Aug 02 2011
Court Upholds Right to Patent Genes
A federal appeals court ruled that genes can be patented, overturning a lower court decision that had shocked the biotechnology industry.
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Aug 01 2011
Genetically Modified Beagle Glows
"Tegon" glows bright green under ultraviolet light in a feat that could eventually help scientists track diseases.
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Jul 27 2011
Test Tube DNA Brain Gets Quiz Questions Right
Caltech researchers created a neural network consisting of four artificial neurons made from DNA strands.
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Jul 27 2011
New Nucleotides Identified in Human DNA
Human DNA includes eight nucleotides instead of the four originally identified.
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Jul 22 2011
Have You Hugged a Neanderthal Today? Probably!
Your ancestors probably had sex with Neanderthals -- which makes you part-Neanderthal. Now get over it.
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Jul 22 2011
What We Don’t See When We See Chimps
Seeing chimps in entertainment may jeopardize their endangered status.
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Jul 18 2011
All Non-Africans Part Neanderthal, Genetics Confirm
If your heritage is non-African, you are part Neanderthal, according to a new study.
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Jul 07 2011
Polar Bears Have Irish Lineage
Some 50,000 years ago, modern polar bears split from a population of Irish brown bears.
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Jul 05 2011
Some People May Be Bad to the Bone
A man's facial bone structure can predict unethical behavior, according to new research.
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Jun 29 2011
Epilepsy’s Genetic Roots Uncovered
A "master switch" gene governs the most common form of epilepsy, offering new hope for epilepsy sufferers.
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