September 8, 2006
To understand a sequenced genome, scientists need to know where and when the genes are switched on - that has come closer for the "lab rat" of the plant world
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Two men originally given six months to live are clear of cancer after treatment with genetically engineered immune cells
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A 15-year-long international screening effort has identified a previously unrecognised trigger for autism, located on the X chromosome
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September 7, 2006
The gene mutation may persist in human populations because, although two copies of it prove fatal, one copy protects against a common killer
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September 1, 2006
Unlike social insects like ants, it is rare for arachnids to live in a cooperative group, but a colonial species is discovered that hunts in teams
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Researchers have shown that adult stem cells from bone marrow will begin to differentiate according to the toughness of the surrounding surfaces
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