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Ancient Greenland gene map has a surprise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have sequenced the DNA from four frozen hairs of a Greenlander who died 4,000 years ago in a study they say takes genetic technology into several new realms.
Nations:Denmark Greenland Australia Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-11
Men more evolved? Y chromosome study stirs debate
WASHINGTON - Women may think of men as primitive, but new research indicates that the Y chromosome - the thing that makes a man male - is evolving far faster than the rest of the human genetic code.
Source:(AP)
2010-01-13
Scientists crack gene code of common cancers
LONDON (AFP) - Two common forms of cancer have been genetically mapped for the first time, British scientists announced, in a major breakthrough in understanding the diseases.
Source:(AFP)
2009-12-16
Obama names gene guru Francis Collins NIH chief
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is choosing an influential scientist who helped unravel the human genetic code -- and is known for finding common ground between belief in God and science -- to head the National Institutes of Health.
Nations:U.S. People:Francis Collins Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-07-08
Faulty gene condemns millions in India to heart disease: study
PARIS (AFP) - Tens of millions of people from the Indian subcontinent are destined to suffer heart disease due to a single genetic mutation, according to a study released Sunday.
Nations:India Sri Lanka Pakistan Bangladesh France Indonesia Source:(AFP)
2009-01-18
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