in the carter a

it was a gene yuin, looked like a genuine apology. that is the good news for nbc. but michelle bachmann made a good point. very good point. about the double standard fchl the band played it, and bill, sorry. just bleep it f the band played a song called wild ass bitch when michelle obama came out, or hillary clinton, someone would have been fired. but you do it against a conservative woman running for president and you apologize and that is the end of it. i don't think anyone should be fired over this, i don't don't think don imus should have been fired about the joke about the rutgers basketball team. >> bill: i disagree with you. boy have replaced the executive producer of the fallon program. here is yimus thing, obviously, you know, that wasn't premeditated like he said look, here is what we're going to do. we're going to disparage black women. this was thought out, they selected the song to embarrass a woman. the vp is out of there on the show if it's me. >> i get it. i don't like people getting fired for making a mistake. >> bill: difference between a mistake