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Scientists discover major genetic cause of colorectal cancer
Aug 14, 2008 |
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About one-third of colorectal cancers are inherited, but the genetic cause of most of these cancers is unknown. The genes linked to colorectal cancer account for less than 5 percent of all cases.
Genetic interactions are the key to understanding complex traits
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Jan 22, 2009 |
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In recent years, genetic studies have uncovered hundreds of DNA variations linked to common diseases, such as cancer or diabetes, raising the prospect that scientists can gauge disease risk based on information ...
Bees Throw Out Mites
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Honey bees are now fighting back aggressively against Varroa mites, thanks to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) efforts to develop bees with a genetic trait that allows them to more easily find the mites ...
Dalmatian bladder stones caused by gene that regulates uric acid in humans
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Nov 07, 2008 |
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A gene mutation that causes high levels of uric acid in all Dalmatian dogs and bladder stones in some Dalmatians, has been identified by a team of researchers in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, ...
Mary had a lot of lambs: Researchers identify way to accelerate sheep breeding
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mary had a little lamb, but only once a year. However, Cornell Sheep Program researchers have discovered an unusual form of a gene that prompts ewes to breed out of season as well as conceive ...
Healthy people and enhancement drugs
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Healthy people are more willing to take drugs to enhance traits that are not fundamental to their identity. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, people's willingness to take a pill or drug depend ...
Black wolves: The first genetically modified predators?
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Feb 05, 2009 |
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Emergence of black-colored wolves is the direct result of humans raising dogs as pets and beasts of burden, according to new research by a University of Calgary biologist published today by the prestigious ...
Show me your DNA and I'll tell you your eye color
Mar 09, 2009 |
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More and more information is being gathered about how human genes influence medically relevant traits, such as the propensity to develop a certain disease. The ultimate goal is to predict whether or not a given trait will ...
What Is The Best Strategy For Overcoming Constant Worries?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 07, 2009 |
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A group of German investigators has published a randomized controlled trial on how to overcome constant worries in the current issue of Psyhotherapy and Psychosomatics.
Researchers develop innovative method to detect genetic causes of complex diseases
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Computational biologists at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an analytical technique to detect the multiple genetic variations that contribute to complex disease syndromes such as diabetes, asthma and cancer, which ...
Study examines the evolutionary fate of 'useless' traits
Sep 08, 2009 |
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What happens when traits no longer give creatures a competitive edge?
Homosexual behavior due to genetics and environmental factors
Jun 29, 2008 |
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Homosexual behaviour is largely shaped by genetics and random environmental factors, according to findings from the world's largest study of twins.
Scientists devise efficient way of learning about complex corn traits
Aug 06, 2009 |
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There's no "silver bullet" gene or gene region that controls so-called complex traits in maize, commonly known as corn.
As super-predators, humans reshape their prey at super-natural speeds
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fishing and hunting are having broad, swift impacts on the body size and reproductive abilities of fish and other commercially harvested species, potentially jeopardizing the ability of entire ...
Field of the future -- ecological experiment simulates conditions in 2100
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new experiment to find out how British plant ecosystems may be affected by future changes to climate and biodiversity is underway at Imperial College London.
