Oct 2 : The rate of molecular evolution in organisms cannot be more than six mutations per genome per generation, for beyond this, species run the risk of extinction as their genomes lose stability, a new study by a team of Harvard University scientists has revealed.
September 22 : A study of mice by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has uncovered about 350 genes related to female fertility, opening the door to much wider study in the poorly understood field of infertility.
Sept 18 : A new study has revealed that one specific part of the genome, TRAF1 (TNF receptor-associated factor 1), is associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
Sept 17 : Researchers from the Smithsonian Institute are leading the worldwide effort to identify species in the laboratory and in the field with the technique of DNA barcoding.
September 17 : A research at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute suggests that common, complex human diseases are more likely to occur due to genetic variation in regions that control activity of genes, rather than in the regions that specify the protein code.
Washington, September 13: A new study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have identified a distinct pattern of gene expression in immune cells from people who experience chronically high levels of loneliness
September 7 : Three genomic tests—of prognosis, of sensitivity to chemotherapy, and of sensitivity to hormone therapy—separately predict the likelihood of recurrence of breast cancer if no treatment follows the surgery, and the cancer’s vulnerability to chemotherapy or hormone therapy, says a report.
Sept. 4 : Controversial genomics pioneer Craig Venter has sequenced his own genome, and described it in his upcoming book A Life Decoded.
September 2: It became clear nearly a century ago that many genes likely influence how tall a person grows, though little progress, if any, has followed in defining the myriad genes.
August 12 : A new study has found that genetic variants in mitochondria are directly linked to metabolic markers for type 2 diabetes.