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Controversial bird flu study details revealed
A lab-engineered bird flu strain spread easily among mammals, and the Nature article that reports the findings remains part of a hot debate in science about whether to guard details from research that could be used in the wrong hands to do harm.
Infant trauma, genetics combine to boost schizophrenia odds
Schizophrenia becomes increasingly likely when you combine two things: genetic risk factors plus lots of trauma, early in infancy.
Can't get enough donuts? A specific gene variation may explain why
A gene variation shared by 21% of the population may drive some folks to prefer bacon, cream pies or other high-fat foods, scientists now believe. The discovery by researchers from Penn State,
Genetic analysis yields hypertension clue
Researchers are inching closer to figuring out why people are genetically prone to hypertension, a condition that affects a billion people around the globe. The discovery that may get us there: A...
U.K. team finds gene link for esophageal cancer
Three families with a rare, hereditary condition that eventually erupts into esophageal cancer share something else--a defective gene--that could lead to better treatments for the particularly nasty
Colorado researchers remove leukemia's shield, making it easier to kill
Acute myeloid leukemia is almost diabolically adaptable, able to resist chemotherapy and other formidable drug weapons doctors use to fight it. But now researchers at the University of Colorado
Genetic mutations discovered in non-smoking lung cancer patients
In one of the cruelest ironies of life, people who never smoke can get lung cancer. But now researchers have taken the first step toward fighting the deadly disease in this subclass of patients....
Supreme Court considering crucial gene patent case
Genetics researchers, pay close attention to Mayo v. Prometheus. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the case Dec. 7, The Economist reports, noting that the final decision may affect the future
Researchers find faulty gene responsible for some ovarian cancers
The RAD51D gene is ordinarily involved in repairing damaged DNA. But, in rare cases of a mutation, women have about a one in 11 chance of developing ovarian cancer. The discovery is being called the
NYT: Duke Univ. scandal shed light on flawed multi-gene cancer test
The New York Times has a story today that paints a damning portrait of life sciences researchers and companies that are rushing toward market with molecular tests for cancer before the tests have
