McKusick, pioneer in medical genetics, dies at 86

Dr. Victor A. McKusick, a key architect of the Human Genome Project and a winner of the National Medal of Science, has died. He was 86.

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A group of researchers working at the Human Genome Project indicate that they made an astonishing scientific discovery: They believe so-called 97% non-coding sequences in human DNA is no less than genetic code of extraterrestrial life forms.

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Here'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

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New technologies will soon make it possible to sequence thousands of human genomes. Now comes the hard part: understanding all the data.

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Over the summer, Sonja Prohaska decided to try an experiment. She would spend a day without ever saying the word "gene." Dr. Prohaska is a bioinformatician at the University of Leipzig in Germany.

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Boltz, a father of four who was married for 33 years before officially divorcing his wife this year, is well-known for his widely acclaimed songs "Thank You" and "I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb."

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The idea of humankind as a paragon of design is called into question by the puffer fish genome - the smallest, tidiest vertebrate genome of all.

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WASHINGTON — Companies would no longer be able to use genetic information like a person's predisposition for breast cancer, sickle cell or diabetes to make insurance or job decisions under a bill passed by Congress today.

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A much-anticipated international project to sequence the entire genomes of 1,000 people was launched on Tuesday, but some question whether the three-year project is ambitious enough in its scope.

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... A private firm funded by Google Inc launched its Web-based DNA test in Europe on Tuesday, hoping to build on a successful start in the United States, where the $999 service went on sale in November.

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It came to my attention tonight that this particular new avenue of thought regarding molecular genetics isn't exactly widely known, despite being a hot research item over the last several years.

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Playing God? World's first made-made life form? A scientist says he has created a new species

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When scientists released a draft of the human genome sequence six years ago, they said the data belonged to all of us — but until now, they have been the only ones able to play with the data therein.

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An evolutionary theorist from the London School of Economics has caused controversy by suggesting that the human race will reach its physical peak by the year 3000 and will then split into two different species, one perfect elite race and one regressed race of small ugly goblin l …

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The broader political left has not really grappled with the ways these technologies affect our claim to resources, our claim to rights, and the well-being of our communities

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In his 2000 State of the Union Address, President Bill Clinton chose to emphasize something he had recently heard from a genome researcher: that humans are all, irrespective of race, 99.9% the same genetically.

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Could people one day evolve to eat rich food while remaining perfectly slim and svelte? This may not be so wild a fantasy. It is becoming clear that the human genome does respond to changes in diet, even though it takes many generations to do so.

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So does this mean that evolution can't explain much of the functional parts of the genome? Intelligent design advocates are already on the web, misreading the ENCODE work and claiming that it somehow supports the fuzzy claims of intelligent design.

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I am a scientist and a believer, and I find no conflict between those world views.

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The Art and Artifice of Science builds on two of New Mexico's long-standing strengths: its wealth of artistic talent and its scientific innovation.

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a simple DNA test can change your life. does the individual's right to genetic information supersede the right to live a normal life until a genetic deformation takes over?

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Some of the world's biggest drug companies are finding that their genetic research is worth more to them if they give it away.

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A few weeks ago, Harris, the author of "End of Faith" and recently "Letter to a Christian Nation" debated conservative radio host and Townhall.com columnist, Dennis Prager on the existence of God. Anyone familiar with these two men can likely predict the outcome.

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In this essay, the bestselling secularist author of "The End of Faith" delivers a scathing review of "The Language of God," a new book by Human Genome Project head Francis Collins that attempts to demonstrate a harmony between science and evangelical Christianity.

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