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Time to Grow Up
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Not Your Garden-Variety Tomato
Researchers engineer cancer-fighting purple tomatoes
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Why Men Cheat
Study chalks up promiscuous behavior to a single genetic change
August 25, 2008
Gene Identified for Deadly Childhood Cancer
Find may lead to better screening and treatment for neuroblastoma
August 7, 2008
They Smell Like Twins
Sweaty study reveals that genetics determines body odor
July 31, 2008
Stem Cell Breakthrough in ALS Research
Researchers reprogram skin cells from a patient to become motor neurons
February 7, 2008
Kissing Cousins Sire Kids by the Dozens
Related couples appear to have a reproductive advantage
February 1, 2008
Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue?
Researchers locate genetic change that leads to baby blues, and it's not where they expected
September 18, 2007
Rein in DNA Fingerprinting, Report Urges
Advisory group recommends U.K. police maintain genetic profiles of only convicted criminals
November 6, 2006
Did Modern Humans Get a Brain Gene from Neandertals?
Evidence of genetic mixing offers a tantalizing hint about brain evolution
October 5, 2006
When Genes Evolve, a Staccato Rhythm
Genetic changes can occur in bursts during speciation
July 18, 2006
Feeding a Hungry Tumor
Infamous breast cancer gene helps keep blood flowing to cancer cells
April 24, 2006
Boning Up on a Rare Disease
Researchers identify genetic mutation that traps victims in a "second skeleton"
March 3, 2006
Bighorns Back in Business
Importing new genes reinvigorates an isolated, inbred population
