News tagged with genetic features


Study: Men prefer women who look like them

(Medical Xpress)—Men find women with whom they share certain facial features more attractive. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by a French team from the Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Basque roots revealed through DNA analysis

The Genographic Project announced today the most comprehensive analysis to date of Basque genetic patterns, showing that Basque genetic uniqueness predates the arrival of agriculture in the Iberian Peninsula some 7,000 years ...

Genetics created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Reseach reveals genomic similarities between breast cancer, ovarian cancers

One subtype of breast cancer shares many genetic features with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, a cancer that is very difficult to treat, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of ...

Cancer created Sep 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find new breast cancer genes, rewrite rulebook

Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency and University of British Columbia have identified new breast cancer genes that could change the way the disease is diagnosed and form the basis of next-generation treatments.

Cancer created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic map of Britain goes on display

A genetic map of the British people has been produced by Oxford University researchers. It forms the centrepiece of their display at the Royal Society's free Summer Science Exhibition, which opens today.

Genetics created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0