S.A. scientists find smoking actually influences gene function

News Coverage | Thursday Jul 15, 2010

San Antonio scientists have sobering news about the effects of smoking. A new study says exposure to cigarette smoke actually impacts the way your genes work, putting you at risk for a number of serious health problems.

Smoking has significant influence on our genes and how they function, say scientists at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research

Release | Tuesday Jul 13, 2010

SFBR news release

In the largest study of its kind, researchers at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) have found that exposure to cigarette smoke can alter gene expression -- the process by which a gene's information is converted into the structures and functions of a cell.  These alterations in response to smoking appear to have a wide-ranging negative influence on the immune system, and a strong involvement in processes related to cancer, cell death and metabolism.

S.A. computer genetics research gets $2 million boost

News Coverage | Thursday Jun 10, 2010

KENS 5 news story

Studying the human genome is the cutting edge of biomedical science. Now, some San Antonio researchers focused on that pursuit have gotten a big boost to their efforts.