Genetics

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• Geneticists Proving Our Ancestors Right

  
  Guy White: Making Sense On Race — Authority: 473
  Thanks to Jay for this: “Human geneticists have reached a private crisis of conscience, and it will become public knowledge in 2010. The crisis has depressing health implications and alarming political ones. In a nutshell: the new genetics will reveal much less than hoped about how to cure disease, and much more ...
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• Amaizeing Genome Gems?

  
  Scientific Blogging — Authority: 627
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• Emerging field of nanotechnology has pitfalls, some say (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

  
  NanoTechBIZZ.com — Authority: 154
  Nanoparticles’ effect on genetics, materials and health need more study. (more…) Related items Berkeley Researchers Find New Route To Nano Self-Assembly (ChemicalOnline) Nanowire Biocompatibility In The Brain: So Far So Good (Science Daily) Gold nanoparticles "cook" cancer cells (News-Medical-Net) ...
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• Musings On Religion and Demography

  
  Wash Park Prophet — Authority: 133
  One of the big blind spots in American demography is religion. We have excruciatingly detailed demographic statistics the slice and dice the American population based on race, Hispanic origins, sex and age, mostly from a variety of government sources. We have far less information on religion, pieced together from a ...
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• We Are Family, We Are Important

  
  Dr. Norris Chumley Satisfied Life — Authority: 130
  Whats your family genetic history? We all have good genes, and not-so-good genes. Itsbest to be informed and aware, so that you can make choices to have thebest, longest life possible. Knowing your genetic tendencies allows youto choose behaviors and take action to prevent problems in later life.Understanding your ...
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• Research And Legislation Should Go Hand In Hand, As Much As Possible

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 703
  Carlos María Romeo Casabona is Director of the Interuniversity Professorship in Law and the Humane Genome at Deusto University and the University of the Basque Country. The Professorship is largely made up of jurists but also has other experts such as researchers in the fields of molecular biology, medicine and ...
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• DNA: Calling all Bacharach (and variants)

  
  Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog — Authority: 434
  Has anyone studied whether turkey tryptophans cause an increasing interest in DNA projects at FamilyTreeDNA.com? Or is it just that these holiday family gatherings precipitate and germinate the idea of using science for family history? Herb Huebschers project - just announced on Tracing the Tribe - is on the Loeb ...
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• DNA: Loeb family, MaHaRal of Prague

  
  Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog — Authority: 434
  Tracing the Tribe first met Herb Huebscher of New York in connection with his WIRTH DNA project at FamilyTreeDNA.com, which is a story in itself. You may remember that project as the one that genetically matched Litvaks and Galizianers, and then matched them to a Sephardic family in Puerto Rico. Talk about an ...
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• New IZA Paper: What Can We Learn From Molecular Genetics

  
  Geary Behavioural Economics Blog — Authority: 482
  Nature, Nurture and Egalitarian Policy: What Can We Learn from Molecular Genetics?  by Petter Lundborg, Anders Stenberg (November 2009) Abstract: This brief paper draws attention to molecular genetic research which may provide a new dimension to our understanding of how socioeconomic outcomes are generated. In ...
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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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• Human Potential

  
  CDOQ-Chander's Diary of Observations and Questions — Authority: 121
  Last week, I attended a workshop on Global Human Potential at Esalen . It was an educating workshop taught by three distinguished people: 1) Ralph Abraham : Chaos theory pioneer and mathematician 2) Mary Catherine Bateson : Cultural anthropologist and Margaret Meads daughter 3) Jean Houston : Philosopher ...
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• New online and other classes at BCCC

  
  Courier Times Now — Authority: 543
  Want to create a newscast for the Web? Or use the silver screen to interpret American history? How about exploring the impact of biology and genetics on human behavior? That’s what students at Bucks County Community College will be doing in three new classes in January.  Webcast news production will be a workshop ...
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• First Genetic Map Of Han Chinese May Aid Search For Disease Susceptibility Genes

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 703
  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 was published online by the American Journal of Human Genetics by scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS).
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• Op-Ed Contributor: What’s Your Underlying Condition?

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  When an epidemic like the swine flu strikes, each one of us wants to know our personal risk for illness, and genetics may tell us why H1N1 hits some people so badly.
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• Genetically Enhance Humanity or Face Extinction

  
  Blogging the Singularity — Authority: 138
  In his talk at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, philosopher and bioethicist Julian Savulescu, Uehiro Professor of Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford., examines the nature of human beings as products of evolution, in particular their limited altruism, limited co-operative instincts and limited ability to ...
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• GeneWize MLM Network Marketing Training? Get This NOW!

  
  Learn Free Internet Marketing Learn Free Internet Marketing Strategies using Video, Articles, Social Networking, Social Media, Web 2.0, Blogs, Affiliate Marketing — Authority: 167
  www.squidoo.com www.OnlineDNAWealth.com Call Vincent Muir (727) 565-0709 Most GeneWize network marketers really don’t understand how to position themselves in this industry. They really don’t understand the psychology behind ‘attraction’ and how to have people literally hunt you down to work with you. And the ...
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• ‘Simple’ bacterium shows surprising complexity

  
  Alex Torex Blog — Authority: 147
  ‘Simple’ bacterium shows surprising complexity – life – 26 November 2009 – New Scientist The inner workings of a supposedly simple bacterial cell have turned out to be much more sophisticated than expected. An in-depth “blueprint” of an apparently minimalist species has revealed details that challenge ...
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• The DNA snatchers: Police arresting innocents just to grab genetic details for Big Brother database

  
  Survival News Network — Authority: 143
  Police are arresting innocent people in order to get their hands on as many DNA samples as possible, senior Government advisers revealed last night.The Human Genetics Commission said the Big Brother tactic was creating a ’spiral of suspicion’ among the public.The panel – which contains some of Britain’s ...
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• Marriage equality, inbreeding style

  
  Gene Expression — Authority: 590
  The New York Times has an article on cousin marriage thats up. Heres some important bits: Shane Winters, 37, whom she now playfully refers to as her "cusband," proposed to her at a surprise birthday party in front of family and friends, and the two are now trying to have a baby. They are not concerned about ...
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• Opposites Attract: Monkeys Choose Mating Partners With Different Genes

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 703
  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. The results obtained from mandrills, a species closely related to humans, support the disputed theory that humans are attracted to those with ...
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