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Study: Half of Parents Want Genetic Testing for Kids [VIDEO]

Myriad Genetics Appeals Ruling on Human Gene Patent [VIDEO]

We Might Be Martians: The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Genomes

Planning on looking at your family tree? If you go back far enough in time, you might discover relatives who used to live on Mars. While that notion may seem a little far-fetched at first, don't laugh. According to MIT News, many scientists consider that life on Earth may be descended from organisms that arrived here from...

Legends of Irish Giants Are More Than Tall Tales

Although the Irish legend of leprechauns is probably just a load of blarney, there's scientific evidence suggesting that the fabled stories of giants living on the Emerald Isle aren't just tall tales. According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine, it seems that Northern Ireland is a hot spot for people with...

Mini Moos: Miniature Cattle Are Cash Cows for Breeder

Yes, good things often come in small packages. We brought you a lot of animal stories in 2010, but the year ended in a bang on a Colorado farm with the birth of a rare miniature panda cow. The calf, named Ben, arrived at the farm of Chris Jessen, but Ben's father, a 1,000-pound panda bull, was sold to Jessen by Richard...

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05/29/12 Children exposed to the common pollutant naphthalene... Source: ScienceDaily ScienceDaily (May 29, 2012) According to a new study, children exposed to high levels of the common air pollutant naphthalene are at increased risk for chromosomal aberrations (CAs), which have been previously associated with cancer.
05/29/12 With rare condition, baby is one of a kind Source: Morris Daily Herald - Morris IL After being born an ordinary and seemingly healthy baby girl, Emma McGovern has proven to be truly one of a kind.
05/29/12 Dell Cloud Technology Speeds Pediatric Cancer Research Source: Vietnam Tribune Dell recently announced it has completed work on a high-performance computing cluster that will fuel a clinical trial for children with cancer.
05/29/12 Mutations Impair Childhood Development by Disrupting... Source: newswise mednews Philadelphia, May 29, 2012 â Researchers studying rare genetic disorders have uncovered insights into those diseases in biological structures that regulate chromosomes when cells divide.
05/29/12 Ancient Mummy Child Had Hepatitis B Source: Live Science A mummified child in Korea whose organs were relatively well preserved has produced the oldest full viral genome description. revealed a unique hepatitis B virus (HBV) known as a genotype C2 sequence, which is said to be common in Southeast Asia. The first discovery of hepatitis in a Korean mummy came in 2007.

Background on Genetics

Genetics (from Ancient Greek ', "genitive" and that from ', "origin"), a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms.

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