Genetically modified human embryo stirs criticism 18 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(AP) -- News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it's a step toward creating "designer babies." | |
Mutant gene causes epilepsy, intellectual disability in women 21 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A mutated gene has been discovered as the key behind epilepsy and mental retardation specific to women, thanks to new research at Adelaide’s Women’s & Children’s Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia. | |
Human aging gene found in flies May 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have found a fast and effective way to investigate important aspects of human ageing. Working at the University of Oxford and The Open ... | |
A new gene trigger for pregnancy disorder identified May 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The COMT gene – known already for its role in schizophrenia – has been found to play a role in preeclampsia, according to a report in today’s advance on-line issue of Nature. | |
 Scientists dig deeper into the genetics of schizophrenia by evaluating microRNAs May 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs, a family of molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioral ... | |
New study shows how genes control blood proteins important to health May 09, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A new study shows how genes control levels of many blood proteins implicated in disease. The findings are the result of an international collaboration between scientists at the University of Exeter, the National Institute ... | |
Researchers find gene linked to severe diabetic eye and kidney diseases May 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah and collaborative institutions have identified a gene called erythropoietin (EPO) that contributes to increased risk of severe diabetic eye and kidney ... | |
Caution urged in choosing gene tests May 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Everyone's genes spell out a risk for some disease, and a coming anti-discrimination law is about to give genetic testing a boost. But discrimination is just one hurdle. The bigger quandary: Doctors don't yet know ... | |
The secret to long life may not be in the genes May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A research on the bone health of one of the oldest persons in the world, who recently died at the age of 114, reveals that there were no genetic modifications which could have contributed to this longevity. The research team, ... | |
Gene sequence that can make half of us fatter is discovered May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A gene sequence linked to an expanding waist line, weight gain and a tendency to develop type 2 diabetes has been discovered as part of a study published today in the journal Nature Genetics. | |
Genetic breakthrough explains dangerously high blood glucose levels May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Canadian, French and British researchers have identified a DNA sequence that controls the variability of blood glucose levels in people. This is a potentially significant discovery because high blood glucose levels in otherwise ... | |
 New discovery linked to DNA repair and cancer May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Scientists have discovered a new protein in humans that plays an important role in repairing DNA damage that could lead to cancer. | |
8 new human genome projects offer large-scale picture of genetic difference April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A nationwide consortium led by the University of Washington in Seattle has completed the first sequence-based map of structural variations in the human genome, giving scientists an overall picture of the large-scale differences ... | |
Genotyping takes us closer to an osteoporosis fingerprint April 30, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
For the first time ever, an extensive genome-wide search has been undertaken to find the genes linked to osteoporosis and fracture. Five regions of interest have been identified that appear to warrant further scientific investigation. | |
Two gene flaws spotted for osteoporosis April 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Variants in two genes which play a key role in osteoporosis, the bone-crumbling disease that afflicts many elderly women, have been netted in a trawl of DNA, a study published on Tuesday said. | |
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