Whether you’re left, right or play it straight down the middle, is there a chance that your political views are hard-wired into your genes? One …
Continue ReadingScientists have moved a big step closer to using genetic engineering to restore hearing to the deaf. A therapy is not round the corner just yet but …
Continue ReadingIncontinentia pigmenti, also known as Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that’s characterised by a discolouration of the skin. …
Continue ReadingStephen Hawking is blasting off into outer space. Well, actually his digitized DNA will be sent into space to promote the Archon X Prize for …
Continue ReadingA team of scientists from the University of Bonn have discovered a gene linked with early baldness. It’s hoped that their six-year study will …
Continue ReadingUsing genetic engineering and cloning technologies, scientists have created pigs with the lung disease cystic fibrosis. It’s a breakthrough in …
Continue ReadingDuchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most severe kind of muscle wasting disease. It’s caused by mutations in the DMD gene, the largest gene in …
Continue ReadingCurrent genetic research covers a wide range of areas, including work on biological clocks, the effects of DNA repair mechanisms, and how the human …
Continue ReadingForget an elixir of life or similar such lotions and potions, the secret to a long life may be locked up in the genes of worms. New research has …
Continue ReadingThis is a pattern of inheritance where a condition is only expressed if two copies of the mutant gene are passed from parents to offspring.
Continue ReadingDiscovered by the Austrian monk Gregor Mendel, this is a pattern of inheritance where only one copy of a gene needs to be present for a condition to …
Continue ReadingSkin cancer, or melanomas are caused by over exposure to sunlight, in particular ultraviolet light. How this happens is complex and is still …
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