Genetics
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Most people on Earth are genetically more similar than different; however, small differences are important in respect of how experts understand complex ...Scientists launch search for genetic test to spot killer prostate cancer
Scientists have begun work to create a prostate cancer screening service for the UK. In a few years, middle-aged men could be ...New gene therapy trial in US offers hope for children with Canavan disease
DAYTON, Ohio (Dayton Jewish Observer) — In an operating room at Dayton Children’s Hospital last month, 4-year-old Benny Landsman of Brooklyn, New ...DNA Study Confirms There Are Four Giraffe Species | Biology, Genetics |
An international team of researchers has sequenced and analyzed the genomes 50 giraffe individuals representing all traditionally recognized subspecies. Their results strengthen ...An Australian mom was convicted of killing her 4 babies. Scientists say she’s
Over a decade, Kathleen Folbigg gave birth to each baby and then mourned the baby’s death, one after another, saying that she ...Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene expression
IMAGE: Corresponding author Yong Cheng, Ph.D., of the St. Jude Departments of Hematology and Computational Biology, helped develop a highly efficient method in ...First member of ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition is identified by DNA analysis
IMAGE: Facial reconstruction of individual identified through DNA analysis as John Gregory, HMS Erebus view more Credit: Diana Trepkov/ University of Waterloo The ...Some viruses thwart bacterial defenses with a unique genetic alphabet
Some bacteria-killing viruses spell out their genetic instructions in a different DNA alphabet. More than 40 years ago, scientists in Russia reported ...Penn State researchers develop a way to study microenvironment of breast cancer
Cancerous tumors thrive on blood, extending their roots deep into the fabric of the tissue of their host. They alter the genetics ...Circadian Rhythm Research Could Turn Early Birds Into Night Owls – Or Vice Versa
Understanding the complex network of genes controlling sleep cycles in people, animals, plants can lead to advances in human health, crop production. ...
