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Test-tube children 30 per cent more likely to have defects »
Posted by: suzanek 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Couples having IVF treatment are to be warned for the first time that their children have a higher risk of genetic flaws and health problems.
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Transhumanism: Improving Humans Through Genetic Modification? »
Posted by: Revelation1412 10 months, 2 weeks ago in News
If you have not heard of transhumanism yet, you will soon. The science of genetic engineering is now so advanced that many scientists are now ...
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Europeans' Sweet Tooth May Have Been Survival Trait »
Posted by: JessicaLaurie 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Study says Europeans are among the most sugar-sensitive people in the world.
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Genetic Variation May Lead To Early Cardiovascular Disease »
Posted by: myfairlady 10 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have identified a variation in a particular gene that increases susceptibility to early coronary artery disease. For years, scientists ...
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Heath Ledger 2008's biggest movie story: poll »
Posted by: myfairlady 10 months, 1 week ago in Arts & Entertainment
Australian actor Heath Ledger beat all-comers in a 2008 movie poll released on Thursday, sweeping the biggest news story, most missed star and best villain ...
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Genetic Identification Tech Fights Human Trafficking »
Posted by: cherrysweet00 5 months, 3 weeks ago in News
DNA-Prokids (http://www.dna-prokids.org), an international project on human trafficking prevention and fight using genetic identification of victims and their relatives, was officially presented ...
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Which genes make us human? »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 2 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Researchers have identified three genes that appear to have been activated in humans alone, adapted from DNA that serves no function in other species.
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Gene therapy improving sight in congenital blindness »
Posted by: Zurbin 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Experimental gene therapy to treat a form of blindness continues to show benefit a year after treatment -- in one case, even improving eyesight a full ...
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First Baby Tested For BRCA1 Before Conception Born In UK »
Posted by: suzanek 10 months ago in Health & Fitness
The first baby tested preconceptionally for a genetic form of breast cancer (BRCA1) has been born.
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DNA-like Molecule Replicates Without Help »
Posted by: cherrysweet00 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Researchers pondering the origin of life have long struggled to crack the ultimate chicken-and-egg paradox. How did nucleic acids like DNA and RNA--which encode proteins--first ...
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Scientists discover new Alzheimer's gene »
Posted by: myfairlady 3 months ago in Science & Technology
A UC Irvine study has found that a gene called TOMM40 appears twice as often in people with Alzheimer's disease than in those without ...
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Discovered a genetic defect unknown so far - the human body is not able any longer to repair certain DNA damages »
Posted by: cafe3000 6 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
In the genetic material of a young woman, an international team of scientists has discovered a genetic defect unknown so far. Due to this defect ...
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New DNA coding to track mosquitoes, fight disease »
Posted by: zaph22 6 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
OSLO, Apr. 29, 2009 (Reuters) — A novel genetic technology will be used in Africa to track mosquitoes that can spread a disease disfiguring millions of ...
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Prenatal Screening Could Eradicate Genetic Disease, Replace Natural Conception | Singularity Hub »
Posted by: hubtweet 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Genetic birth defect screening is about to get faster, cheaper, and more comprehensive - all at once. A new technique could soon make genetic defects a ...
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Barcoding Endangered Sea Turtles »
Posted by: alexanderhampp 1 month, 3 weeks ago in News
Conservation geneticists who study sea turtles have a new tool to help track this highly migratory and endangered group of marine animals: DNA barcodes.
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