Human Gene Total Falls Below 25,000
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A new report from the international consortium of laboratories that decoded the human genome has revised the estimated number of human genes sharply downward.
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Scientists link female infertility with 350 genes -- in mice. The research could be groundbreaking if it translates to humans, especially considering an infertility gene has eluded researchers for decades.
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Researchers say results aren't necessarily transferable to human beings.
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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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Scientists plan to map the DNA of 1,000 people worldwide to examine human genetic variation
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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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The treatment that more cancer patients receive may one day depend on their genes
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UK scientists have identified a gene which increases the risk of bowel cancer by 20 per cent.
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German scientists have narrowed the search for the tiny genetic differences separating humans from other primates to a specific collection of 22 genes.
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How many genes does it take to make a human? Only about the same number it takes for a small flowering plant or a tiny worm, says a new estimate that&#39;s sharply reduced from just three years ago.
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After nearly two decades of research, success is not a word generally associated with gene therapy. It's even led to deaths that some experts believe should never have happened.
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A painstaking scan of the DNA of  tumor cells shows hundreds of previously unsuspected genes are  involved in cancer, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding  that offers new ways to fight the disease.
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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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MAN may have as few as 20,000 genes, just a fraction of previous estimates, an international consortium of scientists say in a report to be released today.
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Experts to map the genomes of 1,000 people worldwide in a bid to understand how genes influence disease.
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A shortage of laboratory apes and monkeys could be holding back research into new drug treatments and genetics, it is claimed.
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Scientists have identified a gene variation found in about 13 percent of women of European descent that reduces their risk of developing breast cancer, a study released on Sunday said.