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Black death genetics

The Mail has a very interesting article on the genetics of the black death and it may have started off as a harmless bug .

City and country moose divide

There is genetic differences between city and country moose. I did not know there were any moose in cities .

Better than breeding

According to this article genetic engineering is better than breeding .

Ancestral genetics and TB

It seems that mapping ancestral genetics could play some part in the fight against TB .

It escapes me

This genetics story escapes me as I don't understand it .

Employer genetics

I would not share the results of genetic testing with my employer .

British genetics

Herald Scotland has a interesting article about British genetics which could explain the divide .

Genetic landmark

This case is a very important genetic landmark and I hope to see many more important cases like this one .

Coral genetics

This time it is ABC News in Australia which has a article on the genetics of corals .

Terrible for Rogers

It must be terrible for Rogers and his wife to see their baby die of this rare genetic disorder .

Coral genetics

Interesting article on coral genetics and global warming .

Freeze young male sperm

We hear all about women and the biological clock. Now it is young men who need to freeze their sperm to avoid geneitc diseases .

Google genetics follow up

A follow up to the last story I published about Google and genetics .

Google and genetic data

This could be good news for genetic research .

Help Lily

You can help Lily and others like her who suffer from this horrific genetic disease by donating to the charity .

Australian lead

Good to see that Australians leading in a area of genetic research .

Nazi blockade genetics

Interesting article about the genetics of the Nazi blockade of Leningrad .

Be careful

It might be a good cause but you should still be careful when giving away your genetic sample .

Kennewick Man

I have covered this before but nevertheless it is a very important genetic story .

Genetic defect

I had no idea that dimples were a genetic defect .

Insurance and genetics

This will never really go away as genetics plays a important part in our health . 

Well worth it

The President of Ireland has made a good decision in awarding this young genetics researcher the prize .

Breastfeeding problems

Too soon to say if breastfeeding problems could be genetic .

Genetic engineering and nuts

It seems that genetic enginerring could bring back the Chestnut .

Kennewick man and Native Americans

Another good use of genetics to better understand history .

Good genetics

This is one of the things that genetics should be used for .

Ebola genetics

The Guardian has a interesting article on the genetics of Ebola .

Yes it can

Taking control of your genetic information can go too far .

Mental health and creativity

I have covered the links between mental health and creativity before .

Bad mummy

You shouldn't give your sons genetic flaws .

Difficult genetics

The Swiss have made a difficult genetic decision .

Genetic trends

Genetic trends are very hard to predict .

Genetic switch

A important article on genetic switch. It seems that it can explain things like gender .

Healthy genetic information

I would not try to access it myself personally. I don't want to know my genetic risks .

Genetically engineered virus cures patients

According to the Telegraph a genetically engineered virus has cured patients of skin cancer .

Brain cancer genetics

A major discovery in brain cancer genetics .

Musk and genetic engineering

Elon Musk doesn't want to get into genetic engineering because of the Hitler problem .

Genetic race

Article on race to crack genetic code .

Brain genetics

A interesting article with a nice picture .

Brain tumor genetic makeup

Brain tumor genetic makeup is critical to treatment .

Automated genetic testing

Not sure if I really understand this automated genetic testing .

Glaucoma genetics

A study on the genetics of glaucoma .

High price of genius

A new genetic study has shown the high price of genius . 

Mental health and creativity

A follow up to the Guardian story from last night .

Creativity and mental illness

New genetic study claims to have found a link between creativity and mental illness .

Edit genetic essence of life

We should be able to edit the genetic essence of life so long as it is of benefit to society if not than no .

Young gene

Some people have the gene which makes them look younger .

Genetic engineering plants

It's good to see that genetic engineering is been used to make plants survive droughts .

Trauma genetics

I have not thought about trauma genetics .

Better diagnosis

Another way that genetics is playing a important part .

Genetic engineering illnesses

Genetic engineering could get rid of some of those illnesses .

Surprising genetics

The people behind the genetic study were surprised .

Having babies genetics

Are some women having babies earlier because of their genetics ?

GM crops in India

It's good to see NGO's in India making a call for genetically modified crops .

First child genetics

Genetics play a role in when women will have their first child .

Scottish genetics leader

He works in Cardiff not in Scotland .

Addiction genetics

In light of what happened to Charles Kennedy this is a important article .

Cancer genetics

It seems to be different in younger people .

Cheap genetics

Those genetic tests cost under $500 so long as you don't use insurance companies .

Funny genetics

This story was rubbished on Sky News last night. We need more evidence on this .