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Searching for the soul of the genome (w/ Video)

The discovery that a "gene desert" on chromosome 9 was a hotspot for coronary artery disease (CAD) risk was among the highlights of findings produced recently by genome-wide association studies, which compare the genomes ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic health risks in children of assisted reproductive technology

More than three million children have been born as a result of assisted reproductive technologies since the birth of the first "test tube baby" in 1978. While the majority of these children are healthy and normal, as a group ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2