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Scientists have solved a genetic problem

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the Universities of Manchester and Birmingham have solved a genetic problem that causes the accumulation of male hormones - called androgens - in women.





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Genetic marker linked to problem behaviors in adults with developmental disabilities

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A common variation of the gene involved in regulating serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain may be linked to problem behaviors in adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, new research indicates.


Discovery could improve hepatitis C treatment

Discovery could improve hepatitis C treatment

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers are part of an international team that has discovered a genetic variation that could identify those people infected with hepatitis C who are most likely to benefit ...


Rotator cuff tears: Are they all in the family?

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

People with relatives who have experienced rotator cuff tears are at increased risk of similar tendon tears themselves, according to a study published in the May 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) ...


Researchers develop process for 'surgical' genetic changes

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Research led by scientists at Iowa State University's Plant Sciences Institute has resulted in a process that will make genetic changes in plant genes much more efficient, practical and safe.


Beetles drive groundbreaking conservation project

Biology / Ecology

created May 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

They are cursed the world over for contaminating food supplies and are a huge commercial pest, but the humble flour beetle is about to play a significant role in the management of endangered species.


Genetically engineered bacteria compute the route

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

US researchers have created 'bacterial computers' with the potential to solve complicated mathematics problems. The findings of the research, published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Biological Engineering, demons ...


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New evidence of culture in wild chimpanzees

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

A new study of chimpanzees living in the wild adds to evidence that our closest primate relatives have cultural differences, too. The study, reported online on October 22nd in Current Biology shows that neighb ...


Sperm donor passed on sudden death heart defect

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a medical journal report.


Tuberculosis: On the path to prevention

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why do some people who are exposed to tuberculosis not become infected or develop the disease? Dr. Erwin Schurr and his team at the Research Institute from the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), in collaboration with ...


Ancient penguin DNA raises doubts about accuracy of genetic dating techniques

Ancient penguin DNA raises doubts about accuracy of genetic dating techniques

Biology / Evolution

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (23) | comments 16

Penguins that died 44,000 years ago in Antarctica have provided extraordinary frozen DNA samples that challenge the accuracy of traditional genetic aging measurements, and suggest those approaches have been ...



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