Gene sequencing technology has just been put to novel use; to detect the types and numbers of bacteria on human hands. The results show that women …
Continue ReadingIn another milestone for cloning technology, Japanese researchers have managed to clone mice using cells that had been frozen 16 years ago. It could …
Continue ReadingThe Tasmanian devil is teetering on the brink of extinction. Its genetic diversity has been greatly diminished making it much easier for disease to …
Continue ReadingThis article discusses genetic diseases and the applications used to treat them.
Continue ReadingDimples is the word given to any natural indentation or dent on the body, but usually refers to the face. They are most commonly visible when someone …
Continue ReadingIt was Crick and Watson who worked out the structure of DNA in the 1950s, but its discovery was made nearly 100 years previously by a Swiss physician …
Continue ReadingThousands of potions have been created over the years promising the drinker eternal life. Now unless you’re about to celebrate the 900th …
Continue ReadingBy studying a genetic mutation in mice, scientists have moved a big step closer to understanding age-related, progressive hearing loss in humans.
Continue ReadingCloning has been one of the biggest biological stories of the last 100 years. There haven’t been any human clones yet, although human embryos …
Continue ReadingMarfan syndrome is a genetic disorder of the connective tissue and is caused by mutations in the FBN1 gene on chromosome 15. It’s believed to …
Continue ReadingGenghis Khan may have left his genetic mark on millions of people today, but not so Oetzi the Iceman. Part of his genome has undergone another …
Continue ReadingYes, even Fido’s had his genome probed, prodded and mapped. The final version of the dog genome was published in 2005 and its main aims are to …
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