Genes stories:
Gene found that seems key in evolution of speech
Nov 11th, 2009 - ColumbiaMissourian
Chimps, our nearest relative, don't talk. We do. Now scientists have pinpointed a mutation in a gene that might help explain the difference. The mutation seems to have helped humans develop speech and language...
Another Cause of Obesity: The Bacteria in Your Gut?
Nov 11th, 2009 - TIME
If you have ever fought the battle of the bulge, then you are all too familiar with its key players: diet, exercise and your genes. The less you move (calories out) and the more you eat (calories in)...
Chimps don't talk: Now scientist may know why
Nov 11th, 2009 - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - Chimps, our nearest relative, don't talk. We do. Now scientists have pinpointed a mutation in a gene that might help explain the difference.
The mutation seems to have helped humans develop speech and language...Why Can't Chimps Talk? It's More Than Just Genes
Nov 11th, 2009 - ABC News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Why can humans talk and chimps cannot? Researchers said on Wednesday they have another clue and it lies not simply in the genetic code, but in how the genes function. Humans and chimpanzees share most of their DNA...
First new Alzheimer's genes discovered for 15 years
Sep 7th, 2009 - Telegraph
In the largest ever study of its kind, researchers from Britain and France have identified three new genes linked to the condition. The breakthrough is the first since the only other gene for Alzheimer's...
Genes videos from YouTube:
4:24Genetics 101 Part 1: What are genes?
Find out about the basics of cells, chromosomes, and the genes contained in your DNA. More information about 23andMe can be found at www.23andme.com
4:13Genetics 101 Part 3: Where do your genes come from?
Find out how chromosomes and genes are passed down from parent to child. More information about 23andMe can be found at www.23andme.com
3:39Genes
World Rare Disease Day is being held Feb. 28, 2009. Join the fight to raise awareness and educate people on genes and how they impact health! Millions of people worldwide are impacted by rare ...
3:41GENEticS
Rap video about genetics. ... GENEticS Rap Oort Kuiper GAMY Gene Therapy DNA Gregor Mendel Charles Darwin Watson Crick Chromosomes Science Technology Engineering Cell Ethics Designer Babies Sequence Base Pairs National Database
Genes from WikiPedia:
A gene is the basic unit of heredity in a living organism. All living things depend on genes. Genes hold the information to build and maintain their cells and pass genetic traits to offspring. A modern working definition of a gene is "a locatable region of genomic sequence, corresponding to a unit of inheritance, which is associated with regulatory regions, transcribed regions, and or other functional sequence regions ". Incorrect colloquial usage of the term gene may actually refer to an allele: a gene is the basic instruction, a sequence of DNA, while an allele is one variant of that instruction.
The notion of a gene has evolved with the science of genetics, which began when Gregor Mendel noticed that biological variations are inherited from parent organisms as specific, discrete traits.
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