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New Gene Tools Unlock the Mystery of Aging
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The application of bio systems in the development of gene tools has proven efficacy for altered methylation patterns that develop genetic disorders, cancer and aging. Primer design studies has shown changes occurring in DNA used as molecular markers of cell degradation mechanisms leading to disease or changes in ...1 week ago -
Gene linked to a rare form of progressive hearing loss in males is identified
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A gene associated with a rare form of progressive deafness in males has been identified by an international team of researchers funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The gene, PRPS1, appears to be crucial in inner ear development and maintenance. The findings are published in ...1 week ago -
Leprosy susceptibility genes identified
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London, Dec 17 (ANI): Scientists in Singapore and China have identified seven genes that increase an individual’s susceptibility to leprosy.The researchers, who analyzed more than 10,000 DNA samples from leprosy patients and healthy people in China, said their discovery highlights the important role that the innate ...1 week ago -
Researchers identify gene linked to schizophrenia
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Sydney, Dec 16 (IANS) Researchers have identified a new gene that is linked to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.The gene called ABCA13 is active in the hippocampus (part of the brain where information is transferred into memory) and the cortex (brain’s outermost layers), but had not been associated with mental ...2 weeks ago -
Curly Hair Gene Discovered By Scientists Paving Way For Banishing Curls With Pills
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The American Journal of Human Genetics recently published a report about the discovery of a ‘curly hair gene’ which may pave the way for curly haired people to banish their curls with the help of a pill.Instead of the ongoing hair trauma of hot blow drying, hot ironing or chemical straightening, curly haired ...2 weeks ago -
The looming crisis in human genetics: some awkward news ahead
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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 than feared about human ...3 weeks ago -
The DNA snatchers: Police arresting innocents just to grab genetic details for Big Brother database
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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 ...4 weeks ago -
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 ...4 weeks ago -
‘Mental illness’ gene identified
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London, November 26 (ANI): Scottish researchers have made a breakthrough as they identified a gene that could help explain the causes of mental illness.The international team of scientists, led by experts at Edinburgh University, discovered the gene ABCA13 that may help create drugs to restore mental health in ...4 weeks ago -
The DNA snatchers: Police arresting innocents just to grab genetic details for Big Brother database
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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 ...4 weeks ago -
75% of Black Males Under 35 on Police DNA Database
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A shocking 75 percent of all black males between the ages of 18 and 35 are now on the police’s DNA database, according to a report published by the Human Genetics Commission. According to the Home Office, the national DNA database is a “key police intelligence tool” which helps to “quickly identify offenders, ...5 weeks ago -
Police Make Arrests in Britain to Shovel DNA into Database. See also “USA.”
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The UK Human Genetics Commission reports on DNA database sweeps by the British police: It is now the norm to arrest offenders for everything if there is a power to do so … It is apparently understood by serving police officers that one of the reasons, if not the reason, for the change in practice is so that the ...5 weeks ago -
UK: Police arrest so they can boost DNA database, warns watchdog
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Tom Whitehead reports: Officers will arrest individuals for “everything” because they then have to power to take DNA samples, even if they wouldn’t have been detained under other circumstances. The Human Genetics Commission (HGC) warned the alarming practice, which was revealed by a retired senior police ...5 weeks ago -
UK group: 3/4 of young black men on DNA database
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Gregory Katz reports: As many as three quarters of all black men in Britain aged 18-35 have had their genetic information placed on the country’s massive DNA database, a group charged with reviewing officials’ use of genetic technology said Tuesday. The Human Genetics Commission – an independent government ...5 weeks ago
