News tagged with human genetic variation
New research suggests European Neandertals were almost extinct long before humans showed up
Western Europe has long been held to be the "cradle" of Neandertal evolution since many of the earliest discoveries were from sites in this region. But when Neandertals started disappearing around 30,000 years ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 26, 2012 |
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European neanderthals were on the verge of extinction even before the arrival of modern humans: study
New findings from an international team of researchers show that most neanderthals in Europe died off around 50,000 years ago.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 26, 2012 |
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Researchers discover method to unravel malaria's genetic secrets
The parasite that causes malaria is a genetic outlier, which has prevented scientists from discovering the functions of most of its genes. Researchers at National Jewish Health and Yale University School of Medicine have ...
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Shared genes with Neanderthal relatives not unusual
During human evolution our ancestors mated with Neanderthals, but also with other related hominids. In this week's online edition of PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), researchers from Uppsala Univer ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Mouse genetic blueprint developed
Researchers have developed a valuable mouse genetic blueprint that will accelerate future research and understanding of human genetics. The international team, led by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger ...
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Study suggests rare genetic variants most likely to influence disease
New genomic analyses suggest that the most common genetic variants in the human genome aren't the ones most likely causing disease. Rare genetic variants, the type found most often in functional areas of human DNA, are more ...
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Gene discovery supports link between handedness and language-related disorders
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, have identified a genetic variant which influences whether a person with dyslexia is more skilled with either the left or right hand. The finding ...
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Scientists sequence genomes from Africa, Europe, Asia
Small genetic differences between individuals help explain why some people have a higher risk than others for developing illnesses such as diabetes or cancer. Today in the journal Nature, the 1000 Genomes Projec ...
Oct 27, 2010 |
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City living helped humans evolve immunity to TB
New research has found that a genetic variant which reduces the chance of contracting diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy is more prevalent in populations with long histories of urban living.
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Finding variants in the human genome: HapMap 3 points the way forward for human genetics studies
New findings show the value of genetic studies across human populations and the value of the latest DNA sequencing technologies to interrogate genetic variation. The results, from the latest phase of the international HapMap ...
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Persons of African and Hispanic heritage at higher risk of chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease affects millions in North America, with persons of African heritage being at a four-fold higher risk and those of Hispanic heritage having a two-fold higher risk compared to the rest of the population. ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Body beauty: what do we really want?
(PhysOrg.com) -- With skinny catwalk models and digitally altered photographs in women's magazines being blamed for creating problems with negative body images, Australian researchers are questioning traditional ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Study finds why some women are sub-fertile with a poor response to ovarian stimulating hormones
Researchers have discovered that some women carry a genetic variation that makes them sub-fertile and less likely to respond to ovarian stimulating hormones during fertility treatment. The discovery opens the way to identifying ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Chromosomal variations found in early passage female embryonic stem cells
Human embryonic stem cells hold great promise for studying and treating disease and for the practice of regenerative medicine. However, more must be learned to ensure the cells that may one day be transplanted into humans ...
Jun 25, 2010 |
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1000 Genomes Project releases pilot data
The completion of three pilot projects designed to determine how best to build an extremely detailed map of human genetic variation begins a new chapter in the international project called 1,000 Genomes, said the director ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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