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Obama names gene guru Francis Collins NIH chief
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is choosing an influential scientist who helped unravel the human genetic code -- and is known for finding common ground between belief in God and science -- to head the National Institutes of Health.
Nations:U.S. People:Francis Collins Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-07-08
Faulty gene condemns millions in India to heart disease: study
PARIS (AFP) - Tens of millions of people from the Indian subcontinent are destined to suffer heart disease due to a single genetic mutation, according to a study released Sunday.
Nations:India Sri Lanka Pakistan Bangladesh France Indonesia Source:(AFP)
2009-01-18
Study finds six new gene mutations linked to obesity
WASHINGTON - Researchers have identified six new gene mutations linked to obesity and said on Sunday they point to ways the brain and nervous system control eating and metabolism.
Nations:Denmark Netherlands
2008-12-14
Key 'switch' found for popular breast cancer drug
WASHINGTON - Scientists have pinpointed the molecular on-off switch that the powerful drug tamoxifen uses to attack breast cancer and which prevents it from working in some women.
Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
Neuron gene linked to multiple sclerosis: study
PARIS (AFP) - A newly-discovered genetic flaw may lay the nervous system open to assault from the body's own immune system, leading to multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published Sunday.
Nations:Netherlands France Sweden U.K. U.S. Canada Source:(AFP)
2008-11-09
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