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Scientists Unmask Genetic Markers Associated With Psoriasis »
Posted by: Varadinum 5 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
Scientists at the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology, the U-M School of Public Health and their collaborators have found DNA hotspots that may reveal ...
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Genetic Influence In Social Networks Identified »
Posted by: IsraGeek 4 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Can't help being the life of the party? Maybe you were just born that way. Researchers from Harvard University and the University of California ...
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101 Easy Ways to Cut Your Cancer Risk »
Posted by: bizexpert 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
There are, however, studies that show how certain foods, habits and genetics can increase your chances of getting cancer. Read on for 101 easy ways ...
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It's So Personal: Not Knowing For Sure »
Posted by: tehranchik 1 month ago in Family
Trying to impose a rigid moral framework based on an extreme notion of equality of personhood doesn't even begin to speak to the complexities ...
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Key Component In Cell Replication Identified »
Posted by: myfairlady 5 months ago in Science & Technology
Last week, a presidential limousine shuttled Barack Obama to the most important job in his life. Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have ...
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Protective Shield Used By Hundreds Of Viruses Deciphered »
Posted by: myfairlady 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Rice University's precise new image of a virus' protective coat is seriously undervalued. More than ...
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Strategy Discovered For Fighting Persistent Bacterial Infections »
Posted by: myfairlady 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a promising strategy for destroying the molecular scaffolding that can make Pseudomonas bacterial infections extremely difficult to treat ...
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How One And The Same Nerve Cell Reacts To Two Visual Areas In Flies »
Posted by: myfairlady 4 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
In comparison to many other living creatures, flies tend to be small and their brains, despite their complexity, are quite manageable. Scientists at the Max ...
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Plant Biologists Discover Gene That Switches On 'Essence Of Male' »
Posted by: myfairlady 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Biologists at the University of Leicester have published results of a new study into plant sex – and discovered that a particular gene switches on 'the ...
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First British baby born without cancer gene »
Posted by: lovemorgul 5 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
The first British baby genetically selected to be free of a breast cancer gene has been born, doctors said today.
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Genetic variant predicts poor response to bypass surgery »
Posted by: myfairlady 5 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
A variant of the gene for the inflammatory modulator interleukin (IL)-18 has been found to be associated with a prolonged ICU stay after cardiopulmonary ...
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Scientists Isolate 'Telephone Interrupt' Gene In Kids »
Posted by: capnews 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Humor
Researchers say the findings explain why otherwise polite children suddenly exhibit rude behavior whenever a parent or guardian talks on the telephone.
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Cystic fibrosis to be treated by gene therapy technology »
Posted by: myfairlady 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Doctors have begun trials using gene therapy technology to treat patients for cystic fibrosis, the most widespread lethal inherited illness in Britain. The aim of ...
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My Genome, My Self »
Posted by: Neophile 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
One of the parks of being a psychologist is access to tools that allow you to carry out the injunction to know thyself. I have ...
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Real-time Gene Monitoring Developed »
Posted by: myfairlady 6 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Imagine having GeneVision: the uncanny ability to view the activity of any chosen gene in real time through a specially modified camera.
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