May 16, 2011
Scientists say they have discovered the first solid evidence that variations in some peoples’ genes may cause depression — one of the world’s most common and costly mental illnesses. And in a rare occurrence in genetic research, a British-led international team’s finding of a DNA region linked to depression has been replicated by another [...]
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March 12, 2011
Missing chunks of DNA responsible for turning genes on and off help explain some key differences between chimpanzees and humans — including why humans have big brains and why the human penis is not covered with prickly spines, US researchers said on Wednesday. The study, published in the journal Nature, reinforces the notion that [...]
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December 9, 2009
British researchers have found edidence that lack of particular chunks of DNA, which kicks hunger into overdrive, will cause severe childhood obesity. In the study, which was published in the journal Nature on Dec. 6, the researchers checked the DNA of 300 severely obese children for mutations in copy number variants (CNVs), large segments of [...]
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September 30, 2009
U.S. researchers found a depressing, socially isolated environment can alter the biology of a disease and speed up the growth of breast cancer, according to media report Wednesday. The findings, published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, showed that social isolation can actually change the expression of genes important in the growth of mammary gland [...]
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March 31, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The expected introduction of genetically modified plants into the Vietnamese market in 2015 will give consumers more choice, says director of the Agricultural Genetics Institute Associate Professor Le Huy Ham. Farmers in Le Loi District, Kon Tum Province harvest maize. The plan to introduce genetically modified crops in 2015 is expected to boost [...]
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February 9, 2009
Picture this: prospective parents excitedly clicking through an online catalogue, ticking off the optimal mix of traits for their yet-to-be-conceived child. Will they opt for blue eyes or brown? Perhaps green, for a touch of originality? What color skin? And do they want a boy or a girl?Are they aiming for an Olympian athlete, or [...]
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January 27, 2009
Women are silhouetted as they drink at a party in a bar in central London in this December 6, 2004 file photograph. Are you a social butterfly, or do you prefer being at the edge of a group of friends? Either way, your genes and evolution may play a major role, U.S. researchers reported on [...]
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November 3, 2008
An Alzheimer’s patient is seen in a handout image from the ITV documentary “Malcolm and Barbara: Love’s Farewell”, released to Reuters on Aug. 1, 2007. U.S. researchers have identified four genes which may be linked to the most common form of the late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, a new study showed. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)The four new genes were discovered after researchers [...]
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