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The 42-year-old man is cured of AIDS
For more than a decade of HIV infection, a man seems to have escaped this death 20 months after a bone marrow transplant.
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The cause of autism syndrome
A new method of scanning can be used to detect chromosomal mutations associated with autism.
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The boy was miserable because he grew too fast
Brenden Adams was a special boy, though he was only 12 years old but he was taller than 2.1 m and he still grew up.
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Can predict the risk of cancer through genes that govern skin color
Most people with pale skin, red hair and many freckles know that they should apply a thick layer of sunscreen to avoid skin cancer. A set of three new research projects…
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The rate of mutations is rarely 3 to 4 times greater in schizophrenia
Researchers at Washington University and Cold Spring Harbor lab have discovered some genetic errors, which may shed light on the causes of schizophrenia. Scientists foun…
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Explain the spread of flu in 1918
MIT researchers have discovered two mutations in the H1N1 virus causing bird flu, the main cause of the 1918 pandemic spreading throughout Europe and killing 50 million…
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The twins help find the culprit causing white blood disease
Two 4-year-old girls with identical twins have helped scientists discover breakthroughs in leukemia. Research can provide effective therapies that are less toxic to all…
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Detection of genes that cause glaucoma
A group of Icelandic researchers identified a gene involved in the occurrence of glaucoma, which causes vision loss due to abnormal high pressure in the eyeball.
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Detection of genes involved in asthma in children
A gene that greatly increases the risk of asthma in children has just been discovered in a large study by scientists in 5 countries. This finding may lead to a new thera…
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Is autism caused by genetic mutations?
Cold Spring Harbor lab researchers have confirmed this hypothesis when they found that the smallest gene mutations increase the risk of autism than those thought so far.
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Database of genetic information causing cancer
A database of information on cancer-causing mutations has been established in Taiwan. That contributes effectively to cancer research.
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Does the natural selection mechanism make cancer develop?
The functions of evolution are active in areas with tumors just as they do in forests, in lawns, in oceans and in streams. This is the view of scientists in an interdisc…
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Genes that cause deafness help heal scars
A genetic mutation, the cause of nearly half of all congenital deafness, gives the patient an unexpected advantage: to help the wound heal scars, avoiding the risk of in…
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Earwax dry or wet: Because of genes!
Your wet or dry hands are determined by a mutation in a single gene. This is the finding of international researchers as they study the genes of 33 populations around th…