1. New World Had at Least 15 ‘Founding Mothers’

Latest Study from Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation and University of Pavia, Italy An international team of genetic scientists has discovered the ancestors of Native Americans had at least 15 unique maternal genetic lines, many ...

30/06/2010 | Read more...

2. Genome Cancer Research Falls Short, Scientist Says

The time and money invested in genomic cancer studies has yielded only "modest" advances and is diverting funds from time-tested approaches for understanding disease, a leading gene scientist said. Ten years after the first survey of...

08/04/2010 | Read more...

3. Genetics for Dummies: Learn A Way

Are you confused by all the talk about DNA and genes?  We can help, claims the University of Utah. There is now no excuse for not knowing what stem cells do, what messenger RNA is, why SNPs are important, or about any other hot topic in the...

24/03/2010 | Read more...

4. Grey Hairs Come Out Of Hiding

Stem cells responsible for hair color lose self-renewing abilities Gray hair may be a mark of distinction in some circles, but it’s also a sign of a depleted stem cell population. DNA damage causes stem cells that produce hair-color cells in...

23/06/2009 | Read more...

5. Gene Studies Reveal Cancer's Secrets

Key alterations hold clues to blood, bladder and ovarian malignancies, researchers say A close look at a tumor's or patient's genetics can provide important, potentially lifesaving clues to preventing and treating cancer. So say...

30/04/2009 | Read more...