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Online course

My eyes hurt but it looks interesting . This is my last post of the decade.

Genetic counselling

This is a book on genetic couselling from wikibooks but it needs a lot of serious work done to it.

Devil cancer

I have no idea that the Devils have cancer .

More on lafora

The site has been updated and I do hope that this year there might be a cure on the horizon.

Monsento

An interesting article .

The future

It is quite bright for science .

Political genetics

I thought that it was to do with your intelligence rather than anything else .

Review

The science correspondent of the Guardian has done an excellent review of the decade. It is well woth reading .

Lafora update.

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Dear friends, As the year comes to a close I’d like to look forward to the year ahead with great promise. We, Chelsea’s Hope, have accomplished so much in terms of raising money for research being done at UCLA, while some of you have raised great amounts of money that was sent to Toronto for the research being done by Dr. Berge Minassian. Our goal is the same, to find a cure for Lafora, to relieve our children of the fate that lies ahead if we do not! Our hope, Chelsea’s Hope: Lafora Children Research Fund, is HOPE for all our children. We hope you all feel a part of the organization that we have formed, created and shared. It is with love, devotion and a greater sense of community that we originally began Chelsea’s Hope and with that sense of devotion and urgency to support research being done to further the Lafora understanding and research development. As of October 2009, we have successfully incorporated and filed for our 501(c)3, non-profit standing. We ha

Diabetes

An important discoery has been made .

Interesting

This is an interesting article .

Yale genetics

A big breakthrough .

Pathetic

Blaming genes for your debts.

Comments

The comments are well worth reading .

Future genetics

Anything is possible .

IVF

More on the story I discussed earlier .

Cancer

A major discoery has been made .

Asthama

This time from CBC in Canada .

Asthama

An important gene has been found in Asthama .

Breast Cancer

More on breast cancer but this time from the Times .

Breast cancer

Is more than one disease according to an article published in Nature Genetics . Interesting isn't it.

Genetic jobs

They have plenty in Miami .

African Americans

The genetic truth.

IVF warning

IVF tests can be bad.

Cancer genetics

This time from the Nursing times .

Breeding

It is only sheep breeding .

CJD genetics

The thing is not over yet .

GM wheat

It is on it's way according to the guardian .

Parent genetics

They are useful for something after all.

Complicated

I am not sure I grasp the full concept.

More

I have more on the cancer story.

Interesting

Steve Jones always has something interesting to say.

Cancer genetics

This time from CNN .

Cancer

An important discovery has been made .

Celtic disease

It is not drinking .

Amazing

The spirit has not totally gone in Canada anyway.

Welsh pride

They have every right to be .

Penguins

It is important for climate change .

Lung cancer

An important genetic discovery has been made.

India genetics

More on the story I covered last night .

Lafora disease

If you go to page 8 you can find more information on it.

Asian migration

This is a very interesting article on the genetic history of Asia .

No way

Human genes should not be patented.

India joins elite

It is about time to.

Obesity genetics

It is quite rare .

Cancer genetics

The Welsh government needs to spend more money on it.

Curly hair

A waste of energy .

Obesity

Maybe they just like eating like me.

Smoking and genetics

There maybe a link .

Stress genetics

Whatever next ?

Palm genetics

Better palm oil.

Scret to humn life

Only one really.

Disgraceful

It is enough to make me sick .

Grey hair

Blame your parents.

Stone genetics

Quite interesting.

Lung cancer genetics

Quite an interesting story .

Lafora

I thought that you should know about the man behind the disease.

Bonkers

People in Labourlist have got stupid ideas.

Turkey genetics

I would not mind eating it.

Swine flu

Found in China.

DNA disgrace

We live in a police state.

Brain cancer

An important development.

Genetic law

This is wonderful .

Maize genetics

I am feeling hungry .

Amazing

Corn has more genes than humans .

Corn genetics

Can I have some more?

Darwin bird

Heled by genetics .

DNA bust

Some people are worried .

Gut disorder

Interesting .

Worms

It is amazing .

Genetic love

What a lot of crap .

Matthew Desimas

It is a painful story to read but in some ways it is touching . Well worth a read.

DNA database

Thank goodness they are making changes to the blasted thing.

Plant genetics

It is interesting that they are meeting in Mexico City .

Penguins

They are really important to the future of genetics.

The great genetic con

Or is it.

Sudden death

There is call for genetic testing.

Food genetics

This is an interesting article.

Horse genetics

Seem to have a lot in common with humans.

Asylum genetics

The wankers can't even catch them in the first place.

bloody hell

Mapping the genes of 10,000 species .

Faster bacon

Porky pig will be eaten faster.

Newborn screening

A move in the right direction .

Genetic dilema

It is getting to be a dangerous thing.

Clutter genetics

Whatever next ?

Smoking genetics

Whatever next .

Sperm danger

It is a danger with sperm donors.

Bad driving

It is a poor excause .

Durrell 20 years

It is a mile stone.

Older fathers

Not always the best .

Donated sperm

It may not be that healthy .

Eye genetics

It can be effective in treating the young .

BNP genetics

Exposed for what it is.

Sad story

It is a tragic story for all concerned.

Embryos

There is a up and a downside to it .

Ancient genetics

Not everything is modern .

E.coli

I hate the bloody thing .

Genetic typos

This is annteresting story .

Tragic story

It is a tragic story and let's hope something good comes out of it.

Brain research

An important discovery has been made .

Genetic market

It is going to be sometime before this is on the market.

Cowpea genetics

I never heard of a cowpea before.

Cancer

It can be passed in the womb.

Cuba problems

The US blockades are causing real problems in Cuba.

Genetic presenation

I would like to see one .

Indian genetics

It is a world of difference .

Autism genetics

A major discovery has been made .

Jessica's story

This is her story about her battle with Lafora Disease .

Genetic typos

Maybe god can't type right.

IBM DNA

It will be interesting to see.

Nobel prize

Well deserved .

Cancer

A new genetic discovery has been made .

Fancy your cousin

It is illegal in many parts of the world .

Mice

Let us hope it does not happen to the one's in the streets .

Autism

More genetic research .

Celtic fringe

Genetic testing has proved that UK mammals have a Celtic fringe.

GMC guidelines

More information .

Wales

Bloody hell .

Twin research

Important for the future of medicine .

Ethics

People are going to have their right to privacy taken away.

Indian genetics

This happens when they marry close relatives .

Statin

The first personalised genetic medicine to be offered for patients .

Aspirin

Seems to have an effect on genetic colon cancer .

Rare diseases

Some good news at last.

Cancer

Genetic screening .

Lafora

Here is a new article on Chelsea Gerber . There is also a major update on the disease .

Genetic region

Not sure what it means .

Genetics reversed

Some good news but only in mice .

Date palm

Cornell Qatar have done it.

Infertilality

1 in 6 couples have a problem.

Gene sex

It seems that genetics are to blame for early sex.

Genetic counselling

The book is in the second edition.

Alzheimer's

More on it.

Intersex

The dirty little secret no one likes to talk about.

Good

Anything that helps smokers quit is a good thing.

Faked DNA

It is not all real .

Garden genetics

Nothing will ever make me go in the garden .

More funding

Researchers in Wales are hoping for more funding for alzheimer's.

Alzheimer's genetics

They have found the gene that causes 1 in 5 cases and it may lead to a cure .

Insurance

People in Australia are not taking tests due to fears about insurance .

All in the genes

It is certain that people from Africa will win the next race.

Deaf genetics

An interesting article . I wonder what the future will hold?

Male inferality

This may lead to a cure .

Skin cancer

New genetic mutations found.

Human repitle link

The first link between human and reptile heart genetics has been found.

Crop genetics

It is to avoid us starving to death.

Wrinkles

Let us hope that old woman don't become pretty .

Ethics

The ethics of genetic testing for depression .

Genetic documentary

Will be airing on Monday .

Skin cancer

Genetics may lead to new therapies .

Depression

Genetics is the key.

Mathew DeSamis

This is his story .

Dog coat

I find this hard to believe.

Dedicated uncle

I wish him all the best in the world .

Gene swap

It sounds like science fiction but in the future it maybe possible.

Lafora update

I got the following update via email. We have raised nearly $150,000 for UCLA research and the gentamycin treatment is still in the FDA approval stages with hopes that it will happen soon. We are in the process of filing non-profit status so that will enable us to support other research. You can visit the site for all the latest news.

Duck DNA

Scientists study the DNA of a 4 legged duck.

IVF genetics

keep on breeding .

Free genetics

I would like to see what they come up with .

Death genetics

The genetics of sudden death.

Dog truth

I have not read the article yet but enjoy yourself .

Genetic screening

It helps lung cancer patients .

Question of gender

I think it is a silly debate. It is about time all of it stopped .

American way

It is illegal in Britain so let the Americans cash in. Medical ethics is at a all time high.

Downs drug

There is some hope for people with Downs syndrome. It is not a cure though.

Lung cancer

Genetics unveiled . It is to do with some smoking.

Diabetes glitch

A genetic digestive glitch spurs type 1 diabetes.

Sex testing

Amazing

Child cancer

Major advances have been made .

Fake DNA

The police are going to have to do some real work to stop innocent people going to jail .

Panda's

Poor Panda's they could be gone in a few decades. It would be a great loss to the world.

Leukaemia

This article suggests that they have found some of the genetic causes for leukaemia but there are other factors to consider as well .

Hep C

More information on the story .

Hepatitis C

An important genetic discovery has been made.

Game genetics

I never liked the child who was good at everything.

Ethnic genes

I have covered this before but it is important as certain communities have certain diseases more common in them.

Sleep genetics

This article says that it is a rare gene .

Breast cancer

This family has it in spades .

Sleep

I wonder how much I need ? I am not sure as I don't know much about my genetic make up. However I am not like George Bush.

DNA access

I would perfer if no one had access to such important stuff.

Hair loss

I hope it is not too late for me .

Sound advise

This is sound advice for people with mental illness considering having children.

Honestly

It will increase risk but is not the main cause .

Genetic tissue

It is not all the same you know .

Native DNA

Some people don't want to know. Maybe ignorance is bliss .

Amazing

It is not genetic but it is still amazing.

Mental face

The face of your shape could determine memory loss .

DNA summer camp

Go and enjoy yourself .

Complex genetics

Hopefully with this discovery they will be able to better understand them.

An interesting article

This is an interesting article for a number of reasons it maybe be long but nevertheless it does say a few interesting things for example that the number of genetic diseases is between 4000-6000 and that the list is growing as more mistakes are found.

Cancer

It is genetically complex.

HIV-1

Follow up on this important story .

Infection

They can now detect it before it starts .

Corn genetics

I hope it tastes good.

Second patient

If I was them I would have perferred to be the first as it is not easy to boost to your friends. "I am the second patient". See I told you so.

HIV-1

The entire structure has been decoded.

Jeans for genes

It is a worthwhile cause .

Wonderful

It is wonderful that now she can play outside.

Bad idea

Selecting children on things like gifts is not the right way to go abou it.

Bison on the brink

It is a shme as the meat must have been good .

Dog origins

It seems that dogs now have a identity crisis. Where they are from East Asia or Africa.

Breeding

It seems that in India there is now question about whether the woman is faithful or not. I coould have said man but technically it is the woman in question.

Genetic concert

Isn't that nice of him .

Cancer

Scientists discover more .

I need a drink

Are my genes going to let me have one or not?

Placebo

All in the genes .

North Yorkshire beef

I should go there and have a taste of the beef. I am a beef lover.

Chelsea Gerber update

There has been an update on Chelsea Gerber. It has got some new information on but it also gives information on lafora disease which I have discussed before. It is a moving and interesting story.

Old eyes

Yes it is old eye genetics . It is old age but for the eyes.

Bitter genetics

She lost her husband and now 4 other members of the family have the disease .

Big think

Widespread genetic testing is certainly big thinking.

Fuuture of medicine

It will not only be a doctor you will see when you get to the clinic. This is a change for the good.

Superbugs

No not the ones you get in hospital.

Plants

Experts have designed genetic barcodes for them all.

Croc genetics

I hope it did not eat them when they were doing it.

Race

A touchy subject.

Rice

Good old hill farmers in Thailand .

Genetic testing

It is valueable in treating cancer .

Wrinkle cream

Genetics could make older women loook younger.

Breast cancer

An imprtant breakthrough has been made .

Genetic testing

In Australia.

Rice genetics

I hope it tastes good.

Mice genetics

It ought to be eaiser than human genetics .

Unique

Humans are unique compared to other animals.

Dairy genetics

I hope that they give good meat.

Problem behaviour

Adults with developmental disabilities a genetic marker.

Fruit genetics

Scientists in Scotland are making important discoveries.

Genetic funding

Some good news for the people in Nottingham.

Aborigines

It seems they come from South Asia . I am related.

Wandering Jew

I wonder what they will find .

Brith defects

Researchers in Utah have done a genetic map after looking at a group of people who were born with a birth defect.

Plant genetics

There are some exciting developments in this area.

MD treatment

It is coming closer .

Memory loss

Poor souls before they turn 60.

Blood pressure

I have it reasonable.

Genetic suicide

What a sad story it is.

Panda genetics

This little one is the future of Red Panda.

Teens

Their behaviour is influenced by enviornmental and genetic factors .

Follow up

There is a follow up to the US study which I discussed last time in the Scotsman .

MD gene

Hopefully this will lead to a cure to this terrible disease. However as with other genetic things this is likely to be sometime off.

Genetic risk

It seems that most adult children who have parents with alzheimer's seem to take the news well.

Good news

It seems that they have found the genetics of a thing which I have never heard of.

Elephant adoption

An interesting thing in Africa.

Brain tumour

New research could lead to a treatment for this devasting illness.

Race

An interesting discussion on DNA and race.

ADHD in adults

The genetic factors of ADHD in adulthood.

Skin cancer

2 new genes have been found.

All in 1

Another article .

Baby builders

An interesting story on babies .

All in 1

I have covered this story before here goes again .

Allergies

It is partly to do with genetics .

Cancer race

Actually it is to do with the genetics of race.

Pine beetle

Some interesting research been done to lead to great discoveries.

Lance Armstrong

Is a genetic freak.

Genetic story

A City worker wins £500. I am not sure if the story is there as I have not checked .

Improved hearing

It has worked.

Genetic testing

Which is on board .

Hunger genetics

This 2 year old child does not feel hunger.

Genetic testing

More on the House of Lords report.

DNA honour

About time to.

Tougher regluations

It is about time as a lot see it as a gold mine.

NHS

Ill prepared for genetic testing.

Skin cancer

A study on genetic risks.

Brain cancer

Genetic link found.

Beer bellies

I would not get too excited.

Perfect pitch

Genetic link.

Regulation

It is time that the whole thing was regulated .

Rip off

The price that those companies charge is a rip off.

Amur tiger

New research shows that they are in trouble.

Mental health

A centre for mental health genetics has been launched at Cardiff.

Schizophrenia

More on what I discussed earlier .

Mental health

Genetic testing could a long way off due to the large number of genes involved.

Online testing

Benefits for lung cancer patients.

Universal test

More information .

Universal test

A universal genetic pre-natal test could be on the market in a years time.

Ceasarean

It can lead to some genetic changes.

Software

Scientists at Edinburgh are developing software to analysis the genetics of thousands of people at the same time.

LD genetics

The language in the article is not good.

Cancer

More on cancer genetics .

Difference

There is not that much genetic difference between people.

Owl genetics

An interesting article .

Cholesterol

Genetic testing is patchy.

Autism

Surely it cannot be that many genes ?

Autism

They found a gene . It does not explain why there is so many though.

Learning disabilities

Genetic reasearch.

Skin

The secrets of younger looking skin .

Cancer

The Daily Mail is reporting on potential new treatments.

Human genetics

Another interesting story from Science Daily .

Lafora Disease

Here is another article on it. Not sure I understand it .

Happiness

I must have the sad gene .

Genetic future

This is an interesting article about the future and how personalised medicine is way off .

Fruit fly

Life cycle .

Good advise

Something to consider before going for genetic testing.

Targeted genetics

Might go under .

Live stock

More on this topic .

Like fater, like daughter

It is disturbing. I would never do anything like that.

Crop danger

Something must be done for a crop bank urgently . If nothing happens it is going to be a disaster in Africa.

Love

An interesting article about the genetics of love . It is worth a read for the historical research.

Anorexia, autism

A genetic link has been reported in Time .

Islamic genetics

I am not going to address who is related to the prophet or not as this is not the real story. One of the real stories is the fact that the article talks about the Islamic courts and their acceptance of genetic evidence for example that if the couple are married then the children are the husbands. This is stupid but then religion is stupid.

Farm genetics

Growing interest in it .

Google

Keeping it in the family . I strongly disapprove of this due to the fact that they are making money out of something that is ours.

Colorectal cancer

it seems that they are at the early stage of developing a test which could help identify people at risk.

Jumping genes

Interesting article about something that could change the way we think about diseases like cancer .

Neuroblastoma

Scientists have made a important genetic discovery.

Diabetes

Genetic markers have been discovered.

Gay genetics

OK the title maybe a bit misleading but you will have to read it to understand it .

Lafora, Mark Wilcox

This is the story of Mark Wilcox. Sadly his brother died from this disease .

Ram genetics

It can be good for your business if you are ram farmer of course.

Evoluation genetics

Scientists at the University of Leeds have made an important discovery which could explain a lot.

MS gene

More from Science Daily.

Tiger genetics

This an interesting story about the Royal Bengal Tigers and the work been done to support them.

MS genetics

Scientists in Austalia and New Zealand are making important breakthroughs.

Crop fingerprinting

It is important and it can help make rice breeding easier.

New disorder

A new genetic disorder has been identified .

Stupid bass

So if their parents got caught than they are likely to get caught. They have not learned from their parents.

CDC guidelines

It is a good thing and it is about time that guidelines on genetic tests were brought out as it is a major business.

Swnine flu

More news .

ALD

A boy in Northern Ireland is suffering from this rare genetic disorder.

Best of the East Bay, Lafora

The author discusses a lot and it is a interesting blog and she explains about the background to writing the story about lafora disease .

Stroke genetics

It is an interesting story .

Genetic discrimination

Another interesting artice on it.

Swine flu

It may have been spreading during last August according to genetic research.

Genetic crime

It is a story about the link between crime, genetics and neurology.

Genetic help

A group wants help for sufferers of Huntingdon's Disease.

Genetic spelling bee

You have been warned the simplest mistake can be bad.

Lafora disease

There is an article about lafora but this time the article is divided between Chelsea Gerber and her friend Danielle Goldsmith who has done lot of the work including running the website.

Genetic warning

It is quite interesting .

Genetic business

It is a big business .

Gang genetics

Looks interesting. I bet there is more to it.

Discrimination

There is a interesting study about genetic discrimination in the British Medical Journal.

Cancer genetics

US hospital starts testing all cancer patients .

Genetic dangers

Direct to consumer genetic testing maybe a hip thing but it will do real damage to people in the long run without the support of doctors and other health professionals.

Insomnia, anxiety and depression

May all be genetic . All I need is a good sleep.

Longevity

An interesting studying into longevity genetics has been conducted in Boston.

Tame animals

Scientists have discovered a genetic region.

Your genetic future

A interesting and thoughtful debate organised by the Times.

Genetic winner

A childrens book on genetic engineering has won a prize entirely voted for by children.

Cancer genetics

Interesting letter to the editor but not one I entirely agree with. There has been huge amounts spent on cancer and not much on many other diseases.

Archaeology

Genetic Archaeology News seems to be a interesting website if at times basic but than we are exploring history through genetics now.

Same

Modern genetics shows that humans are all the same.

Kuwait genetics

Kuwait needs one for GM.

A new disorder

A new genetic immune disorder has been discovered in children.

Genetic art

This is a rather old but nevertheless interesting story about art and genetics .

Personalised medicine

This is a complicated story and I don't understand it fully .

Undiagnosed

Some mysterious ailments maybe the result of undiagnosed genetic defects.

Online genetics

There is a danger of sharing genetic information online. Try telling that to the Home Office.

History and geography

They have an important part to play in human genetics as a lot of the things that changed are less to do with genetics and more enviornmental.

War genetics

Quite an interesting story about war and human selfishness.

Hope for John

Channel TV has more on John including a news report.

Honest genetics

Mothers who are open about the results of genetic tests tend to be happier than those that don't. It could be to do with the fact that honesty is easier.

Koalas

They are in danger of dying out due to inbreeding.

Gene patenting

Fresh concerns about genetic patents.

Rett syndrome

There will be a monthly discussion of this genetic disorder.

Skin cancer

It seems that genetic drugs could provide effective treatments.

Animal to human transplants

They come close after a breakthrough with pigs .

Minors

Genetic testing in minors.

ABC News

There is a story on ABC News 7 about lafora disease .

Breast cancer

New genetic drug offers hope.

Stem cells

Some good news. There is a major breakthrough.

Testicular cancer

A major advance in genetics has been made.

Liver drugs genetics

It seems that genetic markers have been found for drug induced liver injury.

Stroke genetics

This is a form of stroke which mainly affects young people.

Brain genes

This is an interesting article on the genetics of the brain.

Political genetics

There is a heated discussion on this issue in Germany . It is to do with public reaction and then political reactions.

Beef genetics

This is a follow up to the last story. Now they have got a website for the information. Queensland is a leader in this area of genetics .

Beef genetics

I hope that it tastes good.

Breast cancer

They have found a genetic switch which could reduce the risks of breast cancer.

Dog helps children

The dog with a genetic disorder could help children with a genetic disorder. He must be a good friend to man.

Baby genetics

It seems that scientists have made an important discovery on a gene for a disease for babies.

Prostate cancer

Interesting article on genetic test for prostate cancer.

Glowing monkeys

Hopes and fears . The FT usually has good articles on this kind of stuff.

Sex genetics

This is not a adult forum so let us be careful here.

Glowing monkeys

They can pass it on genetically to their offspring.

Genetics concern

It appears that some companies maybe going too far.

Mouse gemone

It took 10 years to map the genetics of a mouse. Lucky it was not Tom and Jerry.

Baldness cure

It will be welcome after this gene has been discovered. I look forward to it.

Infertility treatments

It is a shame that most people I know can breed without it.

Gum and heart disease

I think it has been covered before but than the Mail has been aimed at a less intelligent reader.

Dental heart disease

They have found a link between a dental disease and heart disease. It is a genetic link.

True love

There is no such thing but it is only genetic love.

Neanderthal genetics

This is a basic site but the stuff on neanderthal population genetics looks quite interesting to me. Enjoy and remember they did not have small brains.

Malaria genetics

This is a interesting story about the genetics of malaria in Africa.

DNA fingerprinting

The moment that led up to it. It is a good article from the Guardian .

Genetic sheep

The Welsh government is spending a lot of money on it.

Swine flu

This is exciting the genetics of swine ful.

Heart disease genetics depression

I know it is quite a mouthful but the thing with mental illness is that genetics is not always the answer to them all.

More on bearded ladies

They must have a hard time getting dates.

Underused tests

There have been genetic tests on the market for breast and ovarian cancer but not many women are using them. It is a shame really.

Bearded lady

Most unattractive genetic feature. Not many dates.

Little hearts

They need protecting due to the summer activities and the impact on genetic health.

Genetic discrimination

A few Federal law is coming into effect and this is good news .

Genetic volunteers

If you are in Quebec than maybe you can help them with the genetic map.

Autism genetics

Scientists have found a gene which seems to impact more boys than girls but they are not sure why.

Genetic engineering

This time it is to solve hunger in Africa .

Genetic caution

Whilst there is some great news about the latest genetic discoveries and personalised medicine the Times has a warning. It is worth reading to remind oursleves that we still have a long way to go.

Personalised medicine

Thanks to new genetic discoveries we are closer to personalised medicine. Not sure when though.

Rare diseases day

It was in February but it is still important. A lot of the rare diseases are genetic.

Genetic fitness

There seems to be a link between intelligence and good health.

Girl becomes woman

Scientists are beginning to crack the genetic code of when a girl matures into a woman. This is biologally not socially.

Menopause genetics

This is a interesting article and the discovery could have far wider impacts besides the menopause. The story is somewhat complex for me. I am not a expert on genetics .

Alive Magazine

This is the story of Chelsea Gerber and this time you don't have to go through the magazine to find it.

Blood pressure genetics

This story was covered before but there is a new article on it.

North East genetics

I can't think of anything to say .

Transexual genetics

It is only a thing in a number of things people do get carried away with things like this .

Super rats

They have a genetic mutation which sadly makes it difficult to kill them. The country is infested with rats.

Brittle Bone

Support the charity that works with sufferers of this genetic disorder.

Smoking in pregnancy

I can now see the excuses from woman "it is to do with my genes. I am genetically made that way" Wrong your genetics only play a part.

NHS DNA network

The future of genetics . Let us hope that it does not have the same problems that the rest of the NHS has.

Gene patent

Cancer patients are fighting back. It is welcome.

Swine Flu genetics

They have cracked it and now they are close to developing a vaccine. Let us hope that it is not the same scare as MMR.

Land mark study

Is it just me or does every important genetic story for the last few days have somthing to do with flu? Getting back on topic this story is about genetic differences which means that some people can catch Swine Flu and others not.

H1N1 Mexicans

This article argues that Mexicans maybe genetically more likely to get Swine Flu.

Incredible human journey

I saw it on TV and it was brilliant. It is a good programme which uses the latest in genetics to explain our origins from Africa.

Blood genetics

My blood is boiling .

Africans populated the world

It seems that recent genetic research has shown that one tribe is responible for populating the world. Good luck BNP in trying to counter that. As your racism is not based on fact.

Swine Flu genetics

It is amazing what they are doing now .

Alive

The May edition has got a story on Chelsea Gerber and her battle with Lafora.

Swine Flu

A new article on the genetics of Swine Flu

African genetics

More on the story I have discussing about the genetic differences. This time from the Guardian.

Human history

They are using genetics for historical research. I wonder who I am related to and what kind of faulty genes I have?

African genetics

Another interesting article on the genetic makeup of the African population.

Sleep genetics

I am tired and off to sleep now. I am only joking but the article is quite interesting for people with the serious genetic disorder.

Swine Flu genetics

This is an interesting article about the first genetic examination of Swine Flu.

African genetics

Really interesting article and it is good that they are spending time and money on researching the genetics of Africans.

Lafora disease

This is Jersey has a long article on the London Marathon including John Sharp. Who suffers from Lafora disease an extremely rare genetic disorder.

Chelseas Hope

The website has been updated including for example the latest on the genetic research as well as fund raising and other key updates. Note. There is also a yahoo group .

Sex genetics

Actually it is a bit more than that.

Autism genetics

It seems that this new discovered gene can only effect 15%. what about the other 85%?

Swine flu

More on swine flu genetics .

Murky genetics

There is a lot of questions over the genetics of swine flu.

Cancer genetics

This time prostate cancer.

Genetic lottery

It is a lottery whether people get prenatal genetic screening or not.

Genetic backlash

It seems the Steve Jones article which I discussed earlier has started a backlash and now cancer doctors want some of the money to be diverted from genetic research to research into surgery.

Cow genetics

Ought to be interesting .

Correct link

Here is the correct link for the research project at Oxford which the Mail failed to provide.

Rare nasty genetic disease

This is a brave London girl who has a rare nasty genetic disorder. Note the link from the Mail article does not work if you have the right link please email me.

Wrong genetics

It seems that genetics is not so simple as Steve Jones argues it is not a few genes but hundreds that are involved in causing diseases like cancer.

Multiple cures

It seems that genetic research by the creaters of Dolly the Sheep can lead to multiple cures for people.

Genetic switch

This is quite an interesting story .

Orkney genetics

Just off them some drink. On a serious note the money will have some impact on genetics . Let's hope they have not been screwing each other.

Stroke genetics

They have found 2 genes .

Genetic sense

The pioneer of genetic fingerprinting thinks it has gone too far.

Genetic failure

It seems that genetic engineering has not worked in increasing crop yelds but to be fair it has worked to make biotech companies rich and that is the main thing. Right?

Vaccines and drugs

It seems that genetic discoveries could lead to them. I hope so but I don't like the idea of vaccines due to the scare factor.

Not always the answer

It appears that genetics is not always the answer and other things have to be taken into account with cancer drugs.

ADHD study

They are looking for 600 families for a study. There are some indicitions of a genetic link.

Love at first genetics

It seems that love at first sight may exist and it could be genetic for fruit flies.

Google genetics

Brim's wife making money out of questionable genetic tests without proper mental health support. Let's hope that people see reason and not get fooled by the company and it's wild claims on genetic testing.

Personalised medicine

This area of genetics has been talked about for sometime but not very much has happened.

Eczma genetics

My dream come through a possible cure at long last.

Cancer genetics

This time it is skin cancer .

Cancer genetics

More research .

Inbreeding wolves

The wolves need a lesson in genetics to control themselves.

Robot genetics

A robot has done something which a human can't do.

Male pill

Genetic research has made it possible but not many women will believe it.

Celtic movement

Genetics has uncovered a movement of people from Ireland to Scotland.

No news

Today I have no news on genetics.

Cancer genes

More on breast cancer .

Cancer genetics

2 new genes found for breast cancer.

Salmon genetics

It is a bit fishy . Not really but just a joke.

Future genetics

This is an interesting article on the social and medical future of genetics .

FDA genetics

This could drag on for ages .

Genetic morals

Are they going to be ever sorted? The blogger believes not as more and more things are possible with genetic testing.

Genetics mental illness

I cannot spell it so I am going to use mental illness .

Cancer genetics

This time on prostate .

Cardiac death gene

Ten genes have been identified for cardiac death. I wonder how many more there are?

Blind genetics

Who said genetics was blind .

Genetics business

This is an interesting article about the business of genetics .

Hope for John bank details

This is in reference to the new Channel Islands based Lafora charity I was discussing earlier. Sort-code 30-94-61 Account number 00247318 Account name Hope for John.

Cancer genetics

This time it is head and neck cancer .

Exercise genetics

I don't have it .

Cancer genetics

This time it is blood cancer .

Blood genetics

It seems that the chances of getting blood disorders are to do with genetic abnormalities.

Genetics boom

There is a boosting of genetic tests in Australia. It used for things like testing newborn babies for CF.

Crimminal DNA

Thank goodness there is someone standing up for our genetics rights .

Google genetics

The founders of google are putting a lot of money into genetic research.

Barth syndrome

There has been some exciting discovery made on this fatal genetic disorder.

Mystery tumours

They have got a genetic test for them.

New Lafora Charity

Lafora is a very rare genetic disease. This is a charity set up in Jersey in the Channel Islands to raise money for medical research.

Brain cancer genetics

There is a interesting discovery made by scientists in Canada which will benefit many hopefully.

Drinking depression genetics

I thought people who were depressed liked a drink with the credit crunch.

Diabetes genetics

This is a interesting story .

Diabetes virus

This is a very interesting article on a possible vaccine .

Canine genetics

Announcement from the Kennel Club . Can't be bothered to read ongoing fuss.

Genetics not always accurate

It seems that Sir Francis Galton is more accurate then the latest genetic research in the height of children from their parents.

More on designer babies

That LA clinic is causing a fuss.

Hair genetics

But not baldness .

Designer babies

Only in LA though it has gone too far.

Motor neurone gene

One has been found but it is only really for 10% of sufferers.

Autism

$5 million on genetic and enviornmental research.

Ivan Cameron

Today I am paying tribute to the son of the Conservative leader who suffered from Ohtahara Syndrome. The doctors are not sure whether it is genetic or not but it is important to pay tribute to a brave boy who was expected not to live as long as he had lived. Cheers Ivan.

Gambling

Genetics could have some impact.

Dental genetics

This is an interesting article on the future of dental care .

NHS genetics

It seems like a good idea if it had the money to carry it out.

Pope genetics

He must have some kind of gene that makes him a moral bastard.

Wheat genetics

Liverpool are working on it .

Neaderthal genetics

Basic information .

Genetics clinical trial

Looks interesting but confusing .

Drug genetic test

Imperial are launching it .