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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 .