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Friday, 10 October 2014
Lung cancer can lie dormant for more than 20 years before turning deadly, helping explain why the disease is so persistent and difficult to treat.
Monday, 6 October 2014
Scientists have detected hundreds of genetic variants related to height, in research that could aid the fight against stature-related diseases.
Thursday, 2 October 2014
A single gene plays a major role in one of the world's most amazing animal journeys - the mass migration of monarch butterflies across North America.
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
A Danish study has provided support for a controversial theory that says autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia are opposite ends of a spectrum, with normal brain function somewhere in between.
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Scientists have spliced a key human brain gene into mice, that demonstrated accelerated learning as a result.
Monday, 15 September 2014
Charting parts of the genome likely to contain faulty genes is enabling researchers to home in on genes involved in developmental delay and possibly ones behind psychiatric disorders too.
Friday, 5 September 2014
Patent ruling An appeal against a court ruling that human genes can be patented by private companies has been dismissed.
Friday, 5 September 2014
At last, the coffee genome has been sequenced, shedding light on genes responsible for the kick, flavour and aroma of the ever-popular beverage.
Monday, 1 September 2014
Scientists have identified six genetic variants associated with the eye condition glaucoma in people from around the world including Australia.
Friday, 29 August 2014
A study of some of the earliest Ebola cases in Sierra Leone reveals more than 300 genetic changes in the virus as it has leapt from person to person.
Friday, 22 August 2014
The canola plant is set for an overhaul to boost its oil content, make it more disease-resistant, and help it adapt to climate change, thanks to the sequencing of its genome.
Monday, 18 August 2014
The discovery of a link between Alzheimer's disease and changes in several genes associated with inflammation opens a new frontier for investigation into the cause of the disease.
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
The Antarctic midge, the only insect native to the southern continent, has surprised researchers with an unusually streamlined genome.
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
Scientists have found a gene in wild tomatoes that enables farmed tomato plants to be grown 24 hours a day under natural and artificial light, boosting yields by up to 20 per cent.
Wednesday, 30 July 2014
Genetic effects are of little importance in switching on your appetite; rather it's all a matter of blood sugar levels, finds a US study.