Genetic Sequencing

TED Talks: Anne Wojcicki Of 23AndMe Discusses Consumer Genomics At TED MED 2009 (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Michael Macher | Posted 04.10.2012

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Here's a question: If you could find out whether you were genetically predisposed to a life-altering disease like Alzheimer's or breast cancer, would ...

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Neanderthal Genes: The Hidden Thread in Our Tapestry

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Language, Cavemen, Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals, Human-Specific Genes, Human Genome, Paleobiology, Genetic Sequencing, Dna, Europe, Interbreeding, Africa, Middle East, Sex, Mating, Technology News
Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.

The just-published draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome may reveal that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens indeed interbred when the latter first came out of Africa.

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There Aren't Enough Spidermen

Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Environment, Ecological Issues, Ecology, Biodiversity, Genetic Sequencing, Green News
Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle

We are spending more than $2 billion of US taxpayer money to send another rover to Mars next year, when so much of our own planet remains unexplored and unknown.

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Google Co-Founder Brin Discloses That He Is Vulnerable To Parkinson's

NY Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Sergey Brin, a Google co-founder, said Thursday that he has a gene mutation that increases his likelihood of contracting Park...

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Genes at the Crossroads

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

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Deepak Chopra

Human behavior isn't complex the way a game of chess is, or the way the wiring is in a computer, for example. Human traits cannot be ascribed to one gene or even a large group.

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