Gene splice helps fight crop disease, say researchers Breitbart | A farmer harvest his corn field with a reaping-machine. Biologists on Sunda... | Biologists on Sunday said they had found a potential superweapon in a long-running arms race with bacteria that threaten essential crops. | Tested in a lab, their technique entails inserting a gene kit into a plant so...
3rd Pan Arab Human Genetics Conference opened Khaleej Times DUBAI - Under the patronage of H.H. Shaikh 'Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum' Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and President of Dubai Health Authority, H.E. Dr. 'Hanif Hassan', UAE Minister of Health, Chairman-Board of Directors at Shaikh H...
Meningitis case miles from OU a genetic match to outbreak The Columbus Dispatch | | The Ohio Department of Health has found a Franklin County case of bacterial meningitis that is a genetic match to the seven cases diagnosed in the past year at Ohio University. | The department tested 12 other Ohio meningitis cases from th...
Barton Childs, 93; studied inherited diseases The Boston Globe | NEW YORK - Dr. Barton Childs, a founder of pediatric genetics and an important contributor to the understanding of inherited diseases, died on Feb. 18. He was 93, lived in Baltimore, and taught at Johns Hopkins University for nearly 70 years until ...
Proposed DNA bill goes too far The Oklahoman | STATE Rep. David Derby put it pretty well this week as he argued against a bill that would require people arrested on murder or rape complaints to provide a DNA sample. "I thought we had innocent until proven guilty in the United States," said Derb...
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Personal look at genes locates disease causes The Guardian | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | AP Science Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case...
"Personal" study shows gene maps can spot disease Zeenews Washington: Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA. | The...
Genetic variant raises lung cancer risk for light smokers Newstrack India | Washington, March 10 (ANI): Individuals who carry a particular genetic variant are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from exposure to second-hand smoke than others, e...
Herpes Virus Can Integrate its DNA into Human Chromosomes redOrbit Posted on: Monday, 8 March 2010, 15:05 CST | Virologists surprised to discover that a common herpesvirus hidden in chromosomes of some people can be reactivated to infectious form ...
Diet Not Working? Blame Your Genes KDVR If your diet is not working, it could be your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carbohydrate weight ...
Gene site linked to food allergy identified Indian Express | Scientists have discovered the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). | In this disease, wh...
Around five genes behind stroke identified: study Indian Express | Stroke has made it to the Gene Risk Profiling procedure with the identification of the genes responsible for it by the researchers of Imperial College, London. | Though it was kn...
New genetic control tools to combat dengue and chikungunya DNA India | Ahmedabad: With the invention of new genetic tools, the financial burden caused by the likes of dengue and chikungunya can substantially be reduced in the country, a study releas...
Soon, genetic make-up to decide your diet Newstrack India | Washington, March 6 (ANI): Kansas State University researchers say diets could soon be tailored for people according to their genetic makeup. | According to the scientists,...
'Biological clock' key to longer life Newstrack India | Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): A not-so-good night's sleep could reduce your ability to handle oxidative stress, cause impacts to your health, speed aging... (photo: WN / sweet)
75 per cent of UAE population is overweight Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: Approximately 75 per cent of people in the UAE are obese or overweight, and Emirati adults who are overweight or obese make up 34 per cen... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
When DNA means do not ask The Times | Last Thursday the Oscar-nominated actress Glenn Close became the first publicly named female - and first celebrity - to have her DNA fully sequenced... (photo: GFDL / Richard Wheeler)
Mubarak is improving after surgery Independent online | Berlin - The health of Egypt's president is improving following gallbladder surgery last week, a spokesperson for the German hospital where he is re... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)
