King Tut and half of European men share DNA
According to a group of geneticists in Switzerland from iGENEA, the DNA genealogy center, as many as half of all European men and 70 percent of British men share the same DNA as the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, ...
Genetics
Aug 03, 2011 |
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World's most advanced genetic map created
A consortium led by scientists at the University of Oxford and Harvard Medical School has constructed the world's most detailed genetic map.
Genetics
Jul 20, 2011 |
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De novo mutations provide new genetic clues for schizophrenia
De novo mutations – genetic errors that are present in patients but not in their parents – are more frequent in schizophrenic patients than in normal individuals, according to an international group of scientists ...
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Jul 10, 2011 |
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Gene mutations in fruit flies help shed light on inherited intellectual disability in humans
Clumsy fruit flies with poor posture are helping an international team of scientists understand inherited intellectual disability in humans – and vice versa.
Genetics
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Premature aging caused by some HIV drugs, study shows
A class of anti-retroviral drugs commonly used to treat HIV, particularly in Africa and low income countries, can cause premature ageing, according to research published today in the journal Nature Genetics. The study shows ...
Genetics
Jun 26, 2011 |
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Scientists accurately predict age with saliva sample
Self-conscious about your age? Careful where you spit. UCLA geneticists now can use saliva to reveal how old you are.
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Jun 22, 2011 |
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Three possible susceptibility genes found in neurodegenerative disorder
An international research team, co-led by scientists at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida, have discovered three potential susceptibility genes for development of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare neurodegenerative ...
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Jun 19, 2011 |
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Many migraines may have a common genetic basis
(Medical Xpress) -- A study into the genetic basis of many common forms of migraine has identified three variants that suggest that most forms of migraine have a shared genetic foundation, regardless of how ...
Genetics
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Scientists improve method for finding genetic mistakes that fuel cancer
A dramatically better computer tool for finding the genetic missteps that fuel cancer has been developed by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project investigators. ...
Genetics
Jun 12, 2011 |
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60 new mutations in each of us: Speed of human mutation revealed in new family genetic research
(Medical Xpress) -- Each one of us receives approximately 60 new mutations in our genome from our parents. This striking value is reported in the first-ever direct measure of new mutations coming from mother ...
Genetics
Jun 12, 2011 |
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Master gene may shed new light on lysosomal and neurodegenerative disorders
Cells, like ordinary households, produce "garbage" – debris and dysfunctional elements – that need disposal. When the mechanism for taking out this garbage fails, rare genetic diseases called lysosomal storage disorders ...
Genetics
May 26, 2011 |
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Autism changes molecular structure of the brain, study finds
For decades, autism researchers have faced a baffling riddle: how to unravel a disorder that leaves no known physical trace as it develops in the brain.
Genetics
May 25, 2011 |
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Population genetics reveals shared ancestries
More than just a tool for predicting health, modern genetics is upending long-held assumptions about who we are. A new study by Harvard researchers casts new light on the intermingling and migration of European, Middle Eastern ...
Genetics
May 24, 2011 |
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Tiny variation in one gene may have led to crucial changes in human brain
The human brain has yet to explain the origin of one its defining features – the deep fissures and convolutions that increase its surface area and allow for rational and abstract thoughts.
Genetics
May 15, 2011 |
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In a genetic research first, researchers turn zebrafish genes off and on
Mayo Clinic researchers have designed a new tool for identifying protein function from genetic code. A team led by Stephen Ekker, Ph.D., succeeded in switching individual genes off and on in zebrafish, then observing embryonic ...
Genetics
May 08, 2011 |
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