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Worms and Humans Are One Family |
 ...vous system finds its roots in the most primitive creatures - such as worms and insects.
The human brain has always been a very attractive object for research for almost any area of science, be it genetics, or be it paleontology. As for genetics, it has found that the human brain is in a continuous process of evolution and people in the 21st century are more developed than their ancestors. Two years ago paleontologists... |
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World's First 4D CAVEman to Help Treat Various Diseases |
 ...he same time scientists are able to display at any time all or just several components of the CAVEman.
The 4D computer model of a human body is developed to help scientists in the investigation of genetics of different diseases and new ways to treat them.
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The Nobel Prize 2007 Has Been Given Away |
 ..., Physics, Chemistry, Peace and Economics (the latter only since 1969).
This year's first Nobel Prize was awarded for medical achievements to three scientists, who have dedicated their researches to genetics. Their researches have brought them to breaking discoveries concerning embryonic stem cells and ways of recombining the DNA code in mammals. These discoveries led to a new technology, named gene targeting in mice. Th... |
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The Main Genetic Difference between Humans and Chimpanzees Revealed |
 ... splicing of the genes to produce a protein.
Benjamin Blencowe, a professor at the University of Toronto Centre with the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research and Department of Molecular Genetics said that while it was quite obvious that humans and chimpanzees differ on many levels, including their behavior and look, the splicing process is what makes a difference.
During the splicing process a number of... |
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Glowing Pig Gives Birth to Glowing Piglets |
 ...nt green. After injection of fluorescent protein the pigs that took part in the experiment were able to glow green under ultraviolet light, the experts reported.
Robin Lovell-Badge, specialist in genetics at Britain's National Institute for Medical Research said that this technology is potentially valuable for solving the problem of human transplant organs. The glowing piglets' birth showed that genetic modification w... |
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Related Couples Have More Children |
 ...lity. Previously, in a study conducted in India and Pakistan, it was concluded that married cousins are more likely to have larger families.
Kari Stefansson, a geneticist and colleagues at deCODE Genetics, Iceland used a genealogical database for all of Iceland couples born between 1800 and 1965 to find the number of children and grandchildren in their families.
Scientists discovered that related couples had more... |
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Over 3.2 Millions Experiments on Animals Performed Last Year |
 ... search for alternatives.
A six percent (190,000) increase was registered last year, when the number of experiments reached 3,202,000. The increase is due to continuous developments in the field of genetics, and namely in propagation of genetically modified mice and fish for studies in which genes that cause various diseases are introduced or removed.
In 2007 about 1.15 million procedures occurred, which is an increas... |
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Scientists to Develop "Fitness Pill" |
 ...to an hour per day of exercise - for these people, if there was a way to mimic exercise, it would make the quality of exercise they do more efficient," he said.
Colin Palmer, a professor of pharmacogenetics at the University of Dundee, claims that the idea of developing "fitness drugs" had proved controversial.
"It's basically a drug that enhances training. The thing that raises eyebrows is the concept of a drug that ... |
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Babies Delivered by Caesarian Section More Likely to Develop Diabetes |
 ...be unwise to read too much into this association between Caesarean section delivery and diabetes."
Iain Foster, Director of Diabetes UK Northern Ireland, said that scientists are already aware that genetics and childhood infections are the main factors that influence the development of Type 1 diabetes in children.
She said: "the findings of this study indicate that the way a baby is delivered could affect how likely i... |
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