A DNA (genetic) marker is a gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify individuals or species.
Shorter protective caps – telomeres – on the chromosomes of certain white blood cells may influence the likelihood of developing age-related brain diseases...
A new genetic test to accurately predict an individual's risk of developing breast cancer will soon be rolled out at two hospital clinics in Manchester...
Since 2011, Polity Books has published a number of books in its 'Resources Series', which have focused on subjects like diamonds, oil and timber. Yet its forthcoming volume marks something of a shift, for its focus is bioinformation...
Researchers have found seven risk genes for insomnia through two large genome-wide and gene-based association studies...
A donor-conceived Dutch woman, Emi Stikkelman, is the first to find her sperm donor using an American commercial DNA bank...
A study of almost 80,000 people has identified 40 new genes linked to intelligence...
Researchers have identified a gene variant that increases the risk of depression, while elsewhere the largest genetic study testing for risk factors gets underway...
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first genetic test to estimate an individual's risk of disease that can be sold directly to consumers...
A genetic test based on 31 markers could be used to predict at what age an individual is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease...
A drug currently used to treat osteoporosis in old age may help prevent breast cancer in women with a genetic predisposition for the disease...
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