WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A balloon-borne instrument soaring high over Antarctica has found evidence of a possible large clump of mysterious so-called dark matter relatively close to our solar system, scientists said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers have sequenced the gene map of a long-extinct, mummified woolly mammoth, using DNA taken from its hair. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Tiny sacs released from tumor cells and circulating in the blood carry genetic information about the tumor, offering a new way to track and treat the cancer, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — Nearly one in five cancer drugs entering development now reach the market, a remarkably good success rate given the high level of failures in other disease areas, British researchers said on Friday . ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — Genetically engineered immune cells can spot the AIDS virus even when it tries to disguise itself, offering a potential new way to treat the incurable infection, researchers reported on Sunday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists for the first time have decoded the entire genome of a cancer patient, identifying a series of genes never before linked to the type of white blood cell cancer that ultimately killed the woman. ... > full story
HONG KONG, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have sequenced the entire gene maps of two men, one Chinese and the other African, for a fraction of the price that such exercises used to cost. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — A computer simulation showing the formation and evolution of a galaxy like the Milky Way points to where scientists should look to spot dark matter, international researchers reported on Wednesday. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — An international research team has identified two genetic variations that appear to increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer by up to 60 percent, they reported on Sunday. ... > full story
HONG KONG, Oct. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — A mega-tsunami struck southeast Asia 700 years ago rivaling the deadly one in 2004, two teams of geologists said after finding sedimentary evidence in coastal marshes. ... > full story
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Rare species could be frozen for future cloning Nov. 17, 2008 (New Scientist) — HEALTHY mice have been cloned from the dead brain cells of animals frozen 16 years ago. The stored mice had been chilled using no elaborate ...
Family History Ups Breast Cancer Risk Even Without BRCA Gene Nov. 17, 2008 (Washington Post) — The risk of breast cancer for a woman with a strong family history is four times higher than that of the general population -- even if she does not ...
FAQ: Genetics Nov. 17, 2008 (New Scientist) — 1. What is DNA?. . DNA is the storehouse of genetic information for every known organism, with the exception of a few viruses. It's a long, thin ...
First-Ever Mapping of Cancer Patient's Genome Nov. 5, 2008 (EverydayHealth.com) — In a genetics first, researchers report that they have decoded the complete DNA sequence of a person with acute myelogenous leukemia.. . There were ...
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