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'Primitive' Cancer Gene Discovered in Ancestral Metazoan
To find the causes for cancer, biochemists and developmental biologists retraced the function of an important human cancer gene 600 million years back in time. For the first time, they have identified the oncogene myc in a fresh water polyp and they have
02-15-2010 by asandberg2334 Tags ancestral, cancer, discovered, gene, metazoan, primitive

Possible Link Between Autism And Oxytocin Gene Via Non-DNA Sequence Mutation
Researchers have uncovered a new genetic signature that correlates strongly with autism and which doesn’t involve changes to DNA sequence. The changes are to the way the genes are turned on and off. The finding may suggest new approaches to diagnosis an
11-03-2009 by aizo489 Tags autism, gene, link, possible, sequence

Schizophrenia Pinpointed
A researcher has pinpointed the mechanism by which a gene associated with both autism and schizophrenia influences behavior in mice.
10-20-2009 by victoriar1502 Tags autism, gene, linked, mechanism

Skinnier Life - WebMD
Daily Mail. Gene Linked to Longer, Skinnier Life. WebMD. That gene is called S6K1. In lab tests, the typical life span of mice lacking the S6K1 gene was 9% longer and the maximum life span was 10% longer than mice with that gene intact. Knocking out the
10-01-2009 by gailn1966 Tags gene, life, linked, longer, skinnier, webmd

Gene trawl boosts hope in fight against Alzheimer's (AFP)
AFP - Scientists working in seven countries announced on Sunday they had uncovered variants of three genes which play a role in Alzheimer's, a discovery that should throw open many new avenues for tackling this tragic, mind-killing disease.
09-16-2009 by steveb858 Tags against, alzheimer, boosts, fight, gene, trawl

Genetic testing FTW
Looks like I should have played footbal... parents can now learn what sports their kid should play... kinda. Eventually, maybe?
07-25-2009 by joebuilderit Tags doctone, gene, genes, parents, sport, sports

Alzheimer's gene may impair middle-aged memory
People with a gene variant that sharply increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease in old age may show memory impairment earlier than thought -- sometimes well before their 60th birthday, according to new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
07-20-2009 by angelz178 Tags gene, impair, memory, middle

Health Buzz: Gene Causes Memory Loss Before Age 60 and Other ... - U.S. News & World Report
NECN. Health Buzz: Gene Causes Memory Loss Before Age 60 and Other .. U.S. News & World Report. A new study finds that people who inherit the gene variant ApoE4 may have signs of memory trouble in their 50s, Reuters reports. Researchers at Mayo Clinic
07-16-2009 by gailn1966 Tags before, buzz, gene, loss, memory, world

Allele frequencies of apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms in the protein coding region and promoter region (-491A/T) in a healthy Norwegian population. … Included): An article from: Human Biology [HTML] (Digital)
This digital document is an article from Human Biology, published by Wayne State University Press on February 1, 2002. The length of the article is 2473 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in
06-25-2009 by stever1020 Tags 491a, allele, article, digital, frequencies, from, gene, html, human, included, norwegian, polymorphisms, population, promoter, protein

Discovery Could Eliminate Harmful Gene Mutation in Dogs (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic mutation that causes a neurological disorder called sensory ataxic neuropathy (SAN) in Golden Retriever dogs has been identified by Swedish scientists.
05-31-2009 by kblack1820 Tags could, dogs, eliminate, gene, harmful, healthday, mutation

Japanese Gene-Splicers Make Glowing Monkeys
Marmoset embryos given gene to make skin glow in ultraviolet light.
05-28-2009 by kblack1820 Tags gene, glowing, japanese, monkeys, splicers

Gene Golden is always scrambling with the Music Guild (source: LA Times)
The chamber-music leader doesn't mind. He says it's his pleasure. Gene Golden stood on the steeply raked stage of the Geffen Playhouse, welcoming a Music Guild audie.. (source: LA Times) - RSS news feeds. and Widgets. on Feedzilla.com.
04-27-2009 by spurwa1059 Tags always, gene, golden, music, scrambling, source, with

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