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Hi! It’s the b5 media theme dayand it’s all about getting back to school. Thanks Kristina Chew at AutismVox for hosting it this month! Check out my fellow b5 bloggers, there’s some great articles!
So here’s my contribution to the day. Not quite full on genetics but the subject matter is about our kids ever increasingly sedentary […]
The recent Tour de France drug violations show further evidence that sport is rife with illegal drug taking to enhance performance and achieve that ‘extra mile’. There are mega bucks at stake alongside the dream of become a World and Olympic champion. I imagine that if you’ve invested your entire life to your chosen sport the lure of taking […]
Scientists have discovered the first gene which appears to increase the odds of being left-handed.
Oxford University’s Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, lead by Dr Clyde Francks have identified a gene LRRTM1 which appears to play a key role in controlling which parts of the brain take control of specific functions, such as speech […]
People worry unnecessarily about cancer in their family because they do not realise only a small number of cancers are hereditary, UK cancer information charity Cancerbackup has found.
The poll found 91% of people falsely believe that if a family member has had cancer, they are at greater personal risk of the disease. In fact, the likelihood of […]
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Dear Readers,
This is my last post at GeneticsAndHealth.com. As I hinted at last week, I’m considering career options and have decided it’s time to focus on genetics, and genetics alone. I’m sure you would agree there is no better time to become fully immersed in the genome revolution.
Today is also my last day as a […]
From Federal Computer Week, an article about blogging and social media in government health agencies, including the CDC.
Health care blogs are sprouting up with names such as Genetics and Health, Trusted.MD, The Health Care Blog and Diabetes Mine. They typically link to other health care blogs, forming a loose network of shared information that might […]
Over the past two years here at Genetics and Health, I’ve written almost 1,200 posts and received over 2,000 posts comments all on genetics, genes, the genome, and DNA. Having the opportunity to write about my lifelong passion is a dream come true. So that I can improve and grow as a genetics blogger, writer, […]
Gene Genie here at Genetics and Health today. Let’s look into my crystal ball and see what’s in our genetic future.
Dave Bridges at Biochemist in Exile discusses mutations in the PP1-GM that can lead to insulin resistance and diabetes. Perhaps an important target for future therapies.
Lisa Lee at DNA Direct Talk works at a company […]
Out of 768 Nobel Prizes that have been awarded to date, only 33 have been to women. One of the recipients was Barbara McClintock who received The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983 for her discovery of mobile genetic elements aka jumping genes. I found her banquet speech particularly touching and inspiring since […]
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