http://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?u=2326&o=DateDescending&a=275Posts by Paul Arnolden-UShttp://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/57022.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 21:54:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:57022PaulDengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a more severe form of dengue fever. It is spread by the bite of an Aedes mosquito and primarily affects children under the age of 10. Dengue viruses are mostly found in tropical parts of the world. Dengue Fever Dengue fever is an infection caused by any of four types of flavivirus (DENV 1, DENV 2, DENV 3, D...http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/56923.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 08:42:45 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56923PaulCriminals will have a harder time trying to escape the long arm of the law thanks to a DNA fingerprinting development that can extract valuable genetic material from contaminated samples. Process of DNA Fingerprinting For a DNA sample to be of use to forensic scientists it has to be in a reasonably good condition. This means that the DNA sequence m...http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/26807.aspxMon, 23 Feb 2009 17:26:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:26807PaulProstate cancer is one of the most common cancers of men. Early detection is vital for survival. More is now being understood about the genetic causes of prostate cancer, which should give scientists the tools to be able to spot the disease earlier, and one day defeat it. Prostate Cancer Symptoms One of the problems with this disease is that prosta...http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/56873.aspxSun, 22 Nov 2009 18:26:22 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56873PaulA cannibalistic ritual could hold the key to tackling brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and the human form of mad cow disease, as well as providing scientists with a fantastic example of natural selection at work. Kuru Disease Members of the Fore tribe who live in the highlands of Papua New Guinea appear to have developed a strong genetic resi...http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/56802.aspxSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:59:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56802PaulKuru is a progressive and fatal neurological disorder which reached epidemic proportions amongst the Fore People of Papua New Guinea in the 1950s. It is a prion disease that was caused by eating the brains of recently deceased people. Kuru Disease Prions The brain disease Kuru is classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) also co...http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/26129.aspxTue, 17 Feb 2009 10:24:58 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:26129PaulThe field of human genetics is vast, and encompasses many disciplines such as, population genetics, and developmental genetics. It's basically summed up as any aspect of research that looks at how we work at the molecular level. Facts about Human Genetics The study of human genetics seeks to understand the role of genes in the development of di...http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/56762.aspxFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56762PaulYou may think you are alone when you're standing under a shower, but you'd be wrong as you always have company. The uninvited bathroom guests are the showerhead bacteria raining down on you in the streams of water. Bacteria in Water Every time you turn on the shower you are spraying your body with millions of bacteria , and some could poten...http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/26487.aspxFri, 20 Feb 2009 11:50:49 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:26487PaulAnimal cloning no longer makes any big headlines as the technology has lost its novelty factor. Although still technically difficult, many animals have now been cloned by scientists, including sheep, pigs, cats, and horses. So What Animals Have Been Cloned so Far? The first cloned animals were tadpoles, and were created in 1952 by Robert Briggs...http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/56702.aspxFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:39:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56702PaulHuman parvovirus is known as the B19 virus or parvovirus B19. It is a member of the family of viruses known as Parvoviridae and it causes a childhood rash known as fifth disease. Human Parvovirus Human parvovirus is a single-stranded DNA virus that was discovered in the 1970s by Australian virologist Yvonne Cossart and was called B19 because it was...http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/55218.aspxSat, 07 Nov 2009 19:05:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:55218PaulA murderer with a ‘gene for aggression’ had his sentence cut short by a judge in Italy, even though the link between genes and bad behaviour is not well understood, least of all by the courts. It poses a tricky question&#59; should genetics ever absolve criminals of blame for their actions? Background to the Case Abdelmalek Bayout c...