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It won't make Jurassic Park a reality, but scientists have discovered 419 million-year-old DNA intact inside ancient salt deposits.
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Mental health professionals have long known that certain mental illnesses can run within families — and that history weighs heavily on some people who are struggling to decide whether to have children and risk passing it on.
It's not your average library collection: Bits of scorpions and snakes. Tissue from jaguars. Leeches from a hippopotamus.
Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday that any type of discrimination based on genetic factors, such as a risk for cancer or other ailments, is an attack against all of humanity.
For years, scientists have held out hope that the rapidly evolving field of genetics could transform medical diagnosis and treatment, moving beyond a trial-and-error approach as old as the Hippocratic Oath.
President Bush on Wednesday signed legislation to protect people from losing their jobs or health insurance when genetic testing reveals they are susceptible to costly diseases.
Congress sent President Bush a bill Thursday forbidding employers and insurance companies from using genetic tests showing people are at risk of developing cancer, heart disease or other ailments to reject their job applications, promotions or health care coverage, or in setting premiums.
Future foodies may need to thank the papaya for velvety smooth ice cream, a sauerkraut-seeding microbe for hypoallergenic soy sauce, and a type of wild rice for protein-rich pilaf.
By the end of 2007, more than 50 percent of American households owned a digital television, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
People learning through genetic testing that they might be susceptible to devastating diseases wouldn't also have to worry about losing their jobs or their health insurance under anti-discrimination legislation the Senate passed Thursday.
A male masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata), one of the tropical species included in the study, at a nesting hole in a snag. It diverged from its sister species the black-tailed Tityra about 4 million years ago [Image courtesy of Jason Weir]
Women told that female under-achievement in mathematics is due to genetic factors perform much worse on maths tests than those told that social factors are responsible.
Genetic trophy hunters, beware. From Friday next week it will be illegal in the UK to covertly analyse someone's DNA. The Human Genetics Commission (HGC), which advises the UK government, says that such an act constitutes a "gross intrusion" on their privacy.
Genetic breakthrough hails new cancer research era The genetic code of two of the most deadly cancers has been cracked by British scientists in a world first that opens up a whole new era in the treatment for the disease.
WHO scientist: H1N1 swine flu likely developed from bird flu virus While the H1N1 flu strain at the heart of latest global epidemic did evolve in swine, its ancestors came from waterfowl, says scientist Richard Webby, who has analyzed the virus's genetic code in his position as head of a World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Memphi …
N.I.H. Expands Stem Cell Lines Available for Federal ResearchThe National Institutes of Health said Wednesday that it had approved 13 new human embryonic stem cell lines for use by federally financed researchers, with another 96 lines under review. More Articles
'Old Europe' Advanced Earlier than other Known CivilizationsBefore the glory that was Greece and Rome, even before the first cities of Mesopotamia or temples along the Nile, there lived in the Lower Danube Valley and the Balkan foothills people who were ahead of their time in art, technology and long-distance trade. More Articles
The Organic Center :: State of Science :: PesticidesA new study by the Organic Center shows GMO crop acres require over 26% more pounds of pesticides per acre than acres planted to conventional varieties, debunking biotech claims that GMOs decrease pesticide use.
Cancers Can Vanish Without Treatment, but How?...screening appears to be finding many small tumors that would not be a problem if they were left alone, undiscovered by screening. They were destined to stop growing on their own or shrink, or even, at least in the case of some breast cancers, disappear. More Articles
Genome analysis changes diagnosisA critically ill Turkish boy has had his life saved after scientists were able to read his genome quickly and work out that he had a wrong diagnosis.
Fine line between genius and madness, scientists findThere is a fine line between genius and madness because they share the same genes, scientists have found.
Why Males are Falling Behind1. I fear followers of the genetic models will try to build a case for genetic learning differences or body mass requiring more activity or tactile learning. Note that nice middle class Males do not have this problem.
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Drugs that Specifically Attack Cancer Stem CellsResearchers have discovered a way to identify drugs that can specifically attack and kill cancer stem cells, a finding that could lead to a new generation of anticancer medicines and a new strategy of treatment. More Articles
Synthetic Lifethe world will be changed by the ability to routinely read genetic sequences into computing systems and then store, replicate, alter and insert them back into living cells. More Articles
Scientists discover secret of why dachshunds have short legsThe evolutionary secret of how the dachshund got its short legs has been uncovered by scientists with the discovery of a gene that explains the diminutive stature of at least 19 breeds.
retrogenes may play a more important role in evolution Scientist Find that just one retrogene inserted at one point during the evolution of a species could yield such a dramatic physical trait as short legged dogs may also lend new clues about human dwarfism.
Cancer Gap Between Whites, Blacks May Be Biological in PartEven when they get identical medical treatment, black Americans with breast, ovarian and prostate cancer tend to die earlier than patients of other races, a finding that suggests biological or genetic factors may play an important role.
New drug could be Holy Grail against cancerBritish scientists say they are close to developing what they are calling the "Holy Grail" of cancer treatment. Revolutionary new drug Olaparib could be lifesaving for people whose genes make them more likely to get cancer.
Deadly New Ebola-like Virus DiscoveredExperts have identified a highly contagious and lethal new viral disease, which infected five people in Southern Africa. With some similarities to Ebola, the so-called Lujo virus may have passed to people from rodents. More Articles
In Worms, Genetic Clues to Extending LongevityIn the germline cells that produce eggs or sperm, biological time stands still. This is why babies are all born with the same age, the clock set to zero, regardless of the age of their parents.
A Human Language Gene Changes the Sound of Mouse SqueaksPeople have a deep desire to communicate with animals, as is evident from the way they converse with their dogs, enjoy myths about talking animals or devote lifetimes to teaching chimpanzees how to speak.
APA revises 'gay gene' theory (OneNewsNow.com)The American Psychological Association publication in 1998 wrote that the evidence seemed to point to a genetic disposition toward homosexuality. This has been the consensus for decades.
How To: Patenting Human GenesHere's a little-known fact: Under current law, it's possible to hold a patent on a piece of human DNA, otherwise known as a gene. More Articles
Researchers find first common autism geneResearchers have found the first common genetic link to autism and said on Tuesday it could potentially account for 15 percent of the disease's cases.
New Way of Producing Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Requires a Little SoakAn international team led by the Scripps Research Institute in California said on Thursday it is the safest method yet found to transform ordinary skin cells into what are called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells. More Articles
F.B.I. and States Vastly Expand DNA DatabasesLaw enforcement officials are vastly expanding their collection of DNA to include millions more people who have been arrested or detained but not yet convicted.
Red pandas reveal an unexpected (artificial) sweet toothThe genetic analysis did reveal that the red panda's sweet receptor has a unique structure that is different from any of the other species examined. "This may explain why the red panda is able to taste artificial sweeteners," said Li, who is the paper's lead author.
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