Genetics
Isolated Khoisan People's Gene Pool Remains Unaltered for 150,000 Years
| Ana Verayo | | Dec 07, 2014 07:38 AM EST |
The Khoisan people exhibited little intermixing of genes from other races.
Lab Breakthrough Paves Way for Improved Crops
| Marc Maligalig | | Oct 31, 2014 09:40 AM EDT |
This means that specific tissues of a plant can be made to enhance desired traits.
Extreme Violence may be Caused by Genes
| Marc Maligalig | | Oct 30, 2014 01:15 AM EDT |
Two genes, CDH13 and MAOA, are "associated with extremely violent behavior."
Researchers Find Lung Cancer can Hide for More Than 20 Years
| Marc Maligalig | | Oct 10, 2014 03:47 PM EDT |
Scientists from Cancer Research UK have discovered that lung cancers are able to lie dormant for over 20 years before suddenly turning into an aggressive form.
Gene Discovery Could be Cure for Obesity
| Marc Maligalig | | Oct 07, 2014 06:20 AM EDT |
The concept of a pill to help manage the body's response to food is tempting.
GMO Livestock Feed Caused No Nutrition, Health Problems
| Marc Maligalig | | Sep 26, 2014 01:44 PM EDT |
University of California, Davis animal scientist Alison Van Eenennaam examined almost 30 years of livestock-feeding studies that represent over 100 billion animals and found that the health and performance of food-producing animals eating genetically engineered feed has been comparable to that of animals non-GE feed.
Europeans Descended from a New Ancestral Group
| Ana Verayo | | Sep 18, 2014 07:37 AM EDT |
A new study revealed that there are actually three ancient groups Europeans came from.
Gene Delays Aging Process
| Marc Maligalig | | Sep 09, 2014 11:49 AM EDT |
The study could have significant implications for keeping aging and diseases at bay in humans.
Six Additional Genetic Risk Factors for Parkinson's Discovered
| Marc Maligalig | | Jul 28, 2014 05:31 AM EDT |
Scientists have identified new genetic risk factors from data more than 18,000 patients.
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