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Richard Dawkins: 'The Root of All Evil -The God Delusion' (Video)
From "The Root of All Evil?":Richard Dawkins describes his astonishment that, at the start of the 21st century, religious faith is gaining ground in the face of rational, scientific truth. Science, based on...Gene May Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread
"Multiple copies of a gene called uPAR are associated with the spread of early-stage breast cancer, U.S. researchers report. The gene offers a promising target for drugs to slow or halt the progression of the disease, says a team from the University of Texas Southwestern...Experts crack cancer ‘gene codes’
October 29, 2006 Experts crack cancer âgene codesâ Filed under: Uncategorized, science and research â nuke @ 5:47 pm Edit This How big is this? "US scientists have cracked the entire genetic code of breast and colon cancers, offering new treatment...Richard Dawkins and Nobel Prize Winners on NPR's 'Science Friday' (Webcast)
Online audio webcast archive of 'Science Friday' for the 6th October 2006: Hour One: Winners of the 2006 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine were announced this week. Join Joe Palca in...Veterans' Semen Causes Burning Sensation In Their Wives
Gulf War veterans have reported that exposures during military service have resulted in miscarriages and birth defects, as well as excruciating pain during sexual intercourse. The wife of a Gulf War veteran has described the miscarriage and pregnancy problems she had...Is There a Gay Gene?
"Scientists have rejected earlier notions that homosexuality is a mental illness. The thinking now is that sexual orientation is determined by roughly 40 percent genetic factors and 60 percent environmental factors."
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SIDS tied to genetic mutations: study
"Several studies have linked sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) to mutations in a gene, called IL-10, that helps control the body's immune function."Gene Called Link Between Life Span and Cancers
The full implications are far from clear, but the finding that the cells are switched off with age does not seem too encouraging for researchers who hope to use a patient’s own adult stem cells to treat disease.Gene-therapy result promising -- at last
"WASHINGTON - A team of researchers from the National Cancer Institute on Thursday reported that they had successfully treated two cancer patients using gene therapy, the introduction of genes into the human body for medical purposes. Two men, both with the rapidly growing...Gene Simmons sends video to Israeli (Reuters)
" 1 hour, 18 minutes ago JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli-born "KISS" rocker Gene Simmons " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Gene Simmons sent a get-well video to an Israeli soldier wounded in Lebanon, calling him a hero the world should be proud of. "I can't...Scientists Reverse Evolution, Reconstruct Ancient Gene
" It's not Jurassic Park, but scientists have reconstructed a 530-million-year-old gene by piecing together key portions of two modern genes descended from it. "We've shown some of the elements involved in the...Canada-U.S. research team finds gene related to common form of dementia (CP v...
" 1 hour, 32 minutes ago By Sheryl Ubelacker TORONTO (CP) - A team of Canadian and U.S. researchers say they have identified the mutated gene that causes an inherited form of the most common type of dementia other than Alzheimer's disease. Known as frontotemporal dementia, or...Single Gene Flaw Can Cause 'Face Blindness' (HealthDay)
" FRIDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Face blindness -- an inability to recognize faces -- is a common hereditary disorder that runs in families, German researchers conclude. The study also found that face blindness, or "prosopagnosia," is one of the most frequent disorders...Gene study shows sex differences go deep (Reuters)
" WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of genes behave differently in the same organs of males and females, researchers reported on Friday, a finding that may help explain why men and women have different responses to drugs and diseases. Their study of brain, liver, fat and...BBC NEWS | Health | Down's syndrome gene identified
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