Category Archives: Human Genetics

Response Genetics Raises More Than $7.8 Million in Financing

Response Genetics, Inc. announced today that it has entered into purchase agreements with investors to raise more than $7.8 million from the private placement of apprSource:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=genetics&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Whole-exome sequencing discovers cause of glycosylation disorders

Sequencing a patient's entire genome to discover the source of his or her disease is not routine – yet. Continue reading

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Whole exome sequencing identifies cause of metabolic disease

Public release date: 3-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Holly Korschun hkorsch@emory.edu 404-727-3990 Emory University Sequencing a patient's entire genome to discover the source of his or her disease is not routine ? yet. Continue reading

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Singapore scientists lead in 3D mapping of human genome to help understand human diseases

( Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore ) Genome Institute of Singapore's Associate Director of Genomic Technologies, Dr Yijun RUAN, led a continuing study on the human genome spatial/structural configuration, revealing how genes interact/communicate and influence each other, even when they are located far away from each other. This discovery is crucial in understanding … Continue reading

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Kempner High hosting genetics lecture

Dr. Sam Rhine, a Harvard educated geneticist and internationally recognized educator to future researchers in genetic frontiers, will be addressing Kempner students Feb. 2 at Brazos Hall, at the Unive Continue reading

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The Reality of Race – Video


26-01-2012 09:21 Jared Taylor, editor of American Renaissance, explains the biological basis of race. Sources: Weiss, Rick, and Justin Gillis. Continue reading

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Penn research finds genetic link between Native Americans, Russian region

By comparing DNA samples from hundreds of volunteers, a Penn anthropologist and his colleagues have tied Native Americans to a group of people living in a small region of Russia called the Altai, near the borders of Mongolia, China, and Kazakstan. The results, published in Friday's issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, add another chapter to the story of the settlement of the Americas. Continue reading

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New genome center receives $30 million in grants

Two new grants from the National Human Genome Research Institute have opened doors for studying genetics at the UW. Continue reading

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Jobs, genetics won't stop her from climbing

Marybeth Dingledy, who will be sworn in as Snohomish County's newest Superior Court judge next month, stands on top of Mount Baker in 2006. Dingledy has summited a number of peaks with Climb to Fight Breast Cancer, which benefits Seattle's … Continue reading

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Out of Africa and out of Siberia | Gene Expression

The latest edition of The American Journal of Human Genetics has two papers using “old fashioned” uniparental markers to trace human migration out of Africa and Siberia respectively. Continue reading

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Following genetic footprints out of Africa: First modern humans settled in Arabia

A new study, using genetic analysis to look for clues about human migration over sixty thousand years ago, suggests that the first modern humans settled in Arabia on their way from the Horn of Africa to the rest of the world. Continue reading

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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Awards $5 Million Grant to Museum of Science for Construction of Hall of Human Life

With a $5 million grant that was awarded yesterday by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center , the Museum of Science, Boston can begin construction of a timely new exhibit, the Hall of Human Life , starting this summer. Continue reading

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Following the first steps out of Africa

( Cell Press ) A new study uses genetic analysis to look for clues about the migration of the first modern humans who moved out of Africa more than 60,000 years ago. The research, published Jan. 26 by Cell Press in the American Journal of Human Genetics provides intriguing insight into the earliest stages of human migration and suggests that modern humans settled in Arabia on their way from the … Continue reading

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Racial Hygiene in Germany – Video


28-11-2011 12:13 The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Anthropology, Human Heredity, and Eugenics quickly became the leading center for human genetics in Germany and gained recognition for, among other things, its empirically-based research. The institute’s staff worked as experts, assessors and consultants for government policies. Continue reading

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Geneticist clarifies role of Proto-Malays in human origin

INTERVIEW Leading Oxford University geneticist Dr Stephen Oppenheimer is taken aback by how politically charged the research into the origins of human population is in Malaysia. Continue reading

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Rowley to receive Japan Prize for her role in the development of targeted cancer therapy

( University of Chicago Medical Center ) The University of Chicago's Janet Rowley will share the 2012 Japan Prize for Healthcare and Medical Technology with Brian Druker, OHSU, and Nicholas Lydon, Ph.D., Novartis, for their roles in the development of the first precisely targeted anti-cancer drug, Gleevec. The recipients, “have made significant contributions to society by achieving momentous … Continue reading

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Heather Madsen Talks About"Strength and Peace through Acceptance" Heather has Miller Syndrome – Video


21-01-2012 15:52 Heather Madsen tells audience about herself and describes some of the challenges she is living with and learning to overcome and accept. These challenges include: Miller syndrome, PCD (lung disease”, autism, ADD, hearing loss, and esophageal spasms. Heather has a degree in psychology and is a writer Continue reading

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Roche's GS Junior Sequencing System Used in Research on Personalized Tumor Treatment

BRANFORD, Connecticut , January 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –The Center for Human Genetics and Laboratory Medicine Dr. Klein and Dr. Rost, and IMGM Laboratories, both located in Martinsried Germany, reported …Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=human+genetics&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Raising Money for University of Utah Human Genetics Sequencing Machine: First Genome Family – Video


22-12-2011 10:58 After finding answers to their 33 year question, Debbie Jorde, Heather and Logan Madsen, and Lynn Jorde, along with Mark Miller and many other people, are working to raise money for the University of Utah, Human Genetics Department, for gene sequencing machines. The University of Utah Health Sciences is helping thousands of people every day. You can too! Donate to the Human Genetics Department Continue reading

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A Species Odyssey-Pt.2 (1/3) – Video


21-03-2011 03:18 “A Species Odyssey” portrays the origins of Mankind from the moment the first primate stood up on their hind legs and set off to conquer the African Savanna, to modern Man, setting off to conquer space. Continue reading

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