Grass study adds to worry on genes
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NEW YORK A new study shows that genes from genetically engineered grass can spread much farther than previously known, a finding that raises questions about the straying of other plants altered through biotechnology.
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Doctors may be allowed to screen human embryos for gene that increase risk of heart attacks
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Gene mutations linked to breast cancer may pose less danger than previously believed, a new study shows.
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A mutation in a single gene may raise one's risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also know as Lou Gehrig's disease, by as much as 30 percent, offering a potential new target for drug research, Dutch scientists said on Sunday.
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A gene known to give many Jewish women a high risk of cancer also puts many Hispanic women at high risk, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Scientists are homing in on the genes for prostate cancer after carrying out the biggest study yet to identify the inherited causes of the disease.
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One thousand people around the world are to have their genomes mapped in an effort to understand how genes influence disease.
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Science & environment: Service claims to offer insight on risk of inherited disease, but experts warn science is not exact
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Researchers say results aren't necessarily transferable to human beings.
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The spread of pollen or seeds from genetically engineered plants is evolving from an abstract scientific worry into a significant practical problem.
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Scientists have found a key gene which appears to increase the risk of developing osteoarthritis.
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Science & environment: Project will give unprecedented insight into why some people are more susceptible to disease than others
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Scientists suggest people with more copies of a certain gene are less likely to become infected with the HIV virus.
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Scientists have identified a gene that is strongly associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma.
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Science & environment: Environmental and social impact of producing the crops may be greater than originally thought
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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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Tiny differences in genes linked to the hormone estrogen can strongly influence a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.