Books of The Times: Geneticists Gone Wild. WhatÂs the World to Do?
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Michael CrichtonÂs new un-put-downable thriller is based on real-life genetic, legal and ethical aberrations.
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J. Craig Venter, genome scientist extraordinaire, takes his genome analysis to a new level of detail, showing humans are not 99.9 percent similar to each other as previously thought.
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A puffer fish genome sequence sheds light on human biology, and tells a twisted evolutionary story. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Craig Venter has built the first man-made genome. Soon those genes may cause a cell to come alive. This tiny organism will be Venter's own  -  and that's just the start
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By ELEVEN, Beck  Lisa Matisoo-Smith, principal investigator at the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, was in Christchurch this week for the Evolution 2007 conference. She explains how humans might make it to the next millennium.
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Lice genes have been a head-scratcher for experts in human origins who now suspect that we humans picked up some parasites from our more primitive ancestors.
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CHICAGO While advances in genetic testing may be beneficial, they sometimes put doctors between a rock and a hard place. If physicians find a disease that&#39;s inherited, do they warn other family members that they, too, could be affected?
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Life isn't what it used to be. Just look at 10 of the weirdest beasts that ever roamed the Earth. From Wired magazine.
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Billionaire biologist J. Craig Venter is part of a new kind of scientific explorer whose uncharted territory was his own genes.
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After steroids and other black-market fixes, whatâs next for cheaters? Playing God with genetics.
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Forget genetic engineering. The new idea is synthetic biology, an effort to rewire the genetic circuitry of living organisms.
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By Erwin, Douglas H  EVOLUTION Natural Selection for Everyone Douglas H. Erwin THE MAKING OF THE FITTEST: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution. Scan B. Carroll. 301 pp. W. W. Norton, 2006. $25.95.
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[Health India] London, Sept 30 : Unable to get rid of obesity? Blame it on your genes as researchers from the University of Marberg in Germany have found that mutations in a body gene have a &quot;major&quot; impact
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A book written by geneticist Dean H. Hamer called &quot;The God Gene: How Faith is Hardwired Into Our Genes&quot; has received mixed reactions following its publication in September.
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Science & environment: Humans are evolving faster than ever, says a new study tracking changes in our genes. But some scientists believe we may be going backwards
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J. Craig Venter, one of the driving forces behind the decoding of the human genome, takes your questions about his life, research and new book, "A Life Decoded."
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New research reveals that humans have only about 25,000 genes instead of the 100,000 originally guessed. Researchers scratch their heads. By Kristen Philipkoski.