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• Ecological Speciation By Sexual Selection On Good Genes

  
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  Darwin suggested that the action of natural selection can produce new species, but 150 years after the publication of his famous book, ‘On the Origin of Species’, debate still continues on the mechanisms of speciation. New research finds sexual selection to greatly enlarge the scope for adaptive speciation by ...
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• Half of UK women at risk for vitamin A deficiency

  
  iHealthBulletin News — Authority: 134
  Ncl.ac.uk - Almost half of UK women could be suffering from vitamin A deficiency due to a previously undiscovered genetic variation, scientists at Newcastle University have found.The team, led by Dr Georg Lietz, has shown that almost 50 per cent of women have a genetic variation which reduces their ability to produce ...
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• What is more important for animals: survival or reproduction?

  
  http://diddy.name — Authority: 169
  I’m leaning towards reproduction because I see that a lot of animals will essentially die for the chance to pass on their genes. They’re willing to engage in very risky behavior if it means that they might be able to mate. What about humans, what do they place greater emphasize on?
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• Herbalife Weight Loss Product: A Way To Weigh In With Lower Fat

  
  Health - Wellness Guide — Authority: 432
  Genetics does play a task in obesity, after all, however not as massive a job as you do. Most health experts say that the concept of genes compelling you to be serious may be a myth. For the overwhelming majority people, genes may set the lower limits of our weight, but we have a tendency to set the upper limits by ...
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• First ‘genetic map’ of Han Chinese may aid search for disease susceptibility genes

  
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  Washington, November 26 (ANI): Scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have published the first genetic historical map of the Han Chinese, the largest ethnic population in the world, as they migrated from south to north over evolutionary time, which may aid search for disease susceptibility genes.Based ...
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• Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 160
  (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research) Whitehead researchers have developed a new approach for genetics in human cells and used this technique to identify specific genes and proteins required for pathogens. With the ability to generate knockout cells for most human genes, the authors were able to find genes ...
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• The Environmental Issues – Appropriate conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt to recognize this as being integral to any approach.

  
  WERI CHANNEL — Authority: 123
  Nature and Animal Conservation        Preserving species and their habitats is important for ecosystems to self-sustain themselves. Yet, the pressures to destroy habitat for logging, illegal hunting, and other challenges are making conservation a struggle. Visit : http://www.globalissues.org/article/1… ...
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• Opposites attract: Monkeys choose mating partners with different...

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 156
  The worlds largest species of monkey "chooses" mates with genes that are different from their own to guarantee healthy and strong offspring, according to a new research study.
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• Who Owns My DNA?

  
  QUEST Community Science Blog - KQED — Authority: 124
  If a DNA testing company gets bought out, what happens to their customers DNA? Image by Molly Eyres. / CC BY 2.0 One niggling worry I had when I decided to get some genetic testing from 23andMe was what would happen to my DNA if the company failed. By all accounts, 23andMe is a very healthy company* so it ...
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• Amaizing: Corn Genome Decoded

  
  Blogging the Singularity — Authority: 138
  ScienceDaily (Nov. 21, 2009) — In recent years, scientists have decoded the DNA of humans and a menagerie of creatures but none with genes as complex as a stalk of corn, the latest genome to be unraveled. A team of scientists led by The Genome Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
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• Bioethanol production process. Three improvements. “With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast …”

  
  Biotech — Authority: 128
  Scientists from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have indicated the achievement of “… three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: ‘More ethanol, less acetate and elimination of the major by-product glycerol’”More from a Release dated November 20, sourced ...
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• Maize. “… C3Bio research project, which is aimed at using thermal and chemical catalysts to create biofuels that utilize more of a plant’s carbon.”

  
  Biotech — Authority: 128
  Researchers from Purdue University ‘… have helped identify and group the genes thought to be responsible for cell wall development in maize, an effort that expands their ability to discover ways to produce the biomass best suited for biofuels production.’Nicholas Carpita, Professor of Plant Cell Biology, has ...
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• Hey! Pseudoscientists! Leave them kids alone!

  
  A life less ordinary? — Authority: 127
  The name alone makes no sense: "Scientific Link to Autism Identified." What does that even mean? As opposed to a "nonscientific link"? A "religious link"? A "philosophical link"? A "chain link"? And it simply gets worse from there. First of all, if you can find a worse example of a news release, please ...
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• Hair Loss Genes & Hair Loss Products

  
  Hair Now Hair Forever: Hair Transplant Blog — Authority: 116
  Too Many Hair Loss Products? Just turn on your TV or pick up a magazine and you will see products that are advertised as hair loss cures. Many years ago people would try all kinds of ridiculous treatments hoping to cure their hair loss. But some are still willing to try anything on the outside chance that it will ...
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• Eco Tech: Purdue researchers identify maize cell wall genes, can boost biofuel production

  
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  Eco Factor: Research focuses on ways to produce biomass best suited for biofuel production. Researchers at Purdue University have identified and grouped the genes responsible for cell wall development in maize, which could further help discover ways to produce biomass best suited for biofuel production. ...
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• Parenting: Do You Want a Gifted or Hard-working Child?

  
  The Power of Prime — Authority: 405
  Giftedness is revered in our culture; inborn talent-whether intellectual, athletic, or artistic-ensures that children will be successful. How many times have you heard "Tiger Woods was born to play golf" or "Sarah Chang was destined to be a brilliant violinist"? Well, let me clear something up: No one is born to do ...
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• Empathy and Stress Levels May be Coded Into Our Genes

  
  Integral Options Cafe — Authority: 439
  Interesting report on new research - from US News and World Report . So much for the idea of original sin . . . . We are not born heathens who need to be saved, we are born loving and need to be nurtured. Empathy and Stress Levels May be Coded Into Our Genes Posted: ...
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• Only £19.95 for Pub Quiz - Adult Toys

  
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  £19.95 Info / Buy Product Information We are British, therefore we love the traditional Pub Quiz... its in our genes. Now you can enjoy a classic pub quiz in the comfort of your own home. The quiz master does all the hard work of asking questions while you ...
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• Feed Your Genes: How to Prevent Hereditary Diseases

  
  Healthy and Green Living — Authority: 561
  By Jack Challem, Experience LifeWhen people say things like “Heart disease runs in my family,” and “My parents had cancer, so I’m afraid I will, too,” it confirms our suspicions that DNA is destiny. The truth, however, is that it doesn’t have to be: The DNA we inherited from our parents does not ...
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• Stay Young and Beautiful

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 464
  Staying young and beautiful is an important factor in many of our lives. The thought of getting old, wrinkly and losing our faculties is rather daunting to say the least.Scientists who have studied aging are now saying that your genes only have 40 percent of the deciding factor to how old you look and feel, [...]
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