Top Stories for the tag "genetics" voted on by you! RSS feed July 6, 2008

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Biology Homework

Money – Bioloagy homework help, and school Project Resource.

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Biology Homework Help

Money – Need help with your biology homework? Find resources and information to help you answer some of your biology homework questions.

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Genetics, Environment Shape Sexual Behavior

Science – It's important to note that heredity and shared environment had roughly the same influence in women, while shared environment had virtually no impact on men's sexual behavior, the researchers said. The study, which…

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Gene Editing Could Make Anyone Immune to AIDS

Science – Some people have a mutation that makes them amazingly resistant to HIV -- and now, scientists may have found a way to give that immunity to anyone.

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'Breast Cancer-Free Baby' Spurs Skepticism

Health & Fitness – The headlines were compelling, holding out a promise that seems to answer every parent's prayer. Through genetic screening and in vitro fertilization, a British couple had conceived a daughter who would be "cancer…

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Environmental Causes of Autism and the Existence of an Autism…

Health & Fitness – The rise in prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is suggestive of a new etiology. Diagnostic substitution alone is unlikely to account for the increase, while genetic association with detoxification gene…

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Genetics Virtual Library

News – This web site is a subject catalog covering genetics in the biosciences.

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Evolutionary Basics: Synteny Explained with Playing Cards

Science – And what, please, is synteny? Synteny is the conservation of blocks of order within two sets of chromosomes that are being compared.

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A genetic theory of homosexuality

Gay & Lesbian – Gay couples can't have biological kids together. So if homosexuality is genetic, why hasn't it died out?

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DNA study unlocks mystery to diverse traits in dogs

Pets – What makes a pointer point, a sheep dog herd, and a retriever retrieve? Why do Yorkshire terriers live longer than Great Danes? And how can a tiny Chihuahua possibly be related to a Great Dane?

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How many genes do you share with your twentieth cousin?

Science – It is our history that connects us to our distant relatives, not our genes. Even with a close relative like a twentieth cousin, there is a decent likelihood that you will share no genes at all because of your shared…

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Tree of Death: Do Close Relatives Become Extinct Together?

Science – Hypothesis: vulnerable bird species are closely related to those that are already experiencing in serious population declines.

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Genetically modified mosquitoes could combat malaria, scientists…

Science – In a cramped, humid laboratory in London, mosquitoes swarming in stacked, net-covered cages are being scrutinized for keys to controlling malaria.

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Marine worms follow Fibonacci's lead

Science – The complicated growth patterns of a group of common marine worms appear to be governed by simple mathematical rules built into their genes, a new report suggests.

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Healthy lifestyle turns off genes that cause cancer

Health & Fitness – It's no secret that a healthy lifestyle can slow the progression of cancer, but how this happens has been a mystery. Now new evidence suggests an answer: dieting and exercise may turn crucial genes on and off.

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Study shows male homosexuality can be explained through…

Science – The evolutionary origin and maintenance of male homosexuality in human populations could be explained by a model based around the idea of sexually antagonistic selection, in which genetic factors spread in the population…

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Science Pics: Missing Sunspots and Technicolor Liquids

Science – More science in pictures: a crowd of galaxies, woolly mammoth hair and new lightweight materials.

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Evolving -- Without God's Permission or Guidance!

Science – Those sneaky bacteria are testing our faith by randomly evolving new traits without getting permission from god to do so!

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ADHD Genetics Sometimes Beneficial

Science – A study in Kenya finds that those with genes associated with ADHD who still live a nomadic life are actually more fit, but those who have adopted a more settled life are less fit.

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Finding the Homosexuality Switch

Science – Homosexuality may persist because the associated genes convey surprising advantages on homosexuals' family members.

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Evolution is Dead

Gadgets & Tech – Natural evolution is dying.

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Black People Blank People?

Science – Are black people less intelligent?

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We have lost our way with food

Food – Most of the hysteria around GM produce is a sign of our separation from our agrarian roots.

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