Genes

Islanders' Genes Reveal Surprising Origin Of Blond Afros

| Ellen Loury | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Population, Melanesia, Video, Genes, Ancestors, New Research, Gene Mutation, Blonde, Genetics, Afro, Solomon Islands, Science News

Pay a visit to Melanesia's Solomon Islands, 1800 kilometers northeast of Australia, and you'll notice a striking contrast: about 10% of the dark-skinn...

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Why Are African Pygmies So Short?

Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Short People, Video, Genes, Bantu, Africa, African Pygmy, Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology, Pygmy, Genetics, Pygmies, Science News

By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 04/26/2012 06:20 PM EDT on LiveScience Why the Pygmies of West Africa have such short st...

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Big Pharma Company Battles To Buy Gene Science Firm

Reuters | Ben Hirschler | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Glaxosmithkline, Big Pharma, Dna, Pharmaceutical Industry, Biotechnology, Video, Genes, Genome, Reuters, Human Genome Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Craig Venter, Human Genome, Gsk, Science News

By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday its $2.6 billion bid for long-time partner Human Genome...

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Iconic American Tree Poised For Comeback, Gene Scientists Say

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Chestnut Tree Gene, William Powell, Science, Suny, Chestnut Tree Fungus, Trees, Video, Plants, Biotechnology, Chestnut Tree, Genes, Plant Biotechnology, Forestry, American Chestnut Tree, Chestnut Trees, Botany, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Science News

By: OurAmazingPlanet Staff Published: 04/16/2012 09:23 AM EDT on OurAmazingPlanet Once plentiful, the American chestnut tree has largely disappear...

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What I Think About When I Think About Sex

Rob Brooks | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Reproduction, Evolution, Genetics, Genes, Evolutionary Biology, Biology, Sex, Mating, Science News
Rob Brooks

It takes something as profound as love to trick us into putting aside our conflicting interests and mistrust long enough to mate, and sometimes even to raise a family together.

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Genetics as Rohrshachs: Pondering Genes and Fate

Robert Klitzman, M.D. | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Genes, Health, Ethics, Genetics, Bioethics, Testing Genetics, Genetic Testing, Gene Testing, Genetics and Health, Healthy Living News
Robert Klitzman, M.D.

"I always knew I shouldn't have stayed in that job and that apartment," a social worker with breast cancer and a mutation for the disease recently tol...

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Review: 'Am I My Genes?'

Catharine Stimpson | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Genes and Soul, Religious Books, Religion and Science, Genes, Am I My Genes, Who Am I, Body and Genes, Soul, Body and Soul, Religion News
Catharine Stimpson

Was I more than my genes? Did I have an open future, free will, even a soul? Or was I only my genes? Was I a pre-determined gene machine?

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Are Criminals Born That Way? What Study Says

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Criminal, Environment, Criminal Justice, Video, Genes, Heredity, Sociology, Science News

Genes, Criminal Behavior Linked In University Of Texas Study

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Not a Native American? You're an Immigrant

Bernard Starr | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Greatest Generation, Americans, Workers, France, Native Americans, Immigration, Compassion, Emma-Lazarus, Mexican Immigrants, Declaration of Independence, Immigration Reform, Genes, Tom Brokaw, Anti-Immigration, Statue of Liberty, Poor, The New Colossus, Constitution, Arizona Immigration Law, Benjamin Franklin, Nativism, Politics News
Bernard Starr

Contrary to the popular belief that we are swimming in more immigrants than ever, in 1890 14.8 percent of our population was foreign-born compared to today's 12.5 percent. And the number of illegal immigrants is on the decline.

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5 Apples A Day May Actually Keep The Cardiologist Away

Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Fruits and Vegetables, McGill University, Genes, Cardiovascular Health, Heart Disease Prevention, Cardiovascular-Disease, Healthy Diet, Health Post50, McMaster University, Genetics, Heart Disease, Chromosomes, Canada, Fifty News

Just when the old adage "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" seems to lose any real meaning behind that condescending rhyme, science steps in to rev...

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8 Surprising Facts To Put The Nature Vs. Nurture Debate To Rest

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dna, Matt Ridley, Eric Turkheimer, Nature vs Nurture, Epigenetics, Biology, Nature Versus Nurture, Science, Judith Rich Harris, Parenting, Twin Studies, Genes, Twins, Jr., Thomas J. Bouchard, Heritability, Parents, University of Minnsota, Healthy Living News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

I teamed up with the well-known developmental psychologist David S. Moore to list eight facts about genes, twin studies and the heritability statistic that may come as a surprise to many people, even biologists!

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Why Your Genes Don't Determine Your Health

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Genes, Personal Health, Nutrigenomics, Mark Hyman MD, Health Genes, Genomics, Ultrawellness, Human Genome Project, Human Genome, Home News
Mark Hyman, MD

The decoding of the human genome at the dawn of the millennium carried the hope and promise of the beginning of the end of human suffering.

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Overcoming Genophobia

Misha Angrist | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Genome Project, Dna, Genes, Genome Project, Stem Cell, Genome, Science, Harvard, Scientific Study, George Church, Human Genome, Books News
Misha Angrist

DNA in a test tube is prosaic: the "stuff of life" looks a lot like what emerges from a child's runny nose. But there has long been something taboo in that tube.

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Do Genes Determine Your Sleep Quality?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Insomnia, Genes, Sleep Deprivation, Narcolepsy, Sleep Disorders, Sleep, Healthy Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

I predict that we'll find future associations between genes and sleep disorders, which can help us understand why someone can get away with just four hours a night while others require nine hours.

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'Designer Genes'

Steven Potter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stem Cell Research, Genetic Research, Genes, Designer Genes, Medical Research, Stem Cell, Medicine, Books News
Steven Potter

As I explain in "DESIGNER GENES," the revolution is ongoing and there may indeed be no stopping it now. The human species is about to undergo an incredible transformation.

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What Genetics Can, and Can't, Tell Us

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dna, Human Traits, Human Genome, Human Genome Project, Genes, Nature vs Nurture, Health, Genetics, Nature Nurture, Healthy Living News
Stanton Peele

We have emerged into the post-genetic-inheritance era, where we are facing the limitations on what our DNA can tell us about ourselves and how we can modify our lives.

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Merkel Calls For Dismissal Of German Author

AP | MELISSA EDDY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Jews, Genes, German Banker, Budnesbank, Angela Merkel, Jewish Gene, Muslims, Immigration, Bundesbank, Germany Abolishes Itself, Thilo Sarrazin, Books News

BERLIN — Germany's central bank distanced itself Monday from a board member who stereotyped Muslims and Jews, saying his remarks were harmful and vi...

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How You Nuture Your Health Could Change Your Genetic Nature

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Nature vs Nurture, Genes, Genetic Health, Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. David Katz, Nature Versus Nurture, Genetics, Genetics Health, Nature vs. Nurture, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

What this study suggests is quite provocative enough for now: take good enough care of yourself, and even your genes will get a makeover.

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10 Ways Your Food Can Bring Out the Best in Your Genes

Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Healthy Eating, Aging, Genes, Genes and Food, Food, Healthy Eating Habits, Eating Healthy, Healthy Living News
Dr. Frank Lipman

Healthy aging is mainly the result of how we "communicate" with our genes -- through our diet, our lifestyle and the environment we bathe them in.

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Gene Patenting Produces Profits, Not Cures

Harriet A. Washington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pharmaceutical Industry, Genetics, Harriet A. Washington, Gene Patenting, Curing Disease, Genes, Patents, Deadly Monopolies, Books News
Harriet A. Washington

Why is the industry permitted to pursue profits unchecked by considerations of health or affordability?

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Walgreen To Sell Genetic Test Kits

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tamoxifen, Plavix, Dna, Walgreens, Walgreen, Tay-Sachs, Cystic Fibrosis, Wallgreens, Alzheimers Disease, Genes, Pathway, Wallgreen, Coumadin, Genetic Tests, Business News

NEW YORK — The largest U.S. drugstore chain, Walgreen Co., will start selling genetic testing kits at many of its stores later this month, accor...

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dengue Fever, Biotech Agriculture, Sleeping Sickness, Biotechnology, GM Insects, Malaria, Genetically Modified Food, Socio-Economics, Genetics, Biotech, Gmo, Dna, Latin America, Arizona Experiment, Gm Technology, Risk Management, Arizona, Black Swan, Green Living, Canada, Genes, Health, Africa, Black Swan Event, Asia, Europe, US, Health Care, Risk, Monsanto, Dupont, Bayer, Pectinophora Gossypiella, Pink Bollworms, Dow, Basf, Syngenta, Aventis, Genetic Engineering, Big Pharma, Unintended Consequences, Transgenic, Chagas, Unknown Unknowns, Pharmaceutical Proteins, Uncertainty, Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceutical Industry, Organic Food, Food Safety, Food, Honeybees, Ecosystems, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Animal Rights, Regulatory Framework, Agriculture, Regulators, Animals, Insects, Rural Communities, Deepwater Drilling, Pesticides, National, Pests, Oil Spill, Deepwater Horizon, Public Health, Insect-Pests, Domestic, GM Crops, International, Food News, Agribusiness, Eu, India, United Nations, Climate, Global Warming, The Balanced Life, Frankenfood, Genetically Modified Organisms, Peta, Green News
DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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Exclusive: A Sci-Fi Horror Hybrid Comes Alive in Splice

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Polley, Inter-Species, Genes, Guillermo Del Toro, Science, Genetics, Splice, Adrien Brody, Vincenzo Natali, Science Fiction, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

Vincenzo Natali director of the sci-fi movie Splice, "
Unlike a lot of Frankenstein-type stories it's not about the creature escaping into the world and wreaking havoc. It's the opposite."

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Why You Should Know Your Genetic Health Profile

Zippora Karz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Sugarless Plum, www.zipporakarz.com, Health, Genes, Dna, Exercise, Nutrition, Genetics, Diet, Healthy Living News
Zippora Karz

I did an interview with AccessDNA, a site devoted to helping people understand the genetics of rare and common disease. Knowing one's susceptibility might help them to make more informed decisions.

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Gene Test Claims To Show What Diet Works Best

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Science, Genomics, Diet, Wellness, Human Genome, Genes, Dna, Dieting, Health, Nutrition, Exercise, Evolution, Genetics, Health Tips, Healthy Living News

Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb we...

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