The Mass-Market Genome
Ion Proton Sequencer decodes Human Genome in 1 day for 1000 dollars An old dream comes true : decoding human genome for only 1000 dollars in less than 1 day. […]
Children are born believers in God, academic claims
Children are “born believers” in God and do not simply acquire religious beliefs through indoctrination, according to an academic. By Martin Beckford, Religious Affairs Correspondent, http://www.telegraph.co.uk Dr Justin Barrett, a […]
Fountain of youth? Stem cells help slow aging in mice
Experimental research on mice is offering an intriguing glimpse into how stem cell treatments might one day help slow the aging process. This new research was conducted on mice that […]
Twins born: One white, one black
Source: The Local A woman in the eastern German town of Leipzig has given birth to a white twin and a black twin – a phenomenon scientists say is a […]
Canadian-made HIV vaccine approved for human testing
Many have tried and failed to create a vaccine that could prevent infection with HIV. Now, Canadian researchers say they’re working on one that takes a different approach. Researchers from the […]
Gene Therapy lets Hemophiliacs to Skip Weekly Shots in Study
Medical researchers in Britain have successfully treated six patients suffering from the blood-clotting disease known as hemophilia B by injecting them with the correct form of a defective gene, a […]
Scientists ID ‘Morning Person’ Gene
Napoleon Bonaparte, Margaret Thatcher, Leonardo da Vinci … history is full of names of famous figures who accomplished historical feats on reportedly few hours of sleep. Now, new research suggests they may […]
Eyes the Windows to the Soul; Skin, a Window to the Brain
Some might call skin the unsung hero of organs. It provides waterproofing, mediates sensation, guards against germs, and—as if that’s not enough—now researchers believe it may serve as a valuable […]
Molecular Biology: A Checkmate to Creationism
Charles Darwin Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The apparent conflict between religion and science is often due to the desire of theists to uphold the details of Genesis and dogmas of ‘Original Sin’ and divinity of Jesus Christ. If the theists swap […]
Short people have shortage of Genes
Shorter people could blame their lack of height on a shortage of genes, a study suggests. Height is largely passed down through families but scientists have so far only identified […]
Biologists have identified a gene that slows the aging process
UCLA On November 8, UCLA biologists reported that they had slowed the aging process in fruit flies. They activated a gene called PGC-1, which increases the activity of mitochondria, the tiny power generators in cells that control cell growth and tell cells when to live and die. “We took this […]
Lifestyle, genetics and faith on the road to 100
NEW YORK | Tue Nov 8, 2011 10 (Reuters) – They are among the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population and by 2050 their numbers could reach 601,000 but most centenarians never expected to reach 100 and many say lifestyle is the secret to longevity. More than a third […]
Genetic Code of World’s Oldest Person
AMSTERDAM – A Dutch woman who held the title of the world’s oldest person when she died, aged 115, credited her longevity to a daily meal of herring, not smoking and limiting her alcohol intake. Six years later, however, scientists hope her genes may provide a better answer — and […]
Are Genes Our Destiny?
Scientists Discover ‘Hidden’ Code in DNA Evolves More Rapidly Than Genetic Code ScienceDaily (Sep. 16, 2011) — A “hidden” code linked to the DNA of plants allows them to develop and pass down new biological traits far more rapidly than previously thought, according to the findings of a groundbreaking study […]
Japan has 47,700 centenarians
Number of centenarians hits new high in Japan TOKYO — The number of people aged 100 or older in rapidly greying Japan has hit a record high for the 41st consecutive year, the government said Tuesday. The health ministry said 37 out of every 100,000 people in the country are […]
Scientists Create Mammalian Cells With Single Chromosome Set
ScienceDaily (Sep. 7, 2011) Researchers have created mammalian cells containing a single set of chromosomes for the first time in research funded by the Wellcome Trust and EMBO. The technique should allow scientists to better establish the relationships between genes and their function. Mammal cells usually contain two sets of […]
British men may have a hunter-gatherer past
New study contradicts previous research that they came from farmer lineage British men may trace their lineage back to hunter-gatherers, not farmers as had previously been suspected. A new genetic lineage study finds that, contrary to previous research, British men do not descend from immigrant farmers who migrated west from […]
Humans created, designed, evolved or all ? – and what do we teach our children?
Are the windows to the soul the fearfully and wonderfully made creation of a sentient deity? Depends on whom you ask. AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Consider the human eye. That ocular globe contains a complex array of nerves, cells, muscles and tissues, allowing humans to see in varied lighting, discern depth, perceive distance […]
Scientists to fight malaria via spermless mosquitoes
In an effort to combat malaria, researchers at Imperial College London hope to take advantage of the female mosquito’s plight–and reduce the mosquito population–by engineering spermless males. They say the key is that the females don’t seem able to tell the difference; they still mate with the sterile males and […]
Parents’ birthplace can reveal kid’s height
A new study has suggested that the height of a child may be determined, in part, by knowing how far apart the mom and dad were born. If the mom and dad were born in the same town, their children are slightly shorter on average than the kids of parents […]
