DNA

Genetic test for heart disease risk rolled out in UK

Posted in Science on 28th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

A test for a preventable form of heart disease is being rolled out in the UK.

Genome regions once mislabeled 'junk' linked to heart failure

Posted in Medicine on 28th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

So-called junk DNA was long thought to have no important role in heredity or disease because it doesnt code for proteins.

How Nutrition In One Generation Can Change The Genetics Of The Next

Posted in Science on 20th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller

A Cambodian case study finds that people developing diabetes today have parents who went hungry in the 1970s.

DNA Studies Topple the Ladder of Complexity

Posted in Science on 31st Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists saw signs of increasing complexity in evolution, but new DNA studies are ruining that idea. Amoebas have big genomes; evolution stumbles forward like a drunk.

Genomic Studies Sift Centenarian DNA For Genes Protecting Against Age Related Diseases

Posted in Science on 30th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

Though diet and exercise influence health and longevity, theyre only part of the story.