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BBC News
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Scientists have identified genetic variations that raise the risk of lung cancer for smokers and former smokers.
And there is also some evidence to suggest that they may make carriers more addicted to tobacco.
Three research teams, writing in the jo..
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BBC News
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Humans have moved into the evolutionary fast lane and are becoming increasing different, a genetic study suggests.
In the past 5,000 years, genetic change has occurred at a rate roughly 100 times higher than any other period, say scientists in the US...
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Times Online
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One of the most devastating types of mental illness could be a by-product of the evolution of human beings’ uniquely sophisticated intelligence, a new genetic study has suggested. Scientists have discovered that a common version of a particular gene..
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Discover
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Back in 2000, Randy Jirtle, a professor of radiation oncology at Duke University, and his postdoctoral student Robert Waterland designed a groundbreaking genetic experiment that was simplicity itself. They started with pairs of fat yellow mice known to sc..
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BBC News
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A new genetic family tree of the UK's birds may help predict which will see their populations decline in future.
The family tree - or phylogenetic map - shows how closely species are related.
The scientist who compiled it, Gavin Thomas, found that p..
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BBC News
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Scientists have deciphered the genetic blueprint of the duck-billed platypus, one of the oddest creatures on Earth.
The animal comes from an early branch of the mammal family, and like mammals it is covered in fur and produces milk. However, it lays eg..
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BBC News
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Ancient humans started down the path of evolving into two separate species before merging back into a single population, a genetic study suggests.
The genetic split in Africa resulted in distinct populations that lived in isolation for as much as 100,0..
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BBC News
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The United States Senate has unanimously passed legislation banning discrimination on the basis of people's genetic details.
The proposal, which passed 95-0, still needs approval from the House of Representatives before it becomes law.
It would allo..
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BBC News
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Scientists have detected the faint genetic traces left by medieval crusaders in the Middle East.
The team says it found a particular DNA signature which recently appeared in Lebanon and is probably linked to the crusades.
The finding comes from the..
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BBC News
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Genetic engineering has been used to alleviate symptoms of a condition which is a leading cause of inherited learning difficulties and autism.
There is currently no treatment for fragile X syndrome, also linked to epilepsy and abnormal body growth, but..
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BBC News
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British researchers are to carry out the first study to seek to uncover the genetic causes of osteoarthritis.
The analysis of DNA from 14,000 volunteers could lead to a simple test for predicting who is at risk from severe forms of the disease.
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BBC News
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Domestic cats around the world can trace their origins back to the Middle East's Fertile Crescent, according to a genetic study in Science journal.
They may have been domesticated by early farming communities, experts say.
But the study suggests the..
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BBC News
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A major advance in understanding the genetics behind several of the world's most common diseases has been reported.
The landmark Wellcome Trust study analysed DNA from the blood of 17,000 people to find genetic differences.
They found new genetic va..
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BBC News
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A genetic study has shed light on the mystery of how fish made the move from water to land millions of years ago.
Previous research had suggested that fish had made an abrupt genetic jump to acquire land-friendly limbs.
But a US team has now shown t..
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New York Times
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A surprisingly recent instance of human evolution has been detected among the peoples of East Africa. It is the ability to digest milk in adulthood, conferred by genetic changes that occurred as recently as 3,000 years ago, a team of geneticists has found..
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Independent
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Scientists have discovered a dramatic variation in the genetic make-up of humans that could lead to a fundamental reappraisal of what causes incurable diseases and could provide a greater understanding of mankind...
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Seed Magazine
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Give them a little booze, and fruit flies get rowdy. After too much alcohol, they'll stagger and, eventually, pass out. But for a select few flies, alcohol's effects are much weaker. Now, scientists have identified the genetic mutation responsible for t..
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