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Look what I picked up at the London Science Museum a few weeks ago - bookmarks, postcards, and cards.
Pairs of human chromosomes [repeated pattern]
Detail view of the wall surrounding the Live Science area of the Who am I? gallery.
Who am I? looks at contemporary brain science and genetics and asks whether we can be defined […]
In the world of science blogging, one man is known to all - Dr. PZ Myers of Pharyngula. I don’t think I have to say any more!
1. When I was in high school (class of 1990), I learned very little about DNA and molecular biology. Now, PhD’s teach high school biology in some schools and […]
Big news for breast cancer patients on tamoxifen. Ryan Phelan and Jason Bobe of DNA Direct were at the FDA meeting on October 18th where it was decided that information about the cytochrome P450*2D6 (CYP2D6) gene should be included on the package insert and drug label.
From DNA Direct affiliate company Genes and Drugs:
The 2D6 gene […]
For all the talk about genetic testing, it’s easy to forget that most people in the majority of countries around the world don’t have access to even the most basic tests. GENDIA hopes to change this by improving the “accessibility, cost-effectiveness and quality of genetic diagnostics on a global scale.” Today, I have the […]
One of the aims of the Genetics and Health interview series is to present different viewpoints on genetics. And today’s interview with Rebecca Taylor of Mary Meets Dolly is definitely a little different than most of what you’ll encounter. Typically, science blogs are written by atheists or people who don’t have a strong religious […]
UCLA researchers have found that the short form of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) increases a person’s risk of depression but its influence is modulated by family environment.
Among children from supportive, nurturing families, those with the short form of the serotonin transporter gene (known as 5-HTTLPR) had a significantly reduced risk for depression
Among children from […]
British singer Javine Hylton tested positive for the bowel (colorectal) cancer gene (I’m assuming it’s HNPCC) when she was 17. Her grandmother and her uncle died of colon cancer in their 40’s and her mother was also affected. In a promotion for Jeans for Genes Day, she said:
The more awareness and money that […]
Grace at Flu Patrol and I were talking about the new Archon X PRIZE for Genomics: $10 million for technology that can map 100 human genomes in 10 days. And they’re not afraid of harnessing the power of celebrity and wealth to publicize the project.
…another $1 million if the team can decode the genomes of […]
Genetics and Health has spent about a year here under the umbrella of b5media. It’s been a truly fabulous year spent obsessing over studying genetics and the implications for our lives now and in the future. In the next year, I hope we’ll be able to kick it up a notch to improve your […]
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been testing out a new search engine for health and medicine called Medstory. It’s considered “intelligent” because it uses artificial intelligence algorithms to find and organize search results.
Medstory is definitely a different beast than Google. If you do a search on stomach cancer, for example, you get […]
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