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Twins Are Intriguing Research Subjects for Biometircs Researchers
September 8, 2010 Researchers are examining how iris discrimination performs in twins to confirm prior claims that biometrics is capable of differentiating between ... > full story -
Survey Says: Genetics Affect Whether We're Willing to Take Surveys
August 30, 2010 Genetics play a key factor in whether someone is willing to take a survey, according to a new ... > full story -
Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Reprogrammed Cells Virtually Identical
August 5, 2010 Human embryonic stem cells and adult cells reprogrammed to an embryonic stem cell-like state -- so-called induced pluripotent stem or iPS cells -- exhibit very few differences in their gene ... > full story -
Fungi's Genetic Sabotage in Wheat Discovered
July 13, 2010 Using molecular techniques, scientists have shown how the subversion of a single gene in wheat by two fungal foes triggers a kind of cellular suicide in the grain crop's ... > full story -
Why Some Plants Flower in Spring, Autumn and Some in Summer
June 29, 2010 Scientists have uncovered a new piece in the puzzle about why some plants flower in spring/autumn and some in summer. They have isolated a gene responsible for regulating the expression of CONSTANS, ... > full story -
First Cloned Horse Using Oocytes from a Live Mare
June 11, 2010 Researchers have achieved another cloning first with the successful delivery of a foal using oocytes from a live mare, the first such clone in the ... > full story -
Breakthrough in Stem Cell Culturing
May 31, 2010 For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been cultured under chemically controlled conditions without the use of animal substances, which is essential for future clinical uses. The method ... > full story -
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MS Study Suggests Key Role of Environmental Factor in the Disease
April 28, 2010 Scientists are reporting what they say is compelling evidence that some powerful non-heritable, environmental factor likely plays a key role in the development of multiple ... > full story -
Poor Quality Teachers May Prevent Children from Reaching Reading Potential, Study Finds
April 22, 2010 When it comes to early reading, a bad teacher can prevent children from reaching their full potential. That's the finding of a new study that may put an end to a longstanding scholarly debate about ... > full story -
Traces of Early Native Americans -- In Sunflower Genes
April 2, 2010 New information about early Native Americans' horticultural practices comes not from hieroglyphs or other artifacts, but from a suite of four gene duplicates found in wild and domesticated ... > full story
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