30 October 2009

Obesity - Caused by genes from our past?

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As most of you will know, obesity is a serious problem in developed countries such as Australia and the US, and is becoming more and more pr...
29 October 2009

MAOA - If You Have This Gene, You're More Likely To Join A Gang?

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Boys who carry a particular variation of the gene Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) often called as warrior gene are more likely to join gangs and ...
28 October 2009

Sleep Genes Identified

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Sleep is a behaviour that is common in all animals but the reason to how lack of sleep can affect the animal’s condition requires further in...

Genetics: The Key to Domestication

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Have you ever wanted to own a pet tiger, but thought it was impossible for safety reasons? This may become a reality in the future. Scientis...
23 October 2009

Susceptible to Melanoma?

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Excessive sunlight exposure is commonly associated with skin cancer. At the present moment, Australia is ranked number one in having the hig...
22 October 2009

Proteins and Male Infertility, the streamlined sperm

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The sperm cell is the only cell that swims and the speed of the sperm is critical in fertility. Just like how swimmers can wear suits to in...

Gene linked found for better treatment of Type 2 diabetes

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Type 2 diabetes is characterized by high blood glucose due to insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency. The discovery by diabetes ...
21 October 2009

DOG BREEDING

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DOG BREEDING - 42054692 A controversial British documentary about the breeding of dogs has stunned the Australian public. Nowadays, one of t...

Bar Flies: Fruit Flies Help Unravel the Genetics of Alcohol Sensitivity

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After effectively using fruit flies, scientifically known as Drosophila melanogaster, for various genetic related endeavours, a group of sci...

Eat but not get fat!

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The problem of obesity is alarming, especially in Australia. Females in their teen years often go on diet to appear slim and attractive. The...
20 October 2009

The Sweetness of Nectar

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People commonly give loved ones flowers as gifts whilst they rarely consider how these plants can be so beautiful. Floral nectar is fu...

Gaining Insight into DNA transposition

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It was not long ago since the DNA trasposition had been shown to play vital roles in the development of an organism. Transposons, or the ...

Human Epigenome : The Mould For Humanity

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From a paper published on the 14th October issue of Nature, scientists has successfully uncovered the first complete high resolution map of ...