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Genetics and Health

September 9th, 2007

Experts to tackle Holocaust genetics debate

The Holocaust Museum in Houston, Texas is running a new exhibit and lecture series, “Medical Ethics and the Holocaust”.  The series is being opened by James Watson the Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose 1953 co-discovery of DNA’s structure culminated this decade in the mapping of the human genome.
Watson heads an impressive roster of speakers, who include […]

By Elaine -- 0 comments

August 1st, 2006

Multiple Genes for Autism

Kristina at Autism Vox scooped me on the latest study (drat my need to sleep!) to come out showing that autism is most likely due to more than one gene. Dr. Gerard Schellenberg says there may be four to six major genes and another 20 to 30 genes having a minor role. This isn’t […]

By Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD -- 2 comments