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Human Genome Project research will allow for ‘personalized medicine’
Daily Titan —
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WASHINGTON (MCT) – A whirlwind of activity is under way to apply the findings of the $3 billion Human Genome Project to improve health care in the United States and around the world. Six years after scientists finished decoding the human genome – the genetic instruction book for life – they’re starting to ...1 week ago -
Singularity Is Near. Video Conferencing Is Too.
Video over Enterprise —
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A few weeks ago I attended the World Innovation Summit , a very interesting conference on innovation and technology, held right here in Tel-Aviv. Multi-national companies, emerging companies and promising start-ups presented their pieces of innovation in various fields, such as mobile communication, cloud computing, ...2 weeks ago -
Personal Genome for 1,000 Bucks or Less Coming; Same for Brave New Worldge
The Blogs at HowStuffWorks —
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((c)iStockphoto/mevans) There is a race afoot among blue chip IBM and a number of smaller start-ups to reach the $1,000 mark for sequencing individual DNA. Ever since the Human Genome Project completed its work in 2001, the quest to read a single person’s genetic code went from a possibility to a reality. The ...2 weeks ago -
Cucumber Genome Published
Net News Publisher —
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The genome of the cucumber has been sequenced by an international consortium led by Chinese and U.S. institutions, including the University of California, Davis. The annotated genome was published online Nov. 1 by the journal Nature Genetics. The cucumber genome will give insight into the genetics of the whole ...3 weeks ago -
One Key Mutation Separates Humans From Apes
Popular Fidelity —
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Humans and chimpanzees, from a genetic standpoint, are first cousins. The difference between the two from a DNA standpoint is only like 1.2 percent of genetic material; all our other DNA is exactly the same. It’s those few simple mutations, some of which are less than 5 million years old, that separate us from ...3 weeks ago -
Eugenics
Though Cowards Flinch —
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Last week I had a chat with a friend about the concept of eugenics, and it revealed just how much I have to learn. With some on the American Right (that’s you and your associates, Mr Beck ) accusing the Obama plan of engaging in eugenics, and the comparison of Obama with Hitler being all over the Right-wing media ...4 weeks ago
