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Farmers hope GM wheat could be next big bio crop

Barb Livingstone | 
Using the tools of biotechnology, GM wheat would increase yields, lower food pieces and increase food security, which could make ...

RNA plays role in cellular communication

Wynne Parry | 
For decades, researchers have been finding DNA and its sister, RNA, circulating in the body, outside the safe interior of ...

Gene puts African Americans at higher risk for kidney failure

Genetic factors in African Americans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) put them at a greater risk for end-stage renal disease ...

Americans want doctors’ guidance on genetic test results

In an era of commercialized medicine, direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing has been on a steady rise. Consumers can purchase a ...

Doctors faced with rare or difficult cancers can just Google genetic treatments

Cameron Scott | 
Since DNA sequencing began in the 1990s, one of its greatest promises has been that doctors treating cancer could sequence ...

Could mass DNA testing change health care?

A simple genetic test could show whether you're likely to get a serious disease, and it only costs $99. The ...

Bioengineered patch regrows damaged bones inside the body

George Dvorsky | 
Researchers from the University of Iowa have developed a remarkable new procedure for regenerating missing or damaged bone. It's called ...

Chronic stress impacts genes, causes inflammation

Lecia Bushak | 
Stress: It’s a common, and sometimes unavoidable, affliction in the modern world. Adults and even sometimes children are faced with ...
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Critics urge caution over UK genome project call for volunteers

Ian Sample | 
British researchers are looking for volunteers to have their genome sequenced and made publicly available; critics warn about the loss ...
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Speculation over insect photo shows human bias in interpreting nature

Morgan D. Jackson | 
Does this photo show some sort of insect hybrid that is part ant, part fly, part spider? Recent speculation has ...

Fountain-of-youth gene unleashes healing power

Monya Baker | 
Mice that had been genetically engineered to develop tumours failed to do so. Instead, the animals grew up to be ...

Test can tell genome of a woman’s egg even before it is used in IVF

Susan Young Rojahn | 
Fertility doctors in Beijing are testing a new method for genome analysis of human eggs before using them for in ...

Another eczema gene identified

Kerry Grens | 
Eczema is a common skin problem that involves chronic inflammation and itching. Genetic studies of the disorder have homed in ...

21st century will be the age of precision genetics

Until now, it has only been possible to “edit” a living genome using dangerously blunt methods; modified viruses are sure ...

Making sense of gene additions and deletions in tumor cells

In a paper published last week in the journal Cell, researchers at Harvard Medical School shed light on a potentially critical factor in ...

Should you order a home DNA testing kit?

Chelsea Rarrick, Scott Wise | 
It’s one of the first questions you are asked when seen by a new doctor, “What is your family health ...

Amanda Knox trial: No DNA on knife to match to victim

Claudio Lavanga | 
New forensic analysis of the knife allegedly used to kill Meredith Kercher found no DNA match to the victim, the ...
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Precision gene editing paves way for monkey models of genetic disease

Helen Shen | 
A new precise technique for editing genes may allow researchers to to create genetically modified monkeys and develop treatments for ...
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Your allergies may save your life

Christie Wilcox | 
According to new research, allergies may have evolved in order to save lives by forcing sufferers to reject and expel ...

Should you have the right not to know genetic information?

Meredith Salisbury | 
Affordable genome sequencing has brought with it a host of ethical debates. Who owns the data? Who can access the ...

Genes shared by relatives influence brain aging

Early results from a long-term research project indicate that certain age-related declines in brain function are influenced by genes. This ...

Dolphins live in family groups, study says

April Flowers | 
The most common and well-known of their kind, bottlenose dolphins are famous for their roles in movies, television and water parks everywhere ...

Genotyping lung cancer linked to better survival

Crystal Phend | 
Genetic testing for personalized treatment of lung cancer was associated with improved survival, likely due to getting targeted kinase inhibitors ...

Being an egg donor or surrogate carries costs

Jennifer Lahl | 
It almost always starts with an emotional story: an infertile couple trying desperately to conceive; a woman diagnosed with cancer, ...
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Always catching colds? Blame it on your socioeconomic status

Brian Resnick | 
New research says that low socioeconomic status is correlated with shorter telomere length and, interestingly, a higher propensity for getting ...

Canada considers genetic non-discrimination law

Keith Leslie | 
Physicians and patient advocacy groups say they support a proposed change to the Ontario Human Rights Code aimed at protecting ...

Woman denied IVF because fiancé has children already

Rosa Silverman | 
A woman was denied the chance to have children when her NHS hospital refused her IVF because her fiancé already ...
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