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Choclate battle

I did not know that Mars and Hersey were engaged in a battle to unlock the genetic secrets of chocolate .

Key to MD

It seems that a Golden Retriever could be a key to MD .

Ultrasound centres in India

The Indian government should do more about those ultrasound centres and sort them out once and for all .

Boy meets heroes

He deserved to meet his heroes .

Good choclate better

I had just had dinner and it still makes me hungry .

Luckier than his brother

This 3 month old seems to be luckier than his brother .

Lafora video from Chelseas Hope

Here is a video on Lafora Disease from Chelseas Hope.

Sad case

The baby died of a genetic disorder .

Unlocking secrets

The Scots have done it .

Genetic strawberries

The Telegraph has a report on the genetics of strawberries and chocolates .

I love this

This kind of stuff makes me grateful and hungry .

Cocaine genetics fllow up

There is another follow up to the cocaine story .

Impulse genetics

Personally I would question that .

Brain tumours minic genetic program

Interesting article about brain tumours from the Times of India and fruit flies .

Malaria protein

A protein involved in malaria has been identified .

Saving bees

Good to see that scientists are saving bees .

Only Fins

Come on they are not that violent ?

Hoeybees update

I have got more this time from an ethical website .

Cocaine genetics

It seems that genetics does have an impact on cocaine use .

Honeybees saved

It seems that the humble honeybee has been saved .

A long time ago

3 billion years is indeed a long time ago. Prehistoric .

C dif test

A genetic test is been offered for it by HGS .

What is GM

This article hopes to explain what genetic modification really is.

Chimp gender

Chimps may suggest that the differences between boys and girls maybe genetic.

Repeat offenders

It seems that some neurological diseases could be caused by a handful of genes .

Information debate

There is a genetic information debate. Personally too much uncontrolled information can be bad .

Early Alzheimer's

It seems that they can tell Alzheimer's before it's onset by doing tests .

More on prostate

I have got more on prostate .

No thanks

I don't want learn about it from a genetic test.

Prostate cancer

I have a follow up to the story .

Gene engineering VC

This is one of the great posts in Indian universities .

Embryo development

They have spotted 2,000 genes that are key to human development .

Prostate cancer

A new genetic test should be able to better aid it's detection .

Strong demand for genetic testing

This is a shame as there is a lot of concern over it. I would not go near them though .

Bad news for smokers

Yep even more bad news .

Heart and mind

There had to be a genetic link sooner or later .

Motherless rats

Toronto rats has a article on it.

Clear guidance

Good to see that people are given clear guidance on genetics and the law .

Brave man

I would not be that brave not even for medical science .

Consider donating

Hi as it is coming up to Christmas you may want to donate to the following charities. Chelseas Hope is doing some excellent research on Lafora Disease and Epilepsy Research UK which does general research on epilepsy.

Misleading headline

This is a major thing but the papers have got a headline which is there to scare people .

No mummy

Those mice 2 daddies but no mummy .

Colon cancer

In genetics one things leads to another .

Heart genetics

Doctors in Wales are using genetics for heart disease .

2 fathers

The Montreal Gazette has an article which it says can save species .

Mother testing

The Nursing Times is discussing the story which I covered earlier on .

Fetus blood

It seems that scientists have discovered a way to know everything about a fetus through mothers blood .

Aggression genetics

It seems the ability to tolerate aggression could be partly genetic .

Not expecting

Newborn genetic testing does have by products .

New home

Cancer genetics has got a new home in Cardiff .

Generous meeting

This is a generous meeting from the young pop star .

Sex genetics

Personally there is more to whether you are a prude or slapper than genetics for example social environment .

Hope for John

You can support lafora research by using it to make purchases .

Scary

I find the idea of a wolf dog hybrid to be scary . I am scared of dogs.

Disappearing material

It seems that disappearing genetic material may give insight into cancer .

Interesex

A follow up on the story which I covered earlier .

ADHD genetics

Genetics could be a factor in ADHD .

Intersex switch

Researchers have found it in a New Zealand family where the children have some of the features of the children of the opposite sex.

Shaky genetics

Yep those parents on shaky ground as not everything can be genetic .

Cardiff cancer genetics

A new £5 million cancer centre opens in Cardiff the capital of Wales .

Genetic robots

I have never heard of this before .

Penis defect

There is a follow up story on NHS choices .

Genetic game

It seems that there is something that humans can still do better than computers and this is taking advantage of them .

About time

The final regulations are been put on and it should be ready for 2011. Genetic discrimination of any kind is bad .

GM insects as pest control

This is interesting and there have been many articles on this as you can see if you read the blog.

Penis defect

They found a gene for a common defect in baby boys penis .

Gene lawsuit

Ought to see what the High Court in progressive New Zealand rules .

Brave person

I would not put everything about my make up online .

Sire seclection

I can't wait for better food as we have to feed the world .

New genetic law

After 30 years it is time that Australia had a good look at it's laws .

Exciting lafora news

I can't say much as the researchers have not said much but there is some exciting news which they are hoping to have published in a leading journal.

Die or change

It seems that researchers have gone one step further .

No idea

Hi can anyone explain what this article means ?

Diabe explosiontes

It seems that half of Americans could have diabetes within 10 years .

Cancer advice

This seems to be good .

Excellent

More action been taken to safe guard animal diversity .

Split parrot

It seems that genetic evidence suggests this parrot should be split into 2 species .

Hares

I don't even know much about hares but it seems they have great genetic diversity .

CF drug

This drug is good news for CF patients .

Result

After 10 years it is about time .

Early Puberty

Genes are giving clues to it .

Insurance fears

The users of genetic tests fear the big bad insurance companies .

Common but rare

Those variants are common but they are rare .

Really rare

She is the 28th case in the world .

Long life

Another report on that study .

Alzheimer's genetics

A team at Cardiff are investigation the genetic causes of Alzheimer's .

In doubt

Your long life is in doubt .

More on communities

There is a follow up report on the test that can tell you which communities your ancestors came from.

Wonderful

She has completed her degree against the odds .

Hidden world

Scottish scientists have found a world hidden with a rich ecosystem in the sand .

Australian link

The Great White Shark has an Australian link .

DNA history

Experts can tell whether someone is from a large community or a small village .

Sarah Murdoch

Sarah Murdoch is hot and has principles .

Mother dementia

It seems that mothers do have something to do with Alzheimer's .

Obesity gene

It has been probed further .

Painful

Poor boys .

Thin pill

I am not interested in .

A gift

The Edinburgh research centre came from a gift .

Jekyell and Hyde

According to the Mail this girl is a real life Jekyell and Hyde .

Take your DNA home

I would not take it home unless Eva Laurie and Liz Vassey were there .

Fragile x

A research centre is opening at Edinburgh University .

Goiod mosquito's

Those mosquito's are good and are doing a good job. Genetic modification is not always bad .

Qatar

It seems that there is some good news for people with genetic problems in Qatar .

Questioning science

This fine arts students is questioning science .

Working together

2 companies are working on a cancer vaccine .

Farming genetics

This time it is from ABC News in Australia .

Federal grants

I thought that the government was broke ?

Cancer genes

Genes may affect cancer growth .

Eastern farmers

It seems that the first farmers came from the East .

Social gene

I must have the anti social gene .

Follow up

This is another article saying customers are satisfied .

Best kep secret

Family medical history is the best kept secret in health care .

Secure rice

Not sure what the difference between all those types of rice are.

Genetic music

A novel way of looking at the HIV disease .

Morning sickness

Another article on the genetics of morning sickness .

Even more

Once a story is published there is a whole lot of articles .

Drink and depression

They have a genetic link .

Epilepsy deaths

It seems that scientists in Australia have made some important progress in sudden unexplained deaths from epilepsy .

Morning sickness

The Times of India has a story on it.

Satisfied

It seems that people who brought direct to consumer genetic tests are satisfied .

HIV and AIDS

There are some people with HIV who do not get AIDS. They are 1 in 300 people and this article explores the genetics behind it.

Hindu on Autism

The Hindu newspaper in India has got a discussion on autism genetics .

Autism and schizophrenia

Two for the price of one . There is more to it as genes only play a part in many things and there is also environmental .

Reading genetics

This story has been picked up .

Reading genetics

I wonder if the kids can read this ?

Morning sickness

Runs in families just like bitching .

Rewiring the brain

Much like how an electrician rewires the electronics of a house .

Possible switches

This time the switches are blood sugar controls.

Blind seeing again

According to the news it is not that good anyway.

Good government

On this issue America is getting good government .

Dolphin social netwrok

It seems that mother dolphins have their own social network . I wonder if Flipper has been there to visit them? Are they on Facebook ?

Better breeding

This is a awful website but it discusses the new test to improve fertility treatment .

Wise decision

The Justice Department has made a unusual decision for it as it is wise .

Depression and addiction

This study explores the genetics of depression and addiction.

Not genetic

I hate Sarah Palin because she is a dumb stupid bitch.

Don't forget dad

Good to see another article on the importance of dad in breast and ovarian cancer .

It takes 2

Even in genetics and when looking at breast cancer the father must not be overlooked .

Liberal gene

I still think it is environmental rather then genetic. The bigger question is how to make Republicans smart?

Not genetic

What about all the rubbish that Fox broadcasts ?

Liberal gene

Why is Sarah Palin so thick ?

Political gene

No way this is utter and total rubbish .

Pilot completed

The 1000 genome something which I have never heard of has completed its pilot phase .

Good breeding

New IVF genetic screening technique will make it more successful .

Fall genetics

Genetics can be used to identify elderly people likely to have a fall .

Clear

This headline is clear on crop diversity. You either use it or lose it.

Cancer cure

The Daily Mail has an article on it.

Menopause link

This is a story which I covered earlier .

Drink genetics

People should not over drink or use genes as a excause for i.

Cancer cure soon

I will believe it when I see it.

Smoking genetics

Another thing to blame on your genes .

Good news

The old horse has some good news .

Cancer fears

In many cases people just don't care and hang out in the sun regardless .

Work remains

Things like this tend to be fudges usually .

Good news

The existing flu virus is effective .

Biodiversity hostage

It is not the first or the last time it will happen .

Calf genetics

It can be good for farmers business it seems .

Biopirates

Biopirates is something new and I have not heard of it before but in this genetic battle there are a lot of things I have not heard before.

Follow up

The Press Association has a follow up to the story which I covered yesterday from the Belfast Telegraph .

Malaria bad news

The Belfast Telegraph has got a story on Malaria and the evolution process.

Lifestyle

Lifestyle may alter genetics so sadly we can't be naughty .

Vitamin genetics

They may play a role in vitamin E .

Brain genetics

It all depends on your background .

Private

Things like that usually are private .

Fair call

It is a fair call from Brazil .

Alliance

Glaxo and 2 Italian groups form a genetic alliance .

Menopause clue

There are clues to early menopuse . It might prevent it and let woman breed.

Life

Life is the biggest thing in depression if you ask me .

Good luck

She is going to need some .

Hunger genetics

Good to see that plant scientists are fighting it through genetics .

Location change

Biologists have found a reason for it.

More to it

Genetic testing is more than just running the test . There are many other things for example the impact the test has.

Blakc genes

They may explain high blood pressure in blacks .

Rare genetic disease

I never heard of it but there is some informaiton on it.

Salmon losing it

Poor Salmon they appeared to have it once but now they are losing .

Confirmed

The risk has been confirmed .

I would not

I would rather take my chances in life .

Sound advice

It is good to see experts giving this kind of advise with all the hype about genetic tests.

Obesity gene

A new one has been found .

Puzzle

Researchers are working the obesity and fat distribution puzzle .

Asthama genes

There is a EU study on it.

Genetic body shape

I would love to design the perfect woman .

Heart disease data

There is a lot of it.

Pear shape

I have more on the pear shape genetics .

Made public

Some people might find this information useful .

Pear shape gene

Sooner or later I will get the perfect woman .

An important question

This is a key question that needs to be asked .

Breast cancer

Lifestyle and genetics do have a part to play .

Too right

The ADHD stigma will not disappear overnight .

X-ray

May bring personalised genes closer .

Prostate cancer

Genes play some part in it.

Complex life

I am surprised they got the money in Ireland for this.

Disproven

it is good to see something disproven .

Heart disease

A genetic test has been evaluated .

Spinal pain

There is now a genetic test for it.

Birmingham probe

A genetic probe has been launched in Birmingham into infant deaths.

UN genetics

The world should be very careful.

Even more

When is this ADHD thing going to end? It is now by an old news story but genetic searches seem to come up with it.

Heart gene

I don't have a woman to take me to the doctor .

ADHD genetics

This is still a big story .

Migraine

It has not been in the news for sometime.

ADHD genetics

It is a complex issue like everything else in life .

Making people aware

They are going to need to do a lot of things for that but it is good to start off with the local press.

Alter treatment

This woman altered her treatment due to genetic testing results .

Cancer genetics

Another story on cancer genetics .

Brain cancer

Why are some more aggressive than others .

Jeans for Genes

I had no idea it was today until I saw the feature on Breakfast this morning .

Twin epilepsy

Not always the fault of the parent .

Bandwagon

ADHD does have one and a lot of people seem to be jumping on it.

Height gene

I prefer short woman if anywan wants to know.

Complex

ADHD's roots are too complex according to this article .

ADHD genetics

Oliver James disputes the whole thing to a large measure.

Genetic cost

An interesting article from the Jewish Chronicle.

Height gene

The BBC has an interesting article on it.

Prize

A genetics professor at Standford has won a prize.

Smell differences

Yes there is genetic differences in smell .

Horrible

Poor girl it must be a horrible thing for her.

African asthama

It seems that ancestry has very little impact on African Americans .

Cancer therapy

A interesting article on it.

Asthama genetics

I know I am covering it again .

Migraine genetic

It has been all over the media .

Cancer race

It seems that head and neck cancer have got something to do with race .

Horse genetics

Those horses are been worked on .

Florida panthers

Something good has happened to them.

More news

Danville Patch has more news on Chelsea Gerber and the appeal for funds.

Quite a story

Chelsea Gerber has quite a story to tell .

Asthama drugs

The Nursing Times has a article on a story which I have been discussing for the last few days.

Asthama genetics

I have more on that from NHS Choices .

Asthama treatments

It seems that genetic research could aid it.

Autism, genes and ethics

This is a hot area but there will be many other hot areas in future .

Genetic progression

I have more on the story which I have been covering .

Cancer gene

I have some news on the link between ovarian cancer and genetics .

Genetic education

This is a story about what happened in California at UC Berkeley .

Consumer genes

Is there anything now that is not genetic ?

Alzheimer's genetics

I have more on the story about the progression .

Breast cancer gene

NHS Choices has got another article on it.

Choclate gene

Eve more delicious news .

Migration story changed

Those immigrants they can't keep to the same story .

Thank goodness

Let us hope that it improves the choclate even better .

Interesting

What does it taste like though .

Bowl cancer

Some important discoveries have been made.

Genetics pact

This is something promising and very interesting.

Stupid

Another decision from the fools at the government .

Fools

This is something that old goat in the Vatican might be interested .

Blood health

I wonder how healthy mine is?

Genetic improvements

Cattleweek has got some tips on it.

Odd

I have never heard this one before .

Gene progression

I have more on the story which I covered earlier .

Dementia progress

This new discovery could predict it.

Cancer cracker

Most of the media must have missed it.

GE fish

Not sure if that is a good or a bad thing .

Glitch

It seems that a genetic glitch can explain higher rates of autism in boys rather than girls.

Human fruit fly

Researchers have found fruit flies to be helpful in understanding human brain functions .

Prostate screening

Study backs screening of prostate for man at high risk.

We know

We know that you can avoid obesity .

Breakthrough in genetic doping

WADA has reported on breakthrough in genetic doping test. For those that don't know WADA is a international organisation whose job is to stop doping in sport.

Language evolution

Another good article from the Economist .

Sheep breeding

I hope that the lamb is tastier .

Prevent genetic obesity

This tells you how to prevent it.

Just want a drink

At the end of the day people just want a drink.

Academic gene

It seems that a lot of people are screwed academically due to their genes .

Willing to share

I would not be willing to share my genetic data knowing what I know now.

Migraine

NHS Choices has got more information on the migraine gene .

Old news

This story about wholeat is old news .

Exercise genetics

I hate this kind of article.

Genetic map

It is now the third generation of the map .

Doing the rounds

Now this story is in India .

Exercise and obesity

NHS Choices a article on it now. Don't they have anything else better to do?

Good news

It seems that genetic screening can raise the cancer survival rate .

Bloody hell

If you exercise you can reduce your chances of obesity by 40%.

New treatment

It seems that the discovery of the gene could lead to new treatments .

Apple genetics

Just thinking about those apples makes me hungry.

More migraines

CBS News has a article on the migraine genetic story.

Apple genetics

Not Apple computers but apples the stuff you get. I hope that they can make cheaper apple pies .

Migraine gene

A new migraine gene has been discovered .

The rap guide

Things like that are worth a try I suppose .

Stud genetics

I wonder if the stud can perform or not.

Good work

I like the sound of that.

Rebecca Cotton

I thought that you might want to read her story and her battle with Lafora.

When cousins marry

Tazeen Ahmed has this on Channel 4 go go to 4 on demand and search for it.

Oil genetics

It seems that oil does have an affect on genetics .

Diverse jews

It seems that those Jews are very diverse .

Wheat genetics

This is important but as one of the professors said on BBC News it is still early days and could take up to 15 years for an impact on wheat. They are giving it away free .

Genetic society

It is now weighing on direct to consumer tests .

Eye disease

Genetics does play a part in eye disease but there are many other things .

Good UC berkeley

Good to see that Berkeley is not going to tell students but still use the results for research .

Dog genetics

Research on dogs can help human genetic research .

Vitamin D

WebMD has more on it.

Species evolution

New research on mosquitoes has shown that species have gone through an evolutionary process due to global warming.

Simpler genetics

It is good to hear that they are going to be making genetics simpler to understand at Leicester University .

Stomach cancer

Experts find genetic variants for it.

Vitamin D

That is a hell of a lot of genes .

Hide it

Honestly just because the right may use it does not mean we should not discuss. What is wrong with those people . They don't believe in discussing things.

Lucky

This couple are very lucky .

Crossed the atlantic

Tonight's Dispatches has crossed the Atlantic and appeared in the New York Daily News.

Controlling chronic pain

It is good to see that it can be controlled .

Balanced

This is another balanced article .

It begins

It was going to start sooner or later and Ed West has fired the first shot.

stomach and gullet cancer

Experts find gene variants for them .

How to live

Those brave children show people how to live .

Tzeen Ahmed

Tazeen Ahmed is going to get a lot of hate mail after the broadcast .

Family genetics

This is going to be a big story after it is shown tomorrow on Channel 4. So far the Telegraph seems to be doing straight reporting .

Junk DNA

Please save me from it.

Don't smoke near me

See it is more harmful than it was once believed .

Parkinson immune

More on the connection between the immune system and Parkinson's disease.

Stop smoking

Go ahead even occasional smoking damages health .

Casual smokers

Even they are at risk .

MD gene cracked

Treatments can't come soon enough .

Good news

It is about time that developing countries saw some benefit .

I would not

I would not take a home genetics test knowing what I know .

Genetic hack

Don't those fools have anything else better to do?

TB blood test

I have more on the TB genetics story which I covered yesterday .

What is a genome?

The BBC science explained section can explain what is a genome to you.

TB genetics

TB can be very nasty .

Different chimps

It seems that chimps from one part of Africa vary from another part of Africa.

Young

Eve is kind of young at only 200,000 years ago. But she was ugly .

Pain genetics

This is an interesting article .

Not always in the gene

This is a new thought provoking article .

A bit technical

Dr Jeff Hersh's article seems to be a bit technical for the lay reader like me.

Pitfalls and promises

This article is about the pitfalls and promises of home genetic testing but I am not in favour of it.

Gum disease

There is a new genetic test to test for it.

Parkinson's genetics

There is an article about it.

Feeding technology

New technology including genetics and nanotechnology is needed to feed the people in the world by 2050. I agree with it.

Gallstone genetics

It seems that gall stones are a genetic defect .

Immune Parkinson's

A gene linked to the immune system may play a part in Parkinson's disease .

Korea genetics

Article about food farming and genetics in Korea .

Not genetic

It seems that male and female abilities differ due to socialisation and not genetics. Other experts no doubt have a different view.

A new approach

It seems that Chinese farmers have come up with a new and novel approach to boost crop yields.

Splice

It may not be genetically true but it is entertaining.

Net dubious

Genetic tests offered on the net are in many cases dubious .

Not CSI

Never the less the work they do is very important .

Telegraph on Berkeley

The Telegraph has more on the Berkeley story it is a good thing .

Picky eaters

I hope that research leads to a cure for them .

Berkeley backdown

I have more on the Berkeley University back down .

Economist article

The Economist has an article which includes the genetic freak Ozzy Osborne .

Berkeley under control

Good to see that U C Berkeley has been brought under control at last.

Indian gallstones

it is all to do with a genetic defect .

Limits to genetics

The FT is covering the story I have been covering .

Genetic hope

They have got hope in clinical trials at Great Ormond Street. I wonder where god is for the RE teacher?

Not many

It seems that not many genetic regions are responsible for dog breeds .

Obesity

Doctors are finding genetic links to it.

Interesting warning

Stephen Hawkins has got a pretty interesting warning .

Ops up

In Nottingham the number of transplant operations is up.

Genetic breakthrough

The Montreal Gazette is reporting on a major breakthrough in cancer treatment in Vancouver .

Genetic mistake

It seems that most of the tests are based on a mistake .

Genetic lawsuit

The girl and her father are suing the hospital for misdiagnoses . Whatever next?

Cholesterol genes

I have another article on that .

Right decision

PCTs should be funding things in their area and not help lines which is not their duty to do so.

New report

The HGC has a new report on direct to consumer tests .

Survival genetics

It seems that genetic may have something to do with survival after breast cancer .

Menigitis genetics

Pharmacy Europe has a report on it.

Banning cloned animals

I hope that no one in New Zealand is taking those views seriously. As I have argued cloned animals do have some benefits.

Freaks or lifesavers

I guess that sort of depends on who you talk to as one mans freak is another mans lifesaver .

Golden rice

Things like golden rice are important for countries like Bangladesh with plenty of mouths to feed and not enough food .

Menigitis genetics

Hopefully some good can come out of those tragic stories .

Cloned beef safe to eat

However if you were to read the story a bit further you can see that people like the RSPCA and the NFU are divided on this issue . We have been tampering with nature since farming started so lets eat it so long as it is good.

Wild GM

It is the stuff of someones nightmares but not mine .

Genetic clamp down

The Guardian has an update on the story .

Tested for 92 conditions

Newborns with suspected liver problems are to be tested for 92 genetic conditions in a new trail. There must be out there?

Cholesterol genes

Out of the 95 Cholesterol genes they have got 59 are unknown .

Modern plant genetics

The Economist has an interesting blog article about this.

Pain

Hebrew University is fighting against it.

HGC guildelines

HGC has issued new guidelines. This is a fast moving world.

Human sponge

sea sponges have something like 70% of their genes in common with humans. After all a lot are dumb like Spongebob .

Obama genetics

Nothing better to write about .

the answer

My answer is no they should not be on the market .

Pain gene

It seems that scientists have found a gene for pain .

That many

95 is quite a lot of links .

New guidelines

We always need new guidelines .

Heart attacks

If you have a heart attack than your genes can play a part in it.

Good news

This little girl is spending her first summer at home. I wish her the best of luck.

Gene defect in cattle

I would like a gene that provides cheap never ending beef.

How touching

After 49 years he found his family . I guess even a genetics expert needs to find his genes than.

Charity

Who said that charity does not work .

Japanese genetics

More information on the Japanes e genetics.

Yes

The expert from Queen Marys University of London has been saying that all day .

DNA sequenced

After thousands of years his DNA has been sequenced. He has had a long wait though.

Genetic surgery

This took place in India .

Sorting genetics

Genetics has got something to do with sport.

Unique gene

It seems that the Japaneses may have an unique for prostate cancer.

No scientific basis

It seems that at home genetic tests have no scientific basis but only an economic one of making money out of people.

Good news

The government is about to set up a regulatory authority in India.

Gift from god

Nope it is a odd thing but can be explained rationally .

Genetic meeting

Those families in Glasgow are united in finding a cure .

Genetic link

It is amazing what they can find out .

Autism

They are now unlocking the genetic secrets.

GAO

They are certainly making headlines .

Misleading

Genetic tests can be misleading .

Kindness

Abdul was treated for free .

Saviour sibling

I am against this use of genetic technique.

New tricks

Even drugs have new tricks .

Fad diets

They actually work for some people .

Insightful

The Economist as ever provides an insightful article.

Wrong

This is wrong but than it does happen in the United States a lot .

Ice man DNA

What is he going to teach us ?

Marsupial more

I have more on the Marsupial this time from Wired News .

Family tree

Poor Marsupial genetics has redrawn its family tree.

Breast cancer risk

Genetics seems to have a lot to do with it.

Getting political

It is about time that genetic testing got political as those companies get away with god knows what .

GAO report

Even more on the GAO report on genetic testing firm.

Intrigued

It seems that they are intrigued .

Fat blood

I have got more on that story .

Drink and genetics

Interesting article from Dutch researchers .

How people respond

I have no idea how I would respond but life goes on.

Ovarian cancer

Researcher finds new genetic marker for it.

Fat blood

It is bad for your health .

Farmer genetic suit

Yep this farmer is taking a gene company to court but there are plenty of interesting things in the article .

Genetic crime

How wide should the net reach?

GAO report

There is more on the fall out from the GAO report .

GAO investigation

The GAO investigation show that over the counter genetic tests to be unreliable.

White baby

Here is another story on it.

Inconsistent

As they are inconsistent it is not worth the money in doing any of those genetic tests.

White baby

This story interests me as I am albino.

No

The long and short answer is no .

Bogus

I agree that personalised genetic tests are bogus.

Nothing will happen

Those companies already own the Senate due to lobbying .

Ovarian cancer

People with a family history of ovarian cancer should consider genetic testing .

Overdoing it

This article is overdoing it as it only sites 2 cases .

Testing

The baby is to go through a number of tests in the coming weeks .

No miracles

It is good to see they don't believe in miracles .

Follow up

The Times of India is covering the story about the white baby been born to a black couple.

Not black or white

It could be that the baby has some sort of albinism or that the baby has white ancestors from sometime ago.

Shocking story

It does have some genetic but the reason why I included here is really for the shocking behavior of the lazy EMTS .

Genetic lawsuits

It seems that farmers are making money from law suits over whether their crop is damaged by GM but the only people who get rich are lawyers .

Malaria resistant mosquito

I have got more on the mosquito that are malaria resistant though not sure how are going to stop the spread of malaria .

Poor kid

Lion King star has got a lot of people turning up for his bone morrow drive.

Interested

They maybe interested but that does not mean it is the right thing for them.

Reactions

You are bound to get reactions from patients .

Good

The FDA is going to hold a hearing on the genetic direct to consumer tests.

Whale genes

Not all of them are the same .

Donor swap

Interesting can I swap mine .

Bad news

Scottish kids are going to get their genetic information stored.

Not sure

The answer should be no.

Follow up

More on a story which I covered earlier.

DNA mix up

See it is not perfect still human error .

Mosquito

The story is going around .

Mosquito

The story is going around .

Gay cure

Sooner or later with articles like this brain dead right wing religious nut cases are going to look for a cure when they should be looking for the genes that make them religious right wing nut cases. I am not making any allegation against the author but I think things like this can be abused. To be fair he did say it was only in mice.

Mosquito

BBC News has got a story on it.

Tragic

This family has suffered a lot from this awful disease .

Malaria resistant

Scientists at the University of Arizona have created a malaria resistant mosquito but some of the comments on the Indy site are nasty .

Baby diabetes

Whatever they will think of next ?

Black kidney

It seems that genetics may play a part but as with things like this it is only a part and there are a lot of other reasons for this.

New guidelines

The Australian government has some new guidelines on genetic bio banks .

Chicken or egg

The aged old question has been solved and it seems that the chicken came before the egg. I personally like eating both so I don't really care .

Alzheimer's genetics

The more I write about those stories about alzheimer's and other stuff I begin to think that they all sound the same kind of story.

Genetic choir

I have covered this genetic choir a while back when I was discussing the BBC article. This shows to a certain extent that the boundary between science and arts is artificial.

Smoking genetics

I hate all smokers .

Genetic funding

This company has got some backing .

Large head

It can protect you against dementia .

Not just fat

You poor people with that gene you are not just fat .

Danger

In things like biodiversity we tend to concentrate too much on the science and not enough on things like local people.

HIV vaccine

The vaccine article is a bit technical but looks interesting .

Know your pedigree

It is very important that you know your pedigree .

Plant fungus

The Times of India has information on plant fungus.

Salamander

It seems that Salamanders have more than one use.

Gay mice

Even more on that study .

Predict but not cure

A timely warning .

Kidney genetics

Well worth a read .

Future genetics

This is very interesting .

Genetic choir

This is very interesting and about time .

Lesbian mice

Maybe they can make a pron movie out of this.

genetic treatment

I hate smokers .

Lazy

Those kids are just lazy.

Fund this

The Trust must fund this .

Gay mice

More on the article .

Possible improvement

Genetic information may lead to improvements in the treatment of lung disease and asthma.

Doubts

It is good to see the doubts start coming in .

Aacknowledging errors

Good to see that Time Magazine is acknowledging the errors that it has made.

Too right

Give me back my body.

New look

Chelseas Hope website has a new look.

Sexual changes

Scientists have found a way of making mice change their sexual orientation .

Flawed study

LA Times is reporting that it may be flawed.

Incorrect

I am so happy to hear that .

Question

It seems that scientists are questioning the longevity thing.

100 years

I am looking forward to the next 70 years .

Genetic beef

It makes me hungry .

Old age

Beat your genes by taking drugs .

DNA blood bank

It was impressive on TV .

Longer

Why do some people live longer ?

German case

It throws up a number of things like concerns about gender selection.

Breast cancer genetics

A timely warning .

About time

It is about time that Germany allowed this kind of thing .

Breast cancer

Another genetic promise .

Family roots

A new genetic test could help you find yours.

Longevity

Give longevity a rest .

Origins

You can now find out where yours are.

Fertality genetics

There must be something that could make women in Tower Hamlets stop breeding .

The myth

It seems that the Tibetan genetic myth has been spreading .

Longevity

That bloody longevity story is still making the headlines.

The first test

It seems that the first test for personalised genetics will be in Australia.

Honestly

Those longevity stories are doing the rounds all the time.

Age old dispute

The age old dispute between the developing and the developed world has moved onto genetics .

Genetic prince

More like the prince of darkness .

Just kick it

I don't honestly care how or why .

Chinese claim

It is not until the end of the story that some doubts are raised about the Chinese claim. They should do better than leave it at the end.

Honestly

Genes are not the end it or be it all .

Great people

Nature has helped them to be great .

Prove them wrong

Get run over by a bus and then you will prove them wrong .

Fat chance

You might get run over by a bus tomorrow .

Hair loss gene

They found one and I hope it can help me.