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Wednesday Nov 11 | Cognitive Daily

23andMe gets scooped on hair curl genes

Medland et al . . Common Variants in the Trichohyalin Gene Are Associated with Straight Hair in Europeans.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Genetics, Biology, Science

Tue Nov 03, 2009

The Peninsula

Second Qatar Genetics Symposium begins

Doha: Under the title of 'Advances in Medical Genetics', the second Qatar Genetics Symposium participants have discussed prevalence of genetic diseases in the Middle East and strategies for their treatment and prevention.

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Related Topix: Qatar, Middle East, World News, Medicine, Entertainment

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Gulf Times

Seminar on advances in genetics begins on Oct 31

Hamad Medical Corporation will host second Qatar genetic symposium, "Advances in medical genetics" at the Hajar auditorium on October 31.

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Related Topix: Genetics, Biology, Science, Medicine

Fri Oct 30, 2009

New Scientist

Genome firm finds gene for sneeze, but no diseases yet

CAN personal genomics lead to major scientific discoveries? Using online questionnaires filled in by its customers, genome-scanning firm 23andMe has identified new genetic variants associated with curly hair, the inability to smell asparagus in one's own urine and the bizarre reflex that causes some to sneeze in bright light .

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Related Topix: Genetics, Biology, Science, Honolulu Metro, Honolulu, HI

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Cognitive Daily

23andMe presents novel genetic associations at American Society of Human Genetics meeting

It's been an intensive week of genomics here at the American Society of Human Genetics meeting , and I haven't been able to grab time to blog as much as I'd have liked.

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Related Topix: Genetics, Biology, Science, Medicine

Mon Oct 26, 2009

CiteULike

Next generation tools for the annotation of human SNPs

Abstract Computational biology has the opportunity to play an important role in the identification of functional single nucleotide polymorphisms discovered in large-scale genotyping studies, ultimately yielding new drug targets and biomarkers.

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Related Topix: Bioinformatics, Biology, Science, Medicine, Molecular Biology, Biotech, Science / Technology

Sun Oct 25, 2009

ScienceBlogs

23andMe presents novel genetic associations at American Society of...

Daniel MacArthur I write about the genetic and evolutionary basis of human variation, and the companies trying to sell you information about your genome.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Genetics, Biology, Science, Medicine

Fri Oct 23, 2009

HealthDay

Scientists Discover Gene Key to Human Speech

A gene that plays a role in human vocal development and speech has been identified by an international team of scientists.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Genetics, Biology, Science, Australia, World News,

Thu Oct 22, 2009

KTVN Reno

Some Parts of Human Genome Get Lost

Researchers have created their first map of parts of the human genome that are considered disposable.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Netherlands, World News

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Nature Publishing Group

Genomic landscape of positive natural selection in Northern European populations

Tel: +358 9 1912 5476; Fax: +358 9 1912 5478; E-mail: paivi.lahermo@helsinki.fi Received 15 April 2009; Revised 13 August 2009; Accepted 9 September 2009; Published online 21 October 2009.

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Related Topix: Finland, World News, Genetics, Biology, Science, Medicine, Sweden, Molecular Biology

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Living the Scientific Life (Scientist...

Scientia Pro Publica Has Been Published

Archives Miscellaneous Topic Categories: Posted on: October 19, 2009 8:59 PM, by "GrrlScientist" Image: wemidji .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Blog News

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

Human genetics society meeting this month

The American Society of Human Genetics will be holding a meeting at the Hawaii Convention Center later this month.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Wed Oct 14, 2009

KTVN Reno

Are Commercial Genetic Tests Worth Taking?

Peter Orszag, the 40-year-old head of the White House Office of Management and Budget, is reported to drink so much tea, hot and iced, that he took a genetic test to see if his body could metabolize his voluminous intake of caffeine.

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Marketing, Genetics, Biology, Science

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Http

Dr. Murray Feingold: Newborn screenings and right of privacy

Shortly after birth, newborn babies undergo screening tests to detect a variety of diseases, mainly genetic conditions such as PKU, hypothyroidism, cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Mon Sep 28, 2009

KAAL

Mayo: Family Pushes for Expanded Newborn Testing

There are tests that can screen newborn babies for dozens of genetic disorders. The goal is to diagnose the diseases early and increase chances of successful treatment.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Sun Sep 27, 2009

IcWales

Cancer genetics advice

Patients who have used an all-Wales service which provides advice about the increased risk of inheriting cancer, are being offered the chance to shape its future.

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Related Topix: Genetics, Biology, Science, Medicine

Wed Sep 23, 2009

MediLexicon

Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award Recipients Announced

Jue D. Wang, Ph.D, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and Iiris Hovatta, Ph.D., University of Helsinki, Finland are the 2010 recipients of the Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Awards, funded by The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation.

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Related Topix: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Metro, Europe, Finland, World News, Medicine

Sat Sep 19, 2009

MediLexicon

The American Society Of Human Genetics Honors Dr. Huntington Willard As 2009 Allan Award Recipient

The American Society of Human Genetics will present the 2009 William Allan Award to Huntington F. Willard, PhD, Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy at Duke University, in a formal ceremony at the Society's 59th Annual Meeting on October 23, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Related Topix: Genetics, Biology, Science, Medicine, Duke University, Honolulu Metro, Honolulu, HI, Health

Fri Sep 18, 2009

Fool.com

Hey, Sequenom, That's Great, But ...

Sequenom , the health-care version of Sirius XM Radio in terms of seemingly random volatility , was up as much as 12.7% yesterday because the company did what it said it would do.

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Related Topix: Sequenom, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Cable & Satellite, Sirius Satellite Radio, Media, Radio, Genetics, Biology, Science

Circulation

Anxiety After Cardiac Arrest/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation....

From the Departments of Psychology , Neuroscience , and Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics , Institute of Behavioral Medicine Research , and the Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair , The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

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