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Evolution as the Recycler of the Cell's Tools

scientificblogging.com     Aug 18, 2008   3 related          

Part 2 on The Plausibility of Life How does evolution shape living things? The fact that evolutionary forces, such as natural selection, can shape living creatures is well-established, but how malleable those creatures are, and...                    

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IQ Population Genetics - Not So Simple

robertlindsay.blogspot.com     Aug 17, 2008          

IQ Population Genetics: It’s Not as Simple as You Think. Meisenberg in particular is an interesting scholar, fully open to genes for intelligence that vary by race but also a strong proponent of the Flynn Effect of strong...                    

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The Mga virulence regulon: infection where the grass is greener.

biowizard.com     Aug 17, 2008          

Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and Maryland Pathogen Research Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. Co-ordinate regulation of virulence gene expression in response to different host...                    

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One Man’s Exons: Craig Venter’s Genome Offers Clues About the Future of Personal Genomics

23andme.com     Aug 16, 2008          

What we know today about the correlation between genetic variation and observable effects on people's health, physical appearance and other traits is just the tip of the iceberg, according to a paper published Friday in PLoS...                    

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JBNI Launches Herbal Appetite Suppressant Lip Balm for Weight Loss

prnewsnow.com     Aug 15, 2008          

Canyon Park WA based JBNI an internationally recognized genetics and cancer proteomics research firm just today publicly released their guarded 100 natural Appetite Suppressant Lip Balm Todays decision is in response to over...                    

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Colon cancer linked to unequal gene activity

genengnews.com     Aug 14, 2008   11 related          

EUREKALERT Contact: Darrell E. Ward Darrell.Ward@osumc.edu COLUMBUS, Ohio Researchers here have discovered that a subtle difference in the activity of a pair of genes may be responsible for one of every 10 colon-cancer cases....                    

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Genetic Predispositions and Environmental Triggers

b5media.com     Aug 14, 2008   1 related          

In the ongoing chicken and egg type debate over what the causes of autism might be, how often have you it said that it’s believed that a child may have a “genetic predisposition” to autism, but that it’s an “environmental...                    

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Recommended Reading: “The Seven Daughters of Eve”

23andme.com     Aug 14, 2008          

If anybody could turn the history of genetic anthropology into a page-turner, it would be Bryan Sykes. Sykes, Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Oxford, has spent the better of part the last 25 years decoding the...                    

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Blood Matters, by Masha Gessen

independent.co.uk     Aug 15, 2008          

Masha Gessen a Russian-born journalist, is launched on a voyage of genetic self-discovery in 2004 when tests reveal she has a genetic mutation that substantially increases her risk of developing ovarian and breast cancer. This...                    

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Duke-NIEHS Team Shows How DNA Repairs May Reshape the Genome

webwire.com     Aug 14, 2008   17 related          

DURHAM, N.C. — Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) have shown how broken sections of chromosomes can recombine to chang... [WebWire - Thursday,...                    

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