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A research team have come closer to identifying that the genes, which are linked to different types of autism, are actually interrelated. This could lead to new methods of detecting autism early.
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About a quarter of the inhabitants of the Solomon Islands archipelago have dark skin and blond hair. Scientists have identified the reason for the unusual characteristic, dispelling the former belief that the blond hair originated from European genes.
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In the largest study of its kind to date, an international team of researchers has identified two new gene adaptations that increase the risk of common childhood obesity.
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For those who suffer from the irritating, itchy skin disease they may actually have the genetic variants required to be protected from the effects of HIV.
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In a paper published Nov. 28, genetic researchers describe a potential new method of gene therapy which makes use of artificial human chromosomes.
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Genetic researchers have released results of a study that indicates that modern domestic dogs originated in eastern Asia.
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A new study supports the hypothesis that interbreeding with modern humans contributed significantly to the disappearance of the Neanderthals.
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Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland were able to activate a cybernetic "feedback loop" between a common baking and brewing yeast and a computer, to gain precise control over specific genes, the BBC reported.
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Two teams of scientists studying Arabidopsis thaliana, a common European plant, found flexible genes that respond to climate changes, giving the plant a better chance of surviving and reproducing, but found limits to this flexibility strategy also.
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Biologists at the University of California, San Diego and the University of Oregon identified more than 70 genes active in regenerating injured nerves, a list of genetic leads that will help in developing new nerve damage therapies, the team announced.
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Genetics Headlines
Putting genetic testing at the heart of the NHS could herald a "revolution" in diagnosing, treating and preventing disease, according to the government's genetics adviser.
Can money buy happiness? Is happiness genetic? A new study suggests satisfaction is partly genetic, but you can control how you react to events.
 An Egyptian professor says the discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.
Considered one of the creators of medical genetics in North America, Dr. F. Clarke Fraser has been inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
Mummified body found in Alps was predisposed to coronary heart disease.
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In addition to being among his most vibrant and celebrated works, Vincent van Gogh's series of sunflower paintings also...
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The Japanese call them “parasite singles”, the Americans “boomerang kids”. Sociologists refer to the...
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In this essay, I shall try to establish precise criteria for accurately describing gene "behaviour" in the context of...
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7.27.11 UPDATE: Monsanto bought De Kalb (flying ear of corn, my birthplace) Genetics in 1988. They will be celebrating...
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