Cancer genetics has, during the past 10 years, been more or less an established subspecialty of clinical genetics and oncology involving as well the clinical geneticists as oncologists, surgeons and ...

SINCE the beg-inning of the present century, when genetic research passed from the province of the amateur to that of the professional, Prof. Castle has been recognised as one of the most a«tive ...

All living organisms, including ourselves, are the product of how their dead ancestors lived and the diseases and deprivations they suffered. Whether we are talking about a lizard that spends its days ...

These books make for great additions to a school or classroom library. They can be used to enrich learning about lifecycles and reproduction by giving students a gentle introduction to DNA and ...

Imagine we could vanquish all viruses. We'd never get swine flu or viral meningitis. We'd be done with AIDS. And these beautiful endings wouldn't come from some brash new medicine. Instead, we'd use ...

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A reader emailed me to ask what I thought would be a good way to better understand some of the more technical posts I put up. First, two course notes which I've found useful as personal references: - ...

Scientists are expected to reveal next week the first fruits of mapping the human genome, dubbed the "genetic code book." Some people, however, fear that the information could be used unethically. CBS ...

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