Found: fewest number of genes needed for life
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Â·Hopes for trillion-dollar bounty from breakthroughÂ· Man-made microbes could produce clean fuel
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Unraveling the genetic map of diatoms -- microscopic sea creatures -- could pay big dividends in defending the world's ecological systems. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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The complexity of life took    billions of years to push and stretch and reshape the biological niche that    is Earth. It would seem prudent Â if one had the means Â to save some portion    of the blueprints of this majesty, so that the process would not have to start    over from scratch in the event of a global cataclysm.
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The first gene linked to tallness, one of the most heritable of traits, has been discovered by scientists, a finding that is expected to shed light on human development and further understanding of cancer.
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Science & environment: Scientists have found a gene that regulates lifespan which could lead to treatments to hold off ageing.
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A more refined analysis of the human genome, or book of life, shows people have fewer genes than previously thought, an international team of scientists said on Wednesday.
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A single gene fault could hold the key to a range of disorders linked to heart disease and stroke, a study has found. A team from Yale University School of Medicine found the defect was linked to conditions
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Â· Most intensive study ever of our genetic code Â· So-called junk DNA found to play highly active role
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Scientists discover a single gene mutation which could be responsible for up to 5% of inherited cases of Parkinson's disease.
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Scientists have discovered a new  cancer-causing gene that they believe could be a molecular  master switch for the disease.
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Scientists believe they have discovered a gene which plays a critical role in the development of sperm.
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A new study states that 60% of the genes in chicken have close relations to human DNA. This may not comfort those who frequently eat the creature, but may ponder this the next time they order a batch of chicken wings.
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Researchers said on Sunday they had  homed in on five areas of DNA that could account for 70 percent  of the genetic risk for type-2 diabetes.
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Scientists have discovered the first gene that influences a person's height.
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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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People are less alike than scientists had thought when it comes to the billions of building blocks that make up each individual's DNA, according to a new analysis.
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WALNUT CREEK, CA--The first genetic instruction manual of a diatom, from a family of microscopic ocean algae that are among the Earth&#39;s most prolific carbon dioxide assimilators, has yielded important insights on how the creature uses nitrogen, fats, and