| 单词 | genetic |
| 例句 | Early farmers surely didn’t use molecular genetic techniques to arrive at their results. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A few days ago I might have disagreed with her, unsure how influential their belief in genetic damage was on their behavior. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Crick was referring to the striking universality of the flow of genetic information throughout biology.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Dobzhansky had sought simplicity—but he had also issued a strident moral warning against the oversimplification of the logic of genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “I’ll go. But don’t for a second think that I actually believe she’s not interested in you for more than your genetic code.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Only cells that had been transformed by a virus or a genetic mutation had the potential to become immortal. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z These injuries to the genetic material are of a kind that may lead to disease in the individual exposed or they may make their effects felt in future generations. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Its closest genetic relative is a mountain grass called teosinte that looks strikingly different—for one thing, its “ears” are smaller than the baby corn served in Chinese restaurants. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Fruit flies had transformed genetics by virtue of rare mutants. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The political empowerment of the working class, Galton believed, would just provoke their genetic empowerment: they would produce bushels of children, dominate the gene pool, and drag the nation toward profound mediocrity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Listen, one of the things my supervisor and I do is genetic testing,” Matthew says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A century of exploration of genetics illuminated how organisms transmit “likeness” to each other. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But they couldn’t study human genetics the same way. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Recombination is also a form of “mutation”—except whole chunks of genetic material are swapped between chromosomes.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The whole concept of genetic damage by something in the environment is also relatively new, and is little understood except by the geneticists, whose advice is too seldom sought. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Even as archaeologists try to work out how the area’s first inhabitants reshaped their physical environment, other scientists are beginning to trace out their impacts in its genetic heritage. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The “sterilization of failures”—the weeding and culling of the human genetic garden—haunted him with its many implicit moral hazards. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z While I do think certain individuals are disposed to crime because of their genetic inheritance or an abusive upbringing, I am convinced that apartheid turned many otherwise law-abiding citizens into criminals. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z DNA replication requires many more proteins than just DNA polymerase to unfold the twisted double helix and to ensure that the genetic information is copied accurately. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Everyone who was familiar with half-men and their genetics said that Tool was an impossible creature. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She was a molecular biologist working on identifying genes associated with complex genetic traits. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the 193os, America was infatuated with the pseudoscience of eugenics and its promise of strengthening the human race by culling the “unfit” from the genetic pool. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z But if genes blended with each other, then Jenkin’s “white man” was fundamentally doomed—at least in a genetic sense. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The second contribution of the Nazis to genetics was never intended as a contribution. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In organic chemistry, invertebrate zoology, and the inspired symmetry of Mendelian genetics, I have found a religion that serves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's opening doors on behavior. I mean, literature is good. But the literature of the future is going to be based on genetics, not on environment. Believe me, the stuff we are learning is heavy." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Scientists in laboratories throughout North America and Europe began fusing cells and using them to map genetic traits to specific chromosomes, creating a precursor to the human genome map we have today. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We follow her past the gene therapy room where I saw a map of my genetic code, farther into the heart of the compound than I have been yet. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z For Galton, the continuous reproduction of softheaded women and men posed a grave genetic threat to the nation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It is clear by this that sex of rearing, rather than genetic determinants, plays a greater role in the establishment of gender identity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But if the Interbreeding Theory is right, there might well be genetic differences between Africans, Europeans and Asians that go back hundreds of thousands of years. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If you take Alaska’s genetic code and you add her life experiences and the relationships she had with people, and then you take the size and shape of her body, you do not get her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Countless doctors have drawn little tic-tac-toe grids for my parents over the years to try to explain the genetic lottery to them. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z McKusick was a renowned geneticist who’d founded the world’s first human genetics department at Hopkins, where he maintained a catalog of hundreds of genes, including several he’d discovered himself in Amish populations. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Many genetic males raised as girls don’t blend in so easily. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z If genetic modules are so autonomous, then why—to turn Morgan’s riddle on its head—are legs not growing out of fly’s heads, or humans not born with thumbs emerging from our noses? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They hadn’t counted on the highly controlled jabberjay having the brains to adapt to the wild, to pass on its genetic code, to thrive in a new form. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “They pine. They are very loyal. They cannot live without their masters. It comes from a line of canine genetics.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He liked the classical genetic assumption that male and female cells contribute equal amounts of genetic material, even though the resulting analysis was perversely complex. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Applied biology,” as the Nazis understood it, was really applied genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Even as genetics was being used to justify sweeping changes in law and society, the gene itself had remained a doggedly abstract entity, a ghost lurking in the biological machine. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Morbidly interested in genetics and medical research, Mengele rose to become physician in chief at Auschwitz, where he unleashed a series of monstrous experiments on twins. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They also house blood samples taken from most infants born in the United States since the late sixties, when states started mandating the screening of all newborns for genetic diseases. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The distinction between the two “races” of flies by virtue of a single chromosomal inversion was the most dramatic example of genetic variation that any geneticist had ever seen in a natural population. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Rifkin and many others believed that any manipulation of DNA, even in a controlled laboratory setting, was dangerous because it might lead to genetic mutations and make it possible to engineer “designer babies.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The second reconciliation—between genetics and evolution—required more than mathematical modeling; it hinged on experimental data. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The genetic anomaly that makes me aware during simulations also suggests I could be resistant to serums, so my truth serum testimony might not be reliable. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z To my delight I made sense of almost all the previously bewildering genetic crosses. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z For Morgan, this genetic linkage could only mean one thing: genes had to be physically linked to each other. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I don’t want to spend time with Nita and Tobias together, knowing that her supposed genetic damage gives her something in common with him that I will never have. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Because all this ‘genetic damage’ nonsense is ridiculous,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z That genetic and linguistic uniformity of Indonesia and the Philippines is initially as surprising as is the predominant linguistic uniformity of China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This transition—from explanation to manipulation—is precisely what makes the field of genetics resonate far beyond the realms of science. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Thus both Luria and Delbruck hoped the Copenhagen lab would be the place where the combined techniques of chemistry and genetics might eventually yield real biological dividends. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “A man surrounded by genetic damage cannot help but mimic it with his own behavior,” Zoe says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When I talked to Susan Hsu, now a director of medical genetics at the American Red Cross, she told me that working with McKusick on HeLa cells was a highlight of her career. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Did the Nazi geneticists make any real contributions to the science of genetics? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z His children—from black wives—would presumably inherit half his genetic essence. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Inbreeding is common in Appalachia, as are genetic deformities, but Nurse Rosalee noticed nothing unusual about me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Humans, like many mammals, have hormonal and genetic mechanisms that help control procreation. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody, least of all humans themselves, had any inkling that their descendants would one day walk on the moon, split the atom, fathom the genetic code and write history books. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the darkness, while my teeth were slowly coerced into straightness, the rest of my face had begun to give in to a stronger, genetic predisposition toward crookedness. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The result, a compact treatise titled Generation of Animals, would serve as a foundational text for human genetics just as Plato’s Republic was a founding text for political philosophy. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z His grandchildren would inherit a quarter; his great-grandchildren, an eighth; his great-great-grandchildren, one-sixteenth, and so forth—until his genetic essence had been diluted, in just a few generations, into complete oblivion. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Using their previously calculated rate of genetic change as a standard, they estimated when the original group had migrated to the Americas: 22,414 to 29,545 years ago. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z To explain the intersection of genetics, natural selection, and evolution in formal terms, Dobzhansky resurrected two important words—genotype and phenotype. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We have now seen that the combined evidence of archaeology, physical anthropology, and genetics supports this view. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I know so little about genetics—just what I can see passed down from parent to child, in my face and in friends’ faces. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The news about DNA and the genetic code did not displace an earlier dogma; there was nothing much there to be moved aside. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was like, So he’s the genetic clone of Abraham Lincoln. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, this guy I met—Matthew is his name—works in one of the labs here, and he says they would be interested in looking at our genetic material for research,” she says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z If the full potential of the modern science of genetics was to be unleashed, Muller thought, it would be in Berlin. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Some of the people here want to blame genetic damage for everything,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Because of certain genetic and hormonal conditions, it was sometimes very difficult to determine the sex of a newborn baby. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z One scientist has even suggested that some sort of “zoo” should be established to preserve insects, mites, and the like, before their genetic composition is further changed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Woe betide the plant whose genetic program is mismatched to the latitude of the field in which it is planted! Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Since there were no laws limiting genetic engineering, Rifkin regularly sued to stop it using any existing laws that might apply. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z As with many autoimmune diseases, it's unknown what causes some people to develop vitiligo, though it is suspected that there can be a genetic factor, and it can be triggered by stress. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Researchers had long believed that human cells contained forty- eight chromosomes, the threads of DNA inside cells that contain all of our genetic information. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z This opened a fast lane of cultural evolution, bypassing the traffic jams of genetic evolution. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The pretext of genetic cleansing had largely been subsumed by its progression into ethnic cleansing. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z What drew headline attention, however, was the academy’s finding that even low-level radiation exposure carried potential genetic consequences. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Even a cursory look at Levene’s proposed structure for DNA disqualified it as a carrier of genetic information. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z McKusick’s research on the Lacks family coincided with the beginning of a new era of genetic research, in which the concept of risk to patients would change completely. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Racial hygiene,” as Ploetz described it, was the genetic cleansing of the race, just as personal hygiene was the physical cleaning of the self. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Northern Europeans who were sent out to hot tropical lowland areas used to die in droves of diseases such as malaria, to which tropical peoples had evolved some genetic resistance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I mean, obviously I’d be a model. I’ve been on the cover of Teen Vogue twice. These genetics transcend all circumstance.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z By similar logic, the interlocking of just a few crucial concepts relaunched the science of genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z And just as personal hygiene routinely purged debris and excrement from the body, racial hygiene eliminated genetic detritus, thereby resulting in the creation of a healthier and purer race.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The index is supposed to keep the world free from cultural and genetic bias, but aren’t there underlying factors that we can’t escape? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The genetic code inside Ebola is a single strand of rna. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z DNA is identified as the source of genetic information. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z That genes could also be reproduced, recombined between chromosomes, and repaired by specific proteins, explained how cells and organisms manage to conserve, copy, and reshuffle genetic information across generations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The actual nature of the genetic code, it turns out, is astoundingly simple: there’s just one molecule that carries our hereditary information and just one code. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I’m having trouble paying attention. “—doing some genetic analysis, which is fine, but before, we were developing a way to make the memory compound behave as a virus,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z His hair was cropped short, his skin a deep golden brown, and he had that sort of lean muscle that came easy to some people through the gift of genetics. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z So catastrophic was the decline that the Siriono passed through a genetic bottleneck. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The arrows did not signify chemical transformations, but instead expressed the transfer of genetic information from the sequences of nucleotides in DNA molecules to the sequences of amino acids in proteins. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Since twins share identical genetic material, he reasoned, any substantial similarities between them could be attributed to genes, while any differences were the consequence of environment. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The disjunction between the prince’s all-too-human genetic inheritance and his all-too-exalted political inheritance must have seemed particularly evident to the critics of the monarchy. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But for some reason on that first horrible night, it seemed as though everything I ever did to Jeffrey had probably caused some horrible genetic damage. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A political utopia would develop as a consequence of genetic utopia. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “The factions were our predecessors’ attempt to incorporate a ‘nurture’ element to the experiment—they discovered that mere genetic correction was not enough to change the way people behaved. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But in Delbriick’s world no chemical thought matched the power of a genetic cross. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z When a cell divides, its genetic material divides within it and is partitioned to its daughters. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z For instance, who decided that the first number of one’s genetic index would be Caucasoid? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “As you can see, he has the right genetic components for simulation awareness, but he doesn’t have the same ‘healed’ genes that Tris does.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z By the end of the evening, Sturtevant had sketched the first linear genetic map of half a dozen genes along a Drosophila chromosome. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The phrase “a little genetic test” strikes me as an oxymoron. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Twins were infected with typhus to determine genetic variations in the responses to bacterial infections. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Davenport’s 1911 book, Heredity in Relation to Eugenics, was the movement’s bible; it was also widely assigned as a textbook of genetics in colleges across the nation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Bell, a vastly more virulent form of “genetic cleansing” would engulf that continent like a violent contagion, morphing the language of genes and inheritance into its most potent and macabre form. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Counterpoised against the myth of “race suicide” and “race deterioration” was the equal and opposite myth of racial and genetic purity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The main killers were Old World germs to which Indians had never been exposed, and against which they therefore had neither immune nor genetic resistance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, all three students would quarrel fiercely, unleashing a cycle of envy and destructiveness that would blaze through the discipline of genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z While state-sponsored sterilization programs expanded throughout the nation, a grassroots movement to personalize genetic selection was also gaining popularity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The physical and mental characteristics that had so entranced Galton—height, weight, beauty, intelligence—were merely the outer shadows of genetic characteristics lurking underneath. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In the twentieth century, genetics brought the Ancient Greek notion of fate into our very cells. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The parents—ardent Nazis—hoped to service their nation by eliminating their child from the nation’s genetic heritage. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Shock therapy” was obviously at odds with genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I cringed a little at the position of power I’d been granted, and all because I had won at the genetic lottery that had determined my sex. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The metabolic alteration produced a profound genetic alteration in a cell. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The teacher lectured for about five minutes, and then it was time to do a worksheet on genetic makeup. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They tell us race is an invention, that there is more genetic variation between two black people than there is between a black person and a white person. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Changes made to our genetic makeup by our predecessors were done to protect us. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In contrast, ever since the Cognitive Revolution, Sapiens have been able to change their behaviour quickly, transmitting new behaviours to future generations without any need of genetic or environmental change. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We can sequence human DNA, and identify genetic mutations that cause, for example, diabetes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Yet genetic deterioration through man-made agents is the menace of our time, “the last and greatest danger to our civilization.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Joseph never imagined his attraction to fire could be genetic, something that reached back through the generations. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The double helix has solved all three of the major challenges of genetic physiology using ingenious variations on the same theme. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z More than any scientist before him, Bateson also grasped the idea that the discontinuous nature of genetic information carried vast implications for the future of human genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z By then the language of eugenics and genetics had long become subsidiary to the more malevolent language of racial hatred. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But regulation of body temperature is under our genetic control and doesn’t just happen by accident. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “We believe that the best way to help our world is to fix its genetic deficiencies,” Amar says, like he’s reciting it from memory. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A flaw in identity; a genetic illness; a blemish that cannot be separated from the self—the same phrase served all meanings. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “You city kids always find it a shock. But you know about genetics, don’t you?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The delayed recognition of the gene as the answer to the central problem of biology had a strange consequence: genetics had to be reconciled with other major fields of biology as an afterthought. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z How could Indians descend from Europeans if they did not inherit their genetic makeup? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z That event evidently took place too recently for the colonists to evolve dark skins, distinct language families, or genetic distinctiveness or diversity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By tallying the accumulated genetic differences in Haplogroup A members, Bonatto and Bolzano calculated that Indians had left Asia thirty-three thousand to forty-three thousand years ago, even earlier than estimated by Wallace and Neel. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Even so, the mark of Nazi genetics remained, like an indelible scar. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Nita says tersely, “Their entire lives erased, against their will, for the sake of solving a genetic damage ‘problem’ that doesn’t actually exist. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In a rambling treatise entitled The Racial Biology of Jews, Otmar von Verschuer, a professor at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, argued, for instance, that neurosis and hysteria were intrinsic genetic features of Jews. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded was an ideal experiment in genetic cleansing, they noted. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There was also something else working in my favor here: my genetics. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Only now that we are about to destroy more than an acceptable level of genetic material are they deciding to intervene. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Nor is it the result of some quirky genetic mutation. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Any form of scientific dissent to his theories—especially any belief in Mendelian genetics or Darwinian evolution—was outlawed in the Soviet Union. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It’s a genetic trait, like his widow’s peak and his slow brown eyes and the job he inherited at the post office. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps some key steps in the development of the genetic code, or the Cambrian explosion, or bipedal stature among our ancestors were initiated by cosmic rays. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Pena had become interested while abroad in using genetics as a historical tool—studying family trees and migrations by examining DNA. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There’s that other part of his genetic makeup that’s not inherited but just incredibly bad luck. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Instead I told them that I now knew that X-ray crystallography was the key to genetics. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z What is necessary is a program of artificial selection and genetic engineering of dark plants—perhaps lichens—that could survive the much more severe Martian environment. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the strongest of dwarf urges, a genetic memory born from millennia spent tunneling. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Shawn’s undergoing this painful and expensive procedure is the reason my parents would take me to an orthodontist to correct the same defect, which was genetic. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A tiny change in its genetic code, and it might turn into a cough and take out the human race. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We are now on less certain ground; there may, for example, be impediments in the evolution of the genetic code, although I think this unlikely over billions of years of primeval chemistry. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And it did not help that since her midteens Joyce had begun to suffer from arthritis, apparently a genetic gift from her father. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z These fairs often contained “Mendel booths,” where the principles of genetics and the laws of inheritance were demonstrated using puppets. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z First, even our cognitive abilities as adults are heavily influenced by the social environment that we experienced during childhood, making it hard to discern any influence of preexisting genetic differences. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, the chemists who did work on DNA were almost always organic chemists with no interest in genetics. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z While Vavilov and other geneticists languished in prison, Lysenko’s supporters launched a vigorous campaign to discredit genetics as a science. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Instead, he thought he might return to genetics—an ambition Elizebeth encouraged. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Division of the RNA component into a large number of subunits would produce polynucleotide chains too small to carry the genetic information that Francis and I believed must reside in the viral RNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They surround a single strand of rna, which is the virus’s genetic code. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It could also violate the 2008 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, created to protect people from losing their health insurance or employment due to genetic discrimination. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Gene regulation—the turning on and off of genes by proteins—described the mechanism by which combinatorial complexity could be generated from the one hard copy of genetic information in a cell. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Before the simulation attack, part of the Abnegation aid effort involved testing the factionless for a certain genetic anomaly,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The organizers don’t want someone with a “genetic defect” like my eyes for the new planet. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He told them to go back to their labs after the conference and start testing cells for the G6PD-A genetic marker, to see how widespread this problem might be. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z "Dr. Spivak says my unique status as a marvel of genetic aberration makes me an object of intense curiosity," he says in that lofty way of his. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The word genocide shares its root with gene—and for good reason: the Nazis used the vocabulary of genes and genetics to launch, justify, and sustain their agenda. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z That internal war doesn’t seem like a product of genetic damage—it seems completely, purely human. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Bell was being argued in the Supreme Court in 1927, the rhetoric of genetics and eugenics penetrated social, political, and personal discourses in the United States. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Chances are the thread viruses can survive for some time—if the surface is free of sunlight, which would break apart the virus’s genetic material. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The reconciliation between genetics and evolution was termed the Modern Synthesis or, grandly, the Grand Synthesis.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Barley has the further advantage that its genetics and morphology permit it to evolve quickly the useful changes in seed dispersal and germination inhibition that we discussed in the preceding chapter. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I recited, “I have an extremely rare genetic disorder that causes malformation of the limbs.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z My grandparents, unaware of their genetic mutation, concentrated on die more blatant disqualifications. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z What was worse, it was possible to get a university degree in biology without learning any genetics. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z By a process of genetic selection, the insects are developing strains resistant to chemicals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z If this is the way it is, some of us will continue to wear out and come unhinged in the sixth decade, and some much later, depending on genetic timetables. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Suppose the environment was changing so fast that the precoded genetic encyclopaedia, which served perfectly well before, was no longer entirely adequate. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If we enable the weak and the deformed to live and to propagate their kind, we face the prospect of a genetic twilight. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “No, it’s genetic. That means you have to be born with it.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The idea is that in any population of self- reproducing organisms, there will be variations in the genetic material and upbringing that different individuals have. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When they fused, the genetic material from the two cells combined, as with sperm meeting egg. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The genetic changes induced by domestication have occurred very rapidly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of my time I spent walking the streets or reading journal articles from the early days of genetics. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Scientists at work have the look of creatures following genetic instructions; they seem to be under the influence of a deeply placed human instinct. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The eerie phrase conveyed an escalation of the logic of eugenics: it was not enough to sterilize genetic defectives to cleanse the future state; it was necessary to exterminate them to cleanse the current state. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It was about the same size and shape as Mendel’s garden—and in time it would become an equally iconic site in the history of genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But a second mechanism of generating genetic diversity exists: genetic information can be swapped between chromosomes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Sturtevant’s rudimentary genetic map would foreshadow the vast and elaborate efforts to map genes along the human genome in the 1990s. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “True,” said Volta, “but she comes by her weight naturally. It’s genetic.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “The science of genetics is so new that it is impossible to say...what its boundaries may be,” a botanist wrote in 1914. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “We’ve never completely mastered Sameness. I suppose the genetic scientists are still hard at work trying to work the kinks out. Hair like Fiona’s must drive them crazy.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z As long as Homo erectus did not undergo further genetic alterations, its stone tools remained roughly the same—for close to 2 million years! Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1969, a Hopkins researcher used blood samples from more than 7,000 neighborhood children —most of them from poor black families—to look for a genetic predisposition to criminal behavior. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z However, the differential mortality from epidemic diseases in traditional European societies had little to do with intelligence, and instead involved genetic resistance dependent on details of body chemistry. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I knew how genetics worked—even normal identical twins didn’t look as identical as Theo’s brothers. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, as the standard human cell in most labs, HeLa was also being used in research that would advance the new field of human genetics. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The child was no longer a blank slate; every newborn had been inscribed by genetics and evolution. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And what if we learned to change our genetic code intentionally? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There’s probably a genetic reason every mother believes her son to be the apex of male beauty. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z A genetic explanation isn’t the only possible answer to Yali’s question. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I held out my hand to the other boy, who had lost the genetic lottery and ended up with the dreaded Persian Unibrow. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Before then, new varieties of organisms could arise only from the accumulation of random mutations—the selection of changes, letter by letter, in the genetic instructions. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the 1930s, Theodosius Dobzhansky, a Ukrainian biologist who had emigrated to the United States, set out to describe the extent of genetic variation in wild populations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t really connect to them in the way I think Harry hoped I might, but that was just a genetic issue. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z “So, there’s something I wanted to ask you. Would you be up for undergoing a little genetic test this morning?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But this is a sober, industrious field, and the work goes on methodically, with special interest just now in the molecular genetics of organelles. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, common chimpanzees have a genetic tendency to live in hierarchical groups headed by an alpha male. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Howard explained that a “genetic factor” means that vitiligo can sometimes run in families. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Also, she was bright enough to understand and accurately type his complex chemical and genetic ruminations. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “But when the genetic manipulations began to take effect, the alterations had disastrous consequences. As it turns out, the attempt had resulted not in corrected genes, but in damaged ones,” David says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The Pa-Ja-Mo paper laid a central question of genetics to bed: How can an organism have a fixed set of genes, yet respond so acutely to changes in the environment? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If the state needed cleansing, it would not be achieved through genetic selection, but through the reeducation of all individuals and the erasure of former selves. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z While attempting to isolate enough of the compounds in the cockroaches, an international consortium of scientists develops revolutionary technologies to increase the size of the cockroaches through genetic manipulation. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Because you have friends—and a boyfriend—with this genetic issue.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Landau starts talking about chemical compounds and genetic differences, and everyone is bouncing in their seats. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z One survey found that 53 percent of laboratories had stopped offering or developing at least one genetic test because of patent enforcement, and 67 percentfelt patents interfered with medical research. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Some people reset to twenty-one, which was the youngest genetic therapy could take a person. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was a decision that would launch him into a full-fledged battle with the science of genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Without this variation—without deep genetic diversity—an organism might ultimately lose its capacity to evolve. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Every time that cell divided, in the many embryological steps that went into making you, the original set of genetic instructions was duplicated with great fidelity. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There he got a scholarship to study genetics. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Of course, Abnegation turned out to be no better, in some ways. It seems there’s no escaping the reach of genetic damage. Even the Abnegation leadership was poisoned by it.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Such cases can often be detected by analyzing the resulting morphological, genetic, or chromosomal differences between specimens of the same crop or domestic animal in different areas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Were mutations sudden and spontaneous, or were abundant natural genetic variations already present in wild populations? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The gene entrances English and American reformers, who hope to manipulate human genetics to accelerate human evolution and emancipation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This black box of genetics was pried open, almost accidentally, by an unlikely scientist working on an unlikely organism. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Finally, their wild ancestors required very little genetic change to be converted into crops—for instance, in wheat, just the mutations for nonshattering stalks and uniform quick germination. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When DNA is damaged by a mutagen, such as X-rays, genetic information is obviously threatened. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Since our machinist needed at least three days merely to turn out the more simple phosphorus atoms, I went back to Clare after lunch to hammer out the final draft of my genetics manuscript. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Hemophilia—like white eyes in fruit flies—is a sex-linked genetic illness. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “The concept of a safe rate of radiation,” the study declared starkly, “simply does not make sense if one is concerned with genetic damage to future generations.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The paired maternal and paternal chromosomes hug each other and readily swap genetic information. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He enumerated the names of famous Charleses in order to stir up genetic ambition in the boy. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The other means involved European-introduced germs to which Aborigines had had no opportunity to acquire immunity or to evolve genetic resistance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z How was the set of genetic instructions, the genotype, translated into the actual physical manifestations, the phenotype, of an organism? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z New information about Japanese genetics and language origins, accumulating since the book’s first publication, now encourages me to test how Japan fits into my overall framework. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Nature was not as hungry to homogenize genetic variation as human eugenicists had presumed. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A sign on the first fence reads bureau OF genetic WELFARE. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Multiple genetic mutations are identified in human cancers, leading to a deeper genetic understanding of that disease. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Mengele obsessively measured their body parts to compare genetic influences on growth. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Cancer, perhaps, is an ultimate perversion of genetics—a genome that becomes pathologically obsessed with replicating itself. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “One hundred and forty-six people, exactly the number of Monitors on each ship, is all it takes for humans to continue with enough genetic diversity in case the rest of us die.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z No matter how ardently the giraffe’s ancestor stretched its neck, it could not convey that information into its genetic material. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If Donovan had inquired about unraveling the genetic code, Noah would have said that was easy too. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z But my mother had studied at a famous nursing school in Shanghai, and she said she knew all about genetics. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z To Watson and Crick, it was immediately clear that no single base—A, C, T, or G—could carry sufficient genetic message to build any part of a protein. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In time, as with Newtonian mechanics, the “central dogma” of genetics would be vastly refined, modified, and reformulated. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Thanks to the appearance of fiction, even people with the same genetic make-up who lived under similar ecological conditions were able to create very different imagined realities, which manifested themselves in different norms and values. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Our eating habits are mediated by a mind-boggling collection of such items, from spoons and glasses to genetic engineering labs and gigantic ocean-going ships. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The basic alphabet of the genetic code was complete. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I think blaming ourselves for situations we have no control over must be genetic. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z There is no evidence against genetic determinism more persuasive than the children of the rich. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z How could heat-killed bacterial debris—no more than a lukewarm soup of microbial chemicals—have transmitted a genetic trait to a live bacterium by mere contact? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Back in 10, he’d worked on one of the beef ranches, maintaining the genetic diversity of the herd with the implantation of long-frozen cow embryos. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Once scientists knew how many chromosomes people were supposed to have, they could tell when a person had too many or too few, which made it possible to diagnose genetic diseases. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Different populations had widely divergent genotypes, and these diverse genetic types coexisted and even overlapped in the wild. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Clara decided that if craziness can repeat itself in a family, then there must be a genetic memory that prevents it from being swallowed by oblivion. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, when our predecessors at the Bureau inserted ‘corrected’ genes into your ancestors, they also included a genetic tracker, which is basically something that shows us that a person has achieved genetic healing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Geographic isolation leads to genetic isolation, and to eventual reproductive isolation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Fortunately, Hard Tack’s raging temper had also come out in the genetic wash. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z How could chemical debris carry genetic information from one cell to another? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We are rightly appalled by the genetic effects of radiation; how then, can we be indifferent to the same effect in chemicals that we disseminate widely in our environment? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z For the most part, archaeologists had lacked the expertise to address the anti-Clovis evidence from genetics and linguistics. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And those genetic tests would eventually lead them to Henrietta’s family. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z That fulfills part of our definition of plant domestication, as the genetic modification of an ancestral plant in ways that make it more useful to consumers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In this way each new cell will contain a complete set of chromosomes, and all the genetic information encoded within them. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The moment of genetic exchange is particularly strange and wonderful. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If the Replacement Theory is correct, all living humans have roughly the same genetic baggage, and racial distinctions among them are negligible. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We are alive against the stupendous odds of genetics, infinitely outnumbered by all the alternates who might, except for luck, be in our places. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z People who could afford to buy creatures mixed from a genetic cocktail of humanity, tigers, and dogs. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Two million years ago, genetic mutations resulted in the appearance of a new human species called Homo erectus. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z By analyzing families that possessed intergenerational histories of mental illness, the study found striking evidence that bipolar disorder and schizophrenia shared a strong genetic link. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Griffith’s experiment may have stuffed genetics into a one-way taxicab and sent it scuttling toward a strange future—but Avery was reluctant to climb on that bandwagon. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As with language, the system is governed by genes, and there are genetic differences between species and between inbred animals of the same species. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z By October 1940, they began to sift through the concentrated bacterial detritus, painstakingly separating each chemical component, and testing each fraction for its capacity to transmit genetic information. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Because of those undoubted effects of childhood environment and learned knowledge on IQ test results, the psychologists’ efforts to date have not succeeded in convincingly establishing the postulated genetic deficiency in IQs of nonwhite peoples. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He had no inkling that his adopted city would, indeed, witness the unleashing of the new science of genetics, but in its most grisly form in history. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Eugenics was merely an applied form of genetics for Galton, just as agriculture was an applied form of botany. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Selecting phenotypes was going to be a flawed mechanism to guarantee genetic selection. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There was a kind of moth that had adapted to Drosophila genetics laboratories. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sing of its two cartridges, one for typing and one for correcting, that so eloquently represented her predicament, poised between the print of genetics and the Wite-Out of surgery. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “The exact amount of human variability,” he wrote, could be explained by rather obvious extensions of Mendelian genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This, perhaps, was the final contribution of Nazism to genetics: it placed the ultimate stamp of shame on eugenics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z First, it was evident that genetic variation was the norm, not the exception, in nature. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Rarely, though, genetic material can cross from one organism to another—not between parent and child, but between two unrelated strangers. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z People are so wildly different, and it’s hard to know when genetics or environment or just bad luck is decisive. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z If identical twins possess a strong concordance for schizophrenia, say, while fraternal twins—born and bred in an identical environment—show little concordance, then the roots of that illness can be firmly attributed to genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In recent years there have been expansion and strengthening in new fields; biologic membranes, immunology, genetics, and cell regulatory mechanisms are currently booming. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to go back in my mind to a time before genetics, before everyone was in the habit of saying about everything, “It’s in the genes.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Like Ploetz, Siemens realized that genetic cleansing could be justified only if scientists could first establish heredity: you could justify sterilizing a blind man only if you could establish that his blindness was inherited. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z For evolution to occur, an organism must be able to generate genetic variation—i.e., it must produce descendants that are genetically different from either parent. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “The Bureau is obsessed with procreation—with passing on genes. And George and I are both GPs, so any entanglement that can’t produce a stronger genetic code . . . It’s not encouraged, that’s all.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Women such as Carrie Buck weren’t genetic imbeciles; they were poor, illiterate, unhealthy, and powerless—victims of their social lot, not of the genetic lottery. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Significant changes in social behaviour cannot occur, in general, without genetic mutations. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z With the later rise of genetics, the explanations were recast once again, in genetic terms. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Their experiment was thus a powerful new proof that DNA is the primary genetic material. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Dinosaurs and humans in a genetic splice become robots and take over the world. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Over the last two decades, genetic technologies have advanced so rapidly that we can decipher how several of these genes operate in time and space to enable these complex functions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But it also provoked a volley of new questions: If Moni’s illness was genetic, then why had his father and sister been spared? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z What if I could know the precise nature of this genetic flaw? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Still don’t think genetic damage is to blame for any of these troubles?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Without equality, eugenics would inevitably falter on the false premise that social ills, such as vagrancy, pauperism, deviance, alcoholism, and feeblemindedness were genetic ills—while, in fact, they merely reflected inequality. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “It’s a weird genetic anomaly. I call it the Maya Paradox. I’m a world-class visible blusher despite loads of melanin. I’m pretty much a scientific wonder.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z One man’s “mutant” was another man’s “genetic variant.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The facts cited above are by-products of research in cell physiology or genetics. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The movement of genetic information from one chromosome to another occurs only under extremely special circumstances. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z No: Spaniards simply represented a wider genetic array. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The swapping of genetic information between paired chromosomes is crucial to the mixing and matching of hereditary information between parents. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Viruses reproduce by injecting bits of their genetic material into a living cell, essentially reprogramming the cell so it reproduces the virus instead of itself. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Not yet, anyway. He’s been a little preoccupied with the whole ‘genetic damage’ thing.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Each of Dobzhansky’s insights was a powerful plea against the misuse of genetics and human eugenics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As genetics moved from a material to a mechanistic conception of genes—from what genes are to what they do—human biologists began to perceive long-sought connections between genes, human physiology, and pathology. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The articles all ran photos of Henrietta’s family: her oldest son sitting at his dining room table in Baltimore, looking at a genetics textbook. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z This allowed scientists to begin mapping human genes to specific chromosomes by tracking the order in which genetic traits vanished. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And there was no reason for ruling out the idea that Chargaff’s regularities had their origin in the genetic code. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z That means that all modern humans arose from a very small population base, which would explain our lack of genetic diversity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z No matter what his or her genetic endowment, no one person’s immune system has enough different HLAs to identify every strain of every virus. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The simplest explanation, then, was that genetic information had passed between the two strains in a chemical form. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But despite their genetic similarity, maize looks and acts different from the rest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The campus was impressive for what happened within its walls: chest crackings, organ transplants, molecular imagings, genetic probes, and virtually any other medical service known in the advanced world. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In principle, the single-celled embryo does possess all the genetic information to specify a full organism. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It is shaped like a ladder twisted into a helix, the rungs available in four different molecular parts, which constitute the four letters of the genetic code. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In this case, the genetic tracker is awareness during simulations—it’s something we can easily test for, which shows us if your genes are healed or not. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z One reason why we should not have expected such unity is genetic. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Instead he told her about Henrietta’s cells being used for the polio vaccine and genetic research; he said they’d gone up in early space missions and been used in atomic bomb testing. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I say, What about doughnuts and fried chicken and genetics? The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Although chemical manufacturers are required by law to test their materials for toxicity, they are not required to make the tests that would reliably demonstrate genetic effect, and they do not do so. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z By 1961, several laboratories around the world had joined the race to decipher the genetic code. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z With the words “genetic deficiency” lingering in my mind, I nod and say, “I do.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But after August was born, my parents underwent genetic counseling. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z As new flies had been born, selected, and bred, the gene frequencies had changed, resulting in populations with new genetic compositions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The fringe is where my mother retreated after witnessing a murder—it is where the Bureau found her and rescued her because they suspected her genetic code was sound. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Walter Noel’s red blood cells and liver cells contained the same genetic information—but gene regulation ensured that the hemoglobin protein was only present in red blood cells, and not in the liver. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z While other students casually worked to complete the worksheet, Boobie ate some candy and left blank the entire second page, which asked for definitions of certain genetic terms. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The genetic code had to be written into the material of DNA—just as intimately as scratches are etched into pith. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But the discovery had a more important consequence: conceptually, Morgan had not just linked genes; he had linked two disciplines—cell biology and genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Even Korea and Japan were heavily influenced by China, although their geographic isolation from it ensured that they did not lose their languages or physical and genetic distinctness, as did tropical Southeast Asia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Today, no scientist would dream of publishing a person’s name with any of their genetic information, because we know how much can be deduced from DNA, including the risks of developing certain diseases. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Instead of working against the poverty or crime that have run rampant over this country, these people have chosen to work against genetic damage. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He had avoided the genetic predisposition many True Persians had toward using too much cologne. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z As far as we can tell, changes in social patterns, the invention of new technologies and the settlement of alien habitats resulted from genetic mutations and environmental pressures more than from cultural initiatives. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The genetic library contains everything your body knows how to do on its own. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Ironically, even though embryology had launched the discipline of modern genetics, the reconciliation between genes and genesis would be a vastly more engaging scientific problem. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If genetic alterations could be “induced artificially,” he wrote, then heredity could no longer be considered the unique privilege of an “unreachable god playing pranks on us.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Galton had been unable to discover genes, but he would not miss out on the creation of genetic technologies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The consensus around Clovis helped beat them back, but the confused back-and-forth ushered in by the genetic studies has provided a new opening. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z This was the missing link in Darwin's logic: reproductive incompatibility, ultimately derived from genetic incompatibility, drove the origin of novel species. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Mustard gas as a mutagen has now been joined by a long list of other chemicals known to alter genetic material in plants and animals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Is it genetic coding or something that boys can’t be serious?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z There’s that word again, “damage,” the one that’s been sinking and surfacing, sinking and surfacing in my mind since the genetic test. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Between 1905 and 1925, the Fly Room at Columbia was the epicenter of genetics, a catalytic chamber for the new science. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z For mankind as a whole, a possession infinitely more valuable than individual life is our genetic heritage, our link with past and future. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Despite Joshua’s fabulous cranium, the genetics of bacteria became messier each year. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The key to solving the actual genetic code was to map the elements of a sequence in an RNA chain to the sequence of a protein chain. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This enzyme occurs only in flies that possess a genetic factor for DDT resistance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Writing in an abjectly apologetic tone, Griffith seemed genuinely sorry that he had shaken genetics by its roots. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In 1920, Hermann Muller, the former student of Thomas Morgan’s, moved from New York to Texas to continue studying fly genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “But then we wouldn’t have any water left to do anything else, and genetic damage isn’t the kind of problem that can be solved with one big charge.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Thomas Hobbes had worried about a state of nature that was “poor, nasty, brutish and short”; Galton was concerned about a future state overrun by genetic inferiors: poor, nasty, British—and short. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The genetic information includes how to convert plankton into blubber; or how to hold your breath on a dive one kilometer below the surface. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In short, genetic information must have been transmitted between two organisms in a purely chemical form, allowing that transition from the rough-coated to the smooth-coated variant. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The question of how sequential genetic circuits can “actualize” the development of an organism is addressed in a subsequent chapter. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “This program helps us to interpret the data in an understandable way. What you see here is a simplified depiction of a particular DNA sequence in Tris’s genetic material,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Taking full advantage of all the archived information that was never more than a few mouse clicks away, Jesse had strong ideas and theories about everything—the size of government, genetic engineering, gun control. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides this genetic reason, there is also a second reason why New Guineans may have come to be smarter than Westerners. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I can’t believe that awareness during simulations, something that made me feel powerful and unique, something Jeanine and the Erudite killed people for, is actually just a sign of genetic healing to these people. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z And genetic crosses revealed that every mutant was defective in only one gene. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z According to the linguistic school currently on top, human beings are all born with a genetic endowment for recognizing and formulating language. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your city is one of those experiments for genetic healing, and by far the most successful one, because of the behavioral modification portion. The factions, that is.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A new social order, combined with the genetic modification, was determined to be the most complete solution to the behavioral problems that the genetic damage had created.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Because an eye has to evolve from something else very like an eye and it doesn’t just happen because of a genetic mistake, and what is the use of half an eye? The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z David said the Divergent are dying and someone has to stop it, because that's a waste of our best genetic material. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Galton had already coined a name for this effort—eugenics, the betterment of the human race via artificial selection of genetic traits and directed breeding of human carriers. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z My mother is a teacher and linguist; my father, a physician specializing in the genetics of childhood diseases. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Which is hilarious because we are the exact same from a genetic perspective, but I digress. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And even if a Neanderthal Romeo and a Sapiens Juliet fell in love, they could not produce fertile children, because the genetic gulf separating the two populations was already unbridgeable. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Liyana’s hands and feet peeled in the springtime like Poppy’s did, an inherited genetic trait. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The shape of a boxer’s nose is not just the consequence of his genetic heritage; it is determined by the nature of his chosen profession, and the number of physical assaults on its cartilage. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The Nazis had embraced genetics as a tool for racial cleansing. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Buried in textbooks and scientific papers, these insights would be ignored by powerful political forces that would soon embark on the most perverse forms of human genetic manipulations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “It’s a genetic thing. The doctor I went to says it happens in little villages. Where everyone marries each other.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Other possibilities lie within the field of forest genetics, where experiments offer hope of developing a hybrid elm resistant to Dutch elm disease. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z What was worse, even when Francis stopped thinking about coiled coils or I about bacterial genetics, we still remained stuck at the same place we were twelve months before. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Worst, perhaps, in the long run, the exuberant spread of the Green Revolution has pushed many traditional cultivars toward extinction, which in turn reduces the genetic diversity of crops. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It will be the only metropolitan area in the country governed by people who don’t believe in genetic damage. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The language of genetics might be used in some such way to describe the genetics of language, if we knew more about both. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They and we and all creatures in between possess many similar genetic instructions. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There is still much to be understood about the origin of life, including the origin of the genetic code. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Rather, genetic information in DNA was first converted into a soft copy—a draft form—and it was this copy, not the DNA original, that was translated into a protein. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We have a genetic predisposition for same old-same old that dates back to the earliest vertebrates. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Second, it gives people a motive, other than genetic self-interest, for sacrificing their lives on behalf of others. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The language of genetic discrimination was easily parlayed into the language of racial extermination. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As I speak, I think of the people she stands to lose—her father and mother, her sister—all those connections, forever altered or discarded, in the name of genetic purity. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The unfortunate corn plant, following its Mexico-adapted genetic program, would prepare to thrust up its shoots in March, only to find itself still buried under 10 feet of snow. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It might also be a place where I could quietly read genetics. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Viruses fall apart under ultraviolet light, which smashes their genetic material and makes them unable to replicate. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the bewildered, emaciated prisoners to walk out of the camp that morning were one family of dwarfs and several twins—the few remaining survivors of Mengele’s genetic experiments. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If we are going to win this fight against genetic damage, we will need to make sacrifices. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z How could those Austronesian-speaking farmers from South China via Taiwan replace the original hunter-gatherer population of the Philippines and western Indonesia so completely that little genetic and no linguistic evidence of that original population survived? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “The Bureau talks about this golden age of humanity before the genetic manipulations in which everyone was genetically pure and everything was peaceful,” Nita says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Most psychologists believe that nature — genetics — accounts for about half of the reason why we tend to act the way we do. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Breakouts weren't a staple genetic flaw for Iranians. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z People with genetic predispositions to violence fly off the handle when normal people keep their cool. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Working with Karl Brandt, his personal physician, Hitler launched the Scientific Registry of Serious Hereditary and Congenital Illnesses to administer a much larger, nationwide euthanasia program to eradicate genetic “defectives.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The new phenomenon of cell fusion, a laboratory trick on which much of today’s science of molecular genetics relies for its data, is the simplest and most spectacular symbol of the tendency. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Radical genetic interventions could only be imagined in radically egalitarian societies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z My wife and I had lost our first two children; we’d decided to abort after prenatal diagnoses of a rare but invariably fatal genetic disease. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Like Galton and Pearson, Muller sympathized with the desire to use genetics to alleviate suffering. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z On its idiosyncratic terms Shannon's genetics work was apparently quite brilliant. James Gleick: 'Information poses as many challenges as opportunities' 2011-04-09T23:05:59Z There seems in many cases to be a genetic predisposition to the disorder, and its physiology is centered in the brain. Critic?s Notebook: Dystonia, Which Struck Glenn Gould and Other Musicians 2012-03-13T22:19:34Z This led to the experiments with 3D optimization software and genetic modification. Design: From Lab to Life, a 'New World of Objects' 2010-03-15T13:40:00Z The story, a surprise to most save those closest to Jolie, spurred a broad discussion of genetic testing and pre-emptive surgery. Jolie’s Aunt Dies of Breast Cancer 2 Weeks After Op-ed 2013-05-27T01:46:45Z By sharing their skills online, they are also revolutionizing the young science of genetic genealogy. DNA search angels: the Facebook 'detectives' who help reunite families 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z My main character in the Prey series, Lucas Davenport, even though he’s male, carries a good deal of Warshawski’s literary genetics. John Sandford: By the Book 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Born with a genetic brain abnormality that limits his communication to eye movements, "Mandi" was becoming more withdrawn. Disabled man who can't speak finds voice through his art 2011-08-29T23:44:54Z Fellow researcher Nicholas Christakis, a Yale University professor of sociology, evolutionary biology and medicine, said the mechanism used by people to choose friends with similar genetics remained a mystery. If your friends feel like family, there's a good reason for it 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z After 10 weeks of genetic sleuthing through a line of second cousins on 23andMe, BB reached our holy grail. A Stranger Looked Like My Twin. That Was Just the Beginning. 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The hero and psychopath, opined David Lykken, one of the founding fathers of modern psychopathy research, “are twigs on the same genetic branch.” How psychopaths take over 2012-10-13T17:00:00Z Another hope, she said, is that as more people trace their family’s history through genetic genealogy, more of Bache’s subjects may be identified. Digitized Silhouette Portraits Shed Light on 19th Century Life 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z But knowing this ominous genetic makeup offers little assurance or comfort when the diagnosis is made. A dying mother’s memoir is this year’s ‘When Breath Becomes Air’ 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The wall was covered with images of people with genetic abnormalities. T Magazine: The Aesthetes 2014-04-11T18:32:15Z KM: I don’t know if it’s genetic, but something is passed down. A Family Drama in Three Acts 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z They want it to be decided by fate, or technology, or genetics, or something. Going Home with Wendell Berry 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z Most babies of women who abuse alcohol are not affected: other factors, including nutritional status, genetic makeup of mother and foetus, age and general health, are believed to play a role. Mother could be forced to pay damages to child for drinking during pregnancy 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z There’s also what Ms. Suleman calls her genetic predispositions: migraines and endometriosis. The Octomom Has Proved Us All Wrong 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Psychologists, on the whole, broadly believe that one’s fundamental personality traits – openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism – are determined half by genetic inheritance and half by environmental factors. Being a sibling is a fight for survival 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z There is one thing I would like to clarify: I did not have breast surgery and reconstruction to prevent breast cancer, as Angelina did, although we do both have a genetic predisposition. I Was Misinformed: Love and the Stick-On Nipple 2014-04-18T18:55:23Z Was this a product of genetic or societal codes? Daniel Bergner: 'Women's desire is an underestimated and constrained force' 2013-07-05T21:34:00Z This is no giant "watercolour", but a print-out of part of an X-chromosome, one of the packets of genetic material that lie curled within our cells and which direct chemical operations inside our bodies. Genetics: The number crunchers who are saving lives 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z Read more about the genetic differences and evolution here. The umami-rich science of nutritional yeast, Marmite and Vegemite 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z It’s partly genetics; I’m just not built for it. Stefan Sagmeister?s ?Happy Show? at Institute of Contemporary Art 2012-04-03T12:00:00Z With my genetic loading, I am absurdly pleased each time I renew my magazine subscriptions. ‘Counter Clockwise’: slowing down the tick tock of time 2013-06-12T22:36:30Z Natural selection doesn’t take place at the species or individual level, he wrote, but at the genetic level. Review: ‘Brief Candle in the Dark,’ by Richard Dawkins, Puts Intellect Over Intimacy 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z A Pitchfork reviewer praised her voice and her songs, only to add the caveat that her ability to write about personal matters with such candor “would be more remarkable if it weren’t a genetic trait.” Martha Wainwright Tells a Few Stories She Might Regret 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The next working day she took a printout to a genetic counsellor. 'Your father's not your father': when DNA tests reveal more than you bargained for 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z We have an alternate timeline in our “Star Trek” universe, but it’s the same genetic Sulu. John Cho, Sulu of ‘Star Trek Beyond,’ Navigates a Beckoning Universe 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z But the neat, perfectly formed, soft-domed roses also remind me of hybrid vigor, or heterosis, a term used in genetics. Street of the Iron Po(e)t, Part XIII 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Later, the incurable part of the disorder was explained through genetics. Are sexual abuse victims being diagnosed with a mental disorder they don't have? 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, E. O. Wilson captured the evolving insights of ecological science by framing extinction as an assault on “biodiversity,” a loss of genetic possibility that threatens all life, humans included. The Long History of Those Who Fought to Save the Animals 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z According to one of his own research papers, genetic factors on the most reliable measures explain an eye-popping 96% of the variance in antisocial behaviour. The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine – review 2013-06-13T11:00:01Z If genetic mutations interfere with these proper behaviors, they can lead to the breakdown of cellular cooperation and the emergence of cancer. How microbes in food can impact your body’s defenses against cancer 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The scientists searched for a stem cell donor carrying a genetic mutation that prevents expression of an HIV receptor called CCR5. Hopes rise for Aids cure after bone-marrow transplant rids man of HIV 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z And he questions the basis on which we define race — by inheritance, appearance, upbringing, genetic tests, location. How Moving to France and Having Children Led a Black American to Rethink Race 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Kandel credits advances in human genetics and genetic models of disease in animals in large part for our modern appreciation of the brain’s role in mental illness. A Nobel Laureate Asks What Makes a ‘Disordered Mind’ 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z In 2002, the Department of Agriculture started the National Organic Program to create uniform standards, like not using synthetic fertilizers or genetic engineering, for farms and other businesses that produce, handle or process food. When the Menu Says ‘Organic,’ but Not All the Food Is 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Although some genetic experts question the accuracy of such tests to pinpoint geographical ancestry, the molecular genealogist Diahan Southard said that the results are usually on the mark, save for some exceptions. Take a DNA Test, Then Buy an Airplane Ticket 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z The basic genetic make-up of Homo sapiens has been essentially unchanged for a quarter of a billion years. The internet: is it changing the way we think? 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z Whether an individual carries them is random: their presence does not depend on the rest of that person’s genetic makeup or environmental factors, such as where they live, their wealth or how much they exercise. Insomniacs may be at greater risk of heart failure, study finds 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Technology The old lions had high hopes for the emergent technologies of the time: nanotech, biotech, genetic engineering. Science fiction’s 2012 2012-08-05T16:00:00Z But he also didn’t do genetic screening for repeat miscarriage, describing it using an English curse word that is considered more mild in Israel. Motherlode Blog: Finding a Doctor Who Supports Genetic Screening During I.V.F. 2014-01-21T15:09:31Z You can question the idea of creative genius all you like; you can explain it away with psychology, genetics, sociology and what-all else; but you must still find a way to account for van Gogh. Perspective | A portrait of Vincent van Gogh as a tormented soul 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Also, it would help to be a perfect physical specimen with no genetic dispositions toward disease. Critic’s Notebook: On National Geographic Channel, No End in Sight for Doom 2012-11-30T23:21:41Z This evidence shows the mismatch rationale for adopting the Paleo Diet is not supported by genetic studies. It’s time to leave the Paleo Diet in the past: Recent studies have failed to support its claims 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z That’s because my baby’s DNA, floating freely in my bloodstream, could be tested for hundreds of genetic disorders at an early point in my pregnancy. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Brothers Michael and Matthew Clark both suffer from a rare form of leukodystrophy, a genetic disorder that attacks the myelin sheath covering the nerve fibres of the brain. TV review: The Curious Case of the Clark Brothers; Dying for Clear Skin 2012-11-26T22:00:01Z Emilia and Malena were amazed — even shocked — to learn that humans share certain genetic similarities to the banana! Francine Prose on Montreal in the Spring: The Time of the Butterflies 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Debate that specific GMO, not the process of genetic engineering itself. Science, if used correctly, has no political affiliation: director Scott Hamilton Kennedy on the new documentary “Food Evolution” 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Connors started out with a genuine need to cure human frailty and his genetic research involves computer-modelling, incidentally, not live animal experimentation. The Amazing Spider-Man – review 2012-07-04T11:42:32Z That last word shocks you every time — and you can hear in it more than a hint of his genetic inheritance from Pedro the Cruel. The Groundbreaking Scientist Who Risked All in Pursuit of His Beliefs 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Dr. Anthony Youn, a cosmetic surgeon in Detroit, said that as we age, the corners of our mouths droop, causing us to look a little more grumpy — a natural response to gravity and genetics. I’m Not Mad. That’s Just My RBF. 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Such is the complexity of genetics, however, that our understanding is still too fragmented. Eat more avocado! What I learned from the study that will change how we eat 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z At their most disorderly, McSweeney’s poems highlight errors of history, genetics and luck — and that contemporary feeling of being in the wrong timeline. For 3 Poets Who Embrace Excess, the Mess Is the Message 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z The amount and quality of food and not a person’s genetics will lead to weight loss, a US study has found. Weight loss linked to healthy eating not genetics, study finds 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z It is a cruel and horrible disease, and the most common fatal genetic disorder to affect children around the world. I will not rest until a treatment and/or cure is found. Our beautiful sons could die before us 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Creepy as this is, it’s not so far off from current genetic research, and it certainly comports with the desires of frantic parents who will stop at nothing to promote their darlings. Review | In Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Klara and the Sun,’ a robot tries to make sense of humanity 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z “Each country is different based on unique genetic, social and environmental conditions which is why there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach that will work. One in eight people set to have type 2 diabetes by 2045, says study 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Khan does not only have a similar look, haircut and beard as Dinklage, but the two share a genetic condition that results in small stature. Pakistani waiter finds fame as ‘Game of Thrones’ look-alike 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Creation reveals how new developments in genetics allow scientists to explain the origins of life. Why we're watching: Adam Rutherford 2013-03-30T13:00:01Z Bad Seed, of course, was the original of these types of films — kids who, for one genetic predisposition or another, are prone to murder if they don’t get what they want. Six movies that will make you never want kids 2012-09-08T16:00:00Z In the course of grooming themselves, bears ingest a lot of hair, the roots of which contain genetic material. Polar bears just might outlive us all 2012-12-30T16:00:00Z Lucas was born with Down syndrome, a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21. First baby with Down syndrome is Gerber's baby of the year 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z I would learn a few years later that I have an autoimmune disorder called Graves’ disease, a kind of genetic perversion of my father’s multiple sclerosis. In Matters of the Heart, We’re in This Together 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Scientists who scoured the DNA of 33,996 participants identified four single-letter variants in the genetic code that were closely associated with a vitamin D blood marker. Lack of vitamin D may cause multiple sclerosis, study finds 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z For about a decade — a time that Olympic historians may someday classify as “the Michael Phelps era” — I’ve been reading about the unique genetic blessings bestowed upon the greatest swimmer to ever live. Perspective | We celebrated Michael Phelps’s genetic differences. Why punish Caster Semenya for hers? 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Increasingly, I've been looking at the work of some of the researchers over here and how they are looking at genetics. How to garden through climate change 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z In the future, fears are likely to focus on things like genetic manipulation - think Jurassic Park - and also from technology, with worries about what computers might do with true artificial intelligence looming large. Why vampires? Book looks at science behind monsters 2012-11-08T13:16:04Z I talked to Jennifer Doudna, a prominent genetic scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, who was the lead author of an article in Science, calling for the ban. The History Lurking Behind “Orphan Black” 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z This was, I assumed, some kind genetic deference born more of being Midwestern than female. Perspective | I walked ‘like a man’ for a week, and here’s what I realized. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z More than nostalgia, the movement seeks to preserve the genetic diversity of a famed holiday fowl, while also catering to foodies who prefer the robust taste of the heritage turkeys' dark meat. Heritage turkey breeders preserve Thanksgiving bird tradition 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z At what stage of cellular development a stem cell acquires the genetic mutation that turns it into a cancer stem cell remains unknown. Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health concern 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Yet for the first time, Drew and I were also able to imagine what it would be like to have a child who had genetic roots in both family trees. Modern Love: A Brother?s Need, a Sister?s Gift 2010-07-16T16:53:00Z There was one genetic gift I spied: Thick eyebrows, dark caterpillars crawling across his forehead. My father, the woman 2012-06-15T23:30:00Z The researchers analyzed genetic material in saliva samples women submitted after the shootings. PTSD-gene link found in NIU students 2011-09-05T20:20:00Z He began with a swab of the cheek, extracting a DNA sample for genetic study. His Paula Deen takedown went viral. But this food scholar isn’t done yet. 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z This season’s series takes advantage of advancements in genealogy and genetics. PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’ looks into political leaders’ past 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z As a result, different sturgeon populations are walled off from one another, which limits genetic diversity. For This Tribe, Saving a River Means Saving the Sturgeon 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z The Imperial vaccine is based on bits of genetic code, rather than bits of the virus itself. 'I'm cautiously optimistic': Imperial's Robin Shattock on his coronavirus vaccine 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z One thing that may have contributed to Henry’s schizophrenia, in addition to genetic factors, was his stoner childhood. Books of The Times: Phantoms of the Mind, No Longer Shocking But No Less Haunting 2011-02-01T21:45:58Z As Zimmer’s healthy daughters grew up, his thoughts moved from their specific genetic legacies to a broader wonder about heredity itself and how we understand it. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Genealogy — thanks in part to genetic testing of companies like Ancestry.com, National Geographic and the PBS series “Finding Your Roots” — has become quite popular recently. In my genes: Adventures in DNA testing 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z The connection stems from the genetics of America’s ice-cream culture, she said. Ice cream scoops of memories 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The restoration of the American chestnut is such an appealing idea that the proponents of genetic engineering are using it to win acceptance of the broader biotechnology, she says. Perspective | Blight wiped out the American chestnut. Parallel efforts are close to bringing it back. 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z “Quality coffee is a combination of genetics, environment and human processing,” says Samper, back at the Federation. Colombian coffee at the crossroads 2013-05-13T19:48:00Z About 10% of the NHS budget is spent on dealing with diabetes, with type 2 – sometimes genetic but usually linked to a person being overweight – the chief cause. NHS anti-obesity plans could lead to sharp rise in gastric band surgery 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z His Merrill Lynch account contains shares of companies like Sarepta Therapeutics, a maker of precision genetic medicines that treat rare neuromuscular and central nervous system diseases. Here’s How Bored Rich People Are Spending Their Extra Cash 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z Yet while researchers have put forward these health, lifestyle and socioeconomic factors, there are also signs that genetic differences could explain some of the disparity between African Americans and whites. African Americans are more likely than whites to develop Alzheimer’s. Why? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z As for the keen sense of drama, it must be a genetic trait. For Marilyn Stasio, Any Place Can Be the Scene of the Crime 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Some 20 years later, the Forest Service did the same for the Texas longhorn, whose genetic distinction was quickly being diluted by the introduction of more popular breeds. One night in the nation’s first big-game wildlife refuge 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Her 2009 film Lourdes has a claim to be some sort of masterpiece – and it is great to see her in competition with Little Joe, reportedly a futurist nightmare about genetic engineering. Cannes film festival 2019: an intriguing lineup, with big-name clout | Peter Bradshaw 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z There is, of course, a genetic connection between that show and this movie. Movie Review: ?21 Jump Street,? With Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum 2012-03-15T12:30:07Z Discussing the genetic mutation pattern of the virus now feels as mundane as talking about the weather. Fall Preview: The Thrill is Back. So Is the Anxiety. 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z But, with South African colleagues, he also is studying the genetic component of this behaviour. The weird and wonderful world of the naked mole rat 2013-07-13T23:05:33Z The Gallaghers find their identity through a genetic predisposition for dishonesty — it’s the family talent. What’s the best show about poverty, crime and crazy sex? It’s ‘Shameless.’ 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The revelations about the brothers, their similar habits and quirks, not only stoked the media firestorm but also led to discussions about genetics and the influence of environment. Review: The Surreal, Heartbreaking Case of ‘Three Identical Strangers’ 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z And for many children of unhappy families, genetic bonds aren’t sufficient to maintain connection to parents who are abusive or neglectful. Dani Shapiro’s New Memoir Uncovers a Life-Changing Family Secret 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z It’s not that genetic little bit more that enables it – it’s trauma and adversity. How to raise a brilliant child without screwing them up 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z The odds are heavily in favor of Patrick turning out like David, for aside from the genetic inheritance, as Auden reminds us, those to whom evil is done do evil in return. Patrick Melrose and the Fall of the English Élite 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z But his master, animal trainer He Jun, wants to continue his star pooch’s image by making a genetic clone. Two of a kind: China's first pet cloning service duplicates star pooch 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z We broker the couplings, manipulate the genetics of the offspring. Down with fascist iPods 2012-06-13T00:07:00Z What combination of vision, madness, focus, genetics creates a life driven by sound? Rock Lives: This Season’s Pop Music Biographies and Memoirs 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z “Let’s be honest, these companies are using ethnicity as a nice, polished euphemism for race, and they’re trying to define biological races using this genetic data. That in itself is shifty,” he says. ‘It made me question my ancestry’: does DNA home testing really understand race? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z It examines whether there's a cost associated with the pursuit of excellence, and what "the best" means in a world of smart drugs, designer babies and genetic modifications. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z Myths and legends are invoked along with genetics and geophysics, but bracketology is the relevant intellectual discipline. ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Review: Let’s You and Him Fight 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z And it is definitely the case that your gender, genetic profile, fitness, expectations and many other factors besides will influence the way your brain responds to running. What does running do to your brain? 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z “She didn’t want me to be a starving artist,” said Dr. Alexiades-Armenakas, who wound up getting her bachelor’s degree in biology and a doctorate in genetics along with attending medical school. Skin Deep: Seeking a ‘Middle-Aged’ Look 2013-07-31T15:31:05Z I couldn’t help feeling unnerved, though, by the strength of her conviction that blood will out, which leads her uncomfortably close to genetic determinism. Dani Shapiro’s New Memoir Uncovers a Life-Changing Family Secret 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z GC Sure, but the reality is that there’s a huge genetic component. Glenn Close and Patrick Kennedy on the Weight of Mental Illness 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z All of this added up to a terrifying spectre: Carrie was a walking womb, a pot of genetic poisons that might seep into purer bloodlines. The Forgotten Lessons of the American Eugenics Movement 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z She tells us at the outset that she has a genetic and biological propensity for bipolar disorder, and it is in Steubenville that it emerges. Utility Worker No. 6691 on Life Inside a Steel Mill 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Vulture's Jada Yuan said, "There is no feminism to be found in the 'Jurassic World's' genetic code." 'Jurassic World' battles sexism claims, in heels 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z He’s angry and proud, but also frequently insulted and diminished, with insanity suggested as part of his genetic makeup. Voices of political outsiders, from Booth to poetic radicals 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z A memoir littered with the names of the rich and the titled, “Why Not Say What Happened?,” published in October, is a genetic whodunit. The Gimlet Eye: A Poor Little Rich Girl at Christmas 2010-12-21T20:37:10Z When a genetic testing site reveals ordinary Bert Monte to be Countess Alberta Montebianco, heiress to a grand old estate in the Italian Alps, she decides to claim her birthright. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z They entered agriculture with a long genetic history, including things like whole genome duplication events and genetic bottlenecks, which collectively change which genes are gained or lost over time in a population. Cranberries can bounce, float and pollinate themselves: The saucy science of a Thanksgiving classic 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z New discoveries of the genetic links to disease and behavior and new technologies that reduce the cost of reading someone's personal DNA promise big changes in the future. Local books: genetics, geomagnetism and the debate over old-growth forests 2010-11-22T23:27:00Z What emerges is a telling exposé of human vanity that reminds us that while our close genetic relatives are as intelligent as they come, we can be the biggest chumps. Project Nim: we are the real chumps in this chimp's story 2011-01-21T11:00:10Z “After 15 years of searching I am happy to confirm that with the very hard work of genetic genealogists… we have been able to trace and confirm my birth family,” Hydes wrote online. Baby abandoned at Gatwick Airport finds birth parents 33 years later 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z “We don’t know if the injuries caused it, or exacerbated it, or if it was genetic.” Sally Mann Turns Her Lens to Friendship and Loss 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z This is not a lucky roll of the genetic dice. Skin Deep: With Plastic Surgery, a Makeover to Look Like a Celebrity 2014-01-15T23:52:23Z Born with a genetic condition that resulted in his crocodilian appearance and abilities, the King of the Sewer is prone to both rage issues and cannibalistic tendencies. Everything You Need to Know About the Suicide Squad Villains 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z In the end, though, I may simply be fighting a genetic pull from both sides. The Mirror: My Personal Baggage 2011-01-28T20:15:31Z Every topic is handled thoughtfully and with intention, and the result is a thoroughly entertaining lesson in the genetic legacy of today’s black Americans. Podcasts Worth a Listen: ‘Fiasco,’ ‘Unwell,’ ‘In Those Genes’ 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z The role played by genetics in top-level sport is well known. Lonely and hard 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z I wonder if there’s something there: if families today worry more about genetic and mental and other disorders because of how much information we receive about them. Motherlode Blog: Scaring, and Scarring, Parents-to-Be 2011-08-15T19:34:38Z What soon became clear is that genetics matters less than what we think about genetics. Donor siblings: do the ties of blood matter? 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z The true oddity of this situation is that the genealogy is probably right, the genetic genealogy is probably not, and neither say anything about me. Elizabeth Warren’s pointless DNA test: Why genetic heritage is irrelevant to identity and politics 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Those include genetic modifications, moving trees to new locations and introducing bugs that feed on pests in their native lands. Scientists warn that speck-size insects are on track to damage most U.S. forests 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The American Adoption Congress thinks so: “All individuals whose genetic and biological origins are different from those of their legally recognized families have the right to know those origins.” Do abandoned children have the right to know their origins? 2013-02-10T16:00:00Z I relay my story to encourage you to jump fearlessly toward the elephant in the room if you find yourself lacking in genetic abundance. Unpretty: I live the life I want to live – even if I didn’t win the beauty lottery 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z There are hints in the catalog of problems Western scholars have confronted: incomplete skeletal remains, unreleased photographs, difficulty in conducting genetic analysis. Exhibition Review: Another Stop on a Long, Improbable Journey 2011-02-20T21:00:36Z Dogs are products of their environment as well as their genetics. The American Pit Bull Foundation Responds to 'The Problem With Pit Bulls' Article 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Created using 3D printers and genetic material from a living relative of van Gogh, it was shaped to be the exact size of the Dutch painter’s ear and is kept alive in a nourishing liquid. An Unusual van Gogh Work at a German Museum – His Ear 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Ms. Hershman Leeson continues to use art as an advance warning system in new work, developed with scientists, that focuses on, and participates in, the phenomenon of genetic manipulation. Lynn Hershman Leeson: ‘Origins of the Species’ 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z "Our analysis shows that these genetic changes are a result of the reprogramming process itself, which raises the concern that the resultant cell lines are mutant or defective," said Nagy. Look, no embryos! The future of ethical stem cells 2011-03-13T00:05:26Z This was a powerful insight that resonates through biology, genetics and medicine to this day. Myoglobin: turd of the century? 2013-04-19T06:29:00Z It would be, in effect, an Asian elephant compelled to express several of the mammoth’s distinctive genetic traits: frost-resistant hemoglobin, diminutive ears, woolly hair. When Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Earth 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z A D.C. woman who skied 125 miles across Norway to raise awareness for her daughter’s rare genetic disorder returned to the comforts of home this week. Mom raises $1 million for daughter’s rare genetic disorder after skiing 125 miles across Norway 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z The crucial point is the way the genetic variants are inherited. Insomniacs may be at greater risk of heart failure, study finds 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Blain-Cruz takes their characters’ genetic bond as implicit; she hasn’t pushed the actors to find similarities of tone or gesture. Review: In ‘Anatomy of a Suicide,’ Pain in Triplicate 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Often, when there are just a handful of surviving individuals, the genetic bottleneck that the species passes through leaves it vulnerable to disease and unable to adapt to other natural threats. If you can’t save ‘em, clone ‘em! 2012-12-11T23:51:00Z The xenomorphs in Alien where nowhere near so scary once, in Prometheus, it was explained that they were the result of genetic experiments. Space evaders: why sci-fi sequels don't need to spell it out 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z In July, Dr. Schilit, 30, will begin an American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics fellowship in laboratory genetics and genomics at Harvard Medical School. Samantha Schilit, Jeremy Rosenweig 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z I think generally our genetic code is such that we always live very close to danger and death. Film takes unusual view of Chernobyl disaster 2011-02-14T14:03:33Z Many have been riddled with scientific errors, uninformed by history or lacking in nuance and clarity when discussing interpretations of patterns of human genetic variation. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z A man develops extraordinary abilities after undergoing genetic improvement. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Brain scans and genetic tests of Jenny and of Fallon’s wife, son, and daughters were normal. This is your brain on murder: What the mind of a psychopath looks like 2014-03-09T18:30:00Z Geneticists not involved in the study suggested that analyzing equine DNA from around the time of domestication, rather than millennia before, might show more clearly what genetic changes occurred as horses were tamed. Ancient DNA reveals history of horse domestication 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Back then, kids were dino mad, the magical letters “DNA” were on every research grant, and the wonders of genetic code were just beginning to unravel. ‘Jurassic Park 3D’: Dinosaurs, and Jeff Goldblum, still rule 2013-04-04T00:06:42Z This represents a huge amount of genetic diversity. Get to know collard greens 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The Gunston students are modifying two cars for kids with Down syndrome, a genetic disorder, at the Integration Station, a pre-kindergarten program for Arlington students with disabilities. After-school project teaches kids engineering, helps others get moving 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z He wrote about hiking, skiing and genetic engineering, and an anti-consumerist essay about how to spend less than $100 on Christmas. Writing in green 2010-12-03T14:37:00Z For the psychologist Oliver James, the author of “The Selfish Capitalist,” attributing depression and suicide to genetics reveals an unchecked commitment to neoliberalism. The Two Faces of Suicide 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Toward the end of the set came a new song built around a mantra: "Automatic push button remote control / synthetic genetic command your soul." Capitol Hill Block Party day one notables: Macklemore, Shabazz Palaces, Champagne Champagne 2010-07-24T20:25:00Z Whenever you cross two things – two parents, two dogs, two different tomatoes – the genetic combination of each progeny is always slightly different. 'They were out of this world': The quest to resurrect America's best tomato 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Researchers are trying to identify the role genetics and early eating habits play in conditions such as bulimia and anorexia. Genetic study of eating disorders could pave way for new treatment 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Alzheimer's is genetic, and big sister needs to know about the diagnosis, so she and her doctor can watch for symptoms. Perspective | Ask Amy: Irish dancing leads to an uncomfortable jig 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Months after he was born, Lucas was found to have adrenoleukodystrophy, an untreatable genetic condition that causes progressive degeneration of the brain in boys and is often terminal. Britt Ekland: 'I was put through emotional and psychological warfare' 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z I believe that God allowed me to be a perfect genetic match.” Watch Robin Roberts and Her Sister Tell Their Remarkable Story 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z That some distant genetic thread links them to the Beethoven string quartets? Black Body: Rereading James Baldwin’s “Stranger in the Village” 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z It has plenty of other things – it has singing, and dancing, and a bunch of cats who all uniformly look like discarded test subjects from a harrowing genetic splicing accident – but not really a plot. Cats: the fur, the tails, Judi Dench's cannibal coat – discuss the film with spoilers 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Or perhaps, depending on your genetic predispositions, it’s not a pimple but an eczema outbreak. This Is Your Skin on Stress 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z As with all King penguins of its age, the chick's gender is not yet clear and will be determined by a genetic testing of its feathers, the zoo said. King penguin chick shows up at Vienna zoo 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z But from what I can tell, my genetic abnormality shouldn’t be able to make me start drinking or using again. Pain management 2012-11-08T21:57:00Z The test used in the study relied on building a bespoke genetic template for each patient based on detailed analysis of tumour samples, with an estimated cost of over £1,300 per patient. DNA-based test can spot cancer recurrence a year before conventional scans 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z For Mr. Wade, genetic differences help explain the failure of the United States occupations in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. Nicholas Wade’s ‘A Troublesome Inheritance’ 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z In some other plants we would be able to use genetic modification tools to do this, but for various reasons this is difficult in lupins. Is this the protein plant of the future? New study finds "sweetness gene" that makes lupins tastier 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Why are people using commercial genetic testing kits — regardless of very serious implications for their personal privacy and that of their families — instead of coming to see their doctors? Our crappy healthcare system is to blame for Goop 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Two additional boxes, sitting on top of the first pair, enclose the terms family environment and genetic background. Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z With its overt agenda of genetic purity, it’s quite an unsavory piece of writing. Inspiration Information: 'The Whispering Muse' 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z These genetic variants affect how people perceive the bitterness of vegetables, berries and wine. Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Both releases suggest that the freshness the Singers deliver was genetic and will remain embedded in the music for decades to come. Sound of civil rights rings out in resurrected Staple Singers records 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Their genetic history is now marked by enforced inbreeding over many generations. A zoologist's view of Tiger King: a crass exposé that could do some good 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z The best answer to that would probably be “to give increased genetic variety.” The future of sex 2012-09-19T19:20:00Z This adaptive camouflage is a result of a genetic switch that’s flicked when the temperatures cool. Why butterflies’ spots change from season to season 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z As Lieuwe and Vincent van Gogh share around a 16th of the same genes, the ear contains natural genetic information including the Y-chromosome which is passed down the male lineage. Van Gogh 'live ear' on display 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z “It’s within a generation, so it’s not genetic – which means it has to be lifestyle: diet, lifestyle, stress factors,” says Ulsted, whose interest in sperm began when he read the study. The rise of Big Sperm: does the tech world have the answer to our semen crisis? 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z “These companies aren’t actually testing your ancestry at all,” says Mark Thomas, professor of evolutionary genetics at University College London. ‘It made me question my ancestry’: does DNA home testing really understand race? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z The researchers studied the baby’s genome and genetic data covering other populations to unravel how and when the Americas were first populated. Alaskan 'sunrise' girl sheds light on how humans populated Americas 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z The rich genetic diversity of the pea is also a valuable resource for important crop traits that can withstand various weather conditions due to climate change. Pulses are packed with goodness 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Mendelian randomization attempts to establish causal links from genetic data. Does our gut microbiota really influence our health and life expectancy? 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Q: This is quite a cautionary tale about human's tampering with nature, genetics and science. Freida Pinto rises up in new "Planet of the Apes" 2011-08-04T17:50:53Z Your math skill matters but it’s not the only thing: According to a newly released University of Pittsburgh study, mathematical skill does indeed seem to be genetic, even above just general cognitive intelligence. How to Help Your Kid With Math Even if You Suck at it 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z As Hepola notes, alcoholism stems from a genetic predisposition triggered by circumstance, and early on she attempts to trace her path from childhood to that stranger's Paris bed. 'Blackout': A deep, dark-humored drinking memoir 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The genetic imprints of one person led to the far wider web of suspects around dawn on Monday, many of them known figures of the French underworld, a police source said. DNA on Kardashian bindings led French police to heist suspects 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Four of Hemings’s children lived to adulthood, and documentary evidence, along with genetic links found in DNA tests of Hemings and Jefferson descendants in 1998, led most historians to believe that Jefferson was their father. For decades they hid Jefferson’s relationship with her. Now Monticello is making room for Sally Hemings. 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z With each and every genetic discovery, a host of questions arose, both ethical and philosophical. Review: Siddhartha Mukherjee’s ‘The Gene,’ a Molecular Pursuit of the Self 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z But genetics are not all-important to the concept of family. The family in 2050: artificial wombs, robot carers and the rise of single fathers by choice 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Consumers may decide what type of milk is best for them personally based on their preferred balance of calories to fat to protein to carbohydrates specific to their health history and their genetics. Could low-fat be worse for you than whole milk? 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z This meat substitute relies heavily on genetic modification — a phrase Impossible’s website doesn’t use, presumably to avert the negative reactions that usually follow. Will meatless burgers save the world? 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z After genetic testing, a diagnosis finally arrived: Turner Syndrome, a chromosomal abnormality resulting from a prenatal mutation. 2010-01-29T21:20:00Z I think it's a fascinating paradox when you, in this case me, look back at your past and you understand on a genetic level, that you are that person, apart from maybe some epigenetic variables. Moby is happily boring now: "I look at the desperation that I had ... I don't glorify the past" 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z One thing our genetic predecessors can do is help define the tribe we belong to, and these acts of definition can ring down through any number of generations. Poster poems: Ancestors 2010-05-28T13:48:00Z With the help of genetic genealogists, Hydes was able to successfully track down his parents and siblings, as detailed in a May 11 Facebook post that has since been liked over 16,000 times. Baby abandoned at Gatwick Airport finds birth parents 33 years later 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The majority of this genetic detritus enters the bloodstream when harmless cells in the body break down and spill their molecular innards, but tumours also shed DNA as they form and grow larger. AI program could check blood for signs of lung cancer 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Who would mistake a biomedical company known for its work on genetic diseases with a religious terrorist group? So You Run a Company Named Isis... 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Certain people’s immune systems may be triggered more easily because of a genetic predisposition or another factor. With allergy season around the corner, educate yourself now 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z In that case, she was a miracle of genetics, expert pampering and the workout routine many men applied to her. Zsa Zsa Gabor Dead at 99: It Was Divine Knowing Her 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Nobody knew whether it was due to his sobriety, his healthy diet, a genetic quirk or just dumb luck. Modern Love: On the Precipice, Wings Spread 2010-08-27T16:59:00Z Cerebral palsy is not genetic; it’s often caused by brain trauma before or during birth, and manifests differently in people. Heard the One About the Disabled Muslim Comic From Jersey? 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z What are the implications of cloning, of creating genetic hybrids, of gene editing? Review: Siddhartha Mukherjee’s ‘The Gene,’ a Molecular Pursuit of the Self 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z The new method was a convergence of Moore’s genetic literacy and the search angel community’s experience with public records sleuthing. DNA search angels: the Facebook 'detectives' who help reunite families 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z “The immune system is not solely governed by genetics,” she insists. The secrets of people who never get sick 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Understanding the genetics of violence can “tell you what aspect of the environment you should look at.” Genetic Basis for Crime: A New Look 2011-06-19T22:33:19Z Scientists found small changes in the genetic code for the TAS2R38 gene among different people. Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Dipesh Chakrabarty, a historian at the University of Chicago, who has seen the book, said that since historians are not those who do the radiocarbon dating or the genetic analysis, they won’t be making discoveries. ?Deep History? Takes Humanity Back to Its Origins 2011-09-26T22:30:59Z That discovery was concrete evidence of the high level of rice-growing knowledge among African slaves, and marked the first time genetics had been used to pinpoint the origin of a slave crop in the Americas. Finding a Lost Strain of Rice, and Clues to Slave Cooking 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Ms. Evans’s collection documents the evolution of spaniel genetics. Antiques: Tattoos in More Books and Films; Dog Art at William Secord 2013-01-31T22:13:16Z The genetic relatedness of mountain gorillas and humans has led to concerns about interspecies transmission of infectious agents. Animal Doctor: Dirt-eating dog might need nutritional help for diet deficiency 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z The big-screen “Bad Seed” explains the girl’s capacity for violence as a genetic inheritance from her biological grandmother, a talented murderess. Rob Lowe’s Directorial Début Adds a Theme of Home-Wrecker Horror to “The Bad Seed” 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z And so, for me, because of my genetic makeup, the answer I found was in drugs. Pain management 2012-11-08T21:57:00Z At this event, she will read from her book, about a frightening future of corporate conglomerates and genetic engineering gone awry. Around Town for Aug. 19-25 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z I suffer from a genetic inability to read instruction manuals, but I tried nonetheless. Me and My Food Dehydrator: A Dysfunctional Love Story 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z When Evi was 14 months old, she was diagnosed with fanconi anemia, a rare genetic disorder resulting in impaired bone marrow function, which leads to a decrease in the production of all blood cells. Private homeschooling groups — aka "pandemic pods" — gain popularity, but who gets left behind? 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z That other members of his family took their own lives, a fact pointing to a possible genetic influence, illuminates the mystery of such an act. Stacy Keach Had a Heart Attack Onstage. Now, the Show Goes On. 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z “I’m not surprised your dog was negative for those diseases, because those genetic diseases don’t occur very often in mixed-breed dogs,” she said. Stop mansplaining my dog to me: decoding my pup's DNA 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The vaccines use a synthesized scrap of genetic information wrapped in a protective fat layer to prevent disintegration. Vaccine terms explained: Efficacy vs. effectiveness, herd immunity and others 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Second, and no less unusual at the time, she would make sure that her children would be able to trace their genetic father. The man who may have secretly fathered 200 children 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z When we bring in kids and throw them in the scanner and say they have a predisposition to alcoholism, we don’t know how much is genetic and how much is environment.” Is your kid an addict? 2012-09-27T21:25:00Z But geneticists can now achieve far more than those limited analyses could, and can approach their dream of using genetic evidence to reconstruct past human migrations. A Brand-New Version of Our Origin Story 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z He was, after all, the product of a genetic English-speaking union between a British aristocrat and an American heiress. Mr Churchill's Profession: Statesman, Orator, Writer by Peter Clarke – review 2012-07-20T07:00:04Z He adds that genetic background plays a role too, but “changing the composition of gut bacteria shifted the behavior phenotype in one or the other direction.” Gut check: Microbes in our stomachs may be making us miserable 2014-04-28T00:00:00Z In 1904, Davenport left Chicago to become the director of the new Station for Experimental Evolution at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, a genetics research center funded by the Carnegie Institution. Hitler’s favorite American: “Biological fascism” in the shadow of New York City 2014-03-23T10:58:00Z Some weight issues are simply the result of genetics, or biology. Sometimes, you can’t love yourself at any size: How I lost 160 pounds 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z That is another valuable lesson of youth sports: that genetics are a lottery. Perspective | Parents who fear transgender kids in youth sports have lost the plot 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Those events — plus the nefarious aliens, with their oil-spill eyes —kept together what might otherwise have been just a series of weird episodes about freaks, psychics and genetic mutants. The truth is still out there: 5 mysteries we hope the “X-Files” reboot will resolve 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Alley-Barnes uses film, text, design, installations and visual art to ponder “the resonance of genetic cultural memory through the mystical and the mundane.” Cornish announces 2014 Neddy winners 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Whole Foods’ pivot to slower-growing chicken – birds that share some of the genetics preserved by Frank Reese – illustrates that removing antibiotics and choosing birds that do not need them returns biodiversity to poultry production. Read this and you may never eat chicken again 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z In short, Homo sapiens is a genetic accident. Colin Blakemore: how the human brain got bigger by accident and not through evolution 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z “Mimi is entitled to her own genetic property, which both parties preserved anticipating Mimi’s infertility following her cancer treatment,” Lee’s attorneys have argued in court filings. US judge to rule if woman can use embryos against ex-husband’s wishes 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Epigenetics, the environment, all these factors outside the regular genetics of the plant can affect how genes are expressed,” Hlubik said. 'They were out of this world': The quest to resurrect America's best tomato 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z “I’m not saying genetics is everything, it certainly isn’t … ” Egypt lost all three games they played at the 2018 World Cup. Rio Ferdinand: ‘I used to drink 10 pints then move on to vodka’ 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z But overall, “Phase Six” is an odd act of genetic manipulation that results in what might be called Apocalypse Minimalism. Review | Jim Shepard’s ‘Phase Six’ makes covid look like a dress rehearsal 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z And within that one crop, we rely on a very narrow range of genetics; although there are more than 250 known genetic races of corn, the U.S. almost exclusively relies on just two of them. Food corporations’ big drought play 2012-08-09T21:35:00Z He has kissed all the companions before of course, but usually for reasons of genetic transference or somesuch. Doctor Who: The Snowmen – Christmas special 2012 2012-12-25T18:15:00Z How genetic information will affect life insurance, long-term care and law enforcement is still uncertain. The college class that could reveal your real father 2013-09-14T23:00:00Z Ms. Wayne began designing tapestries in France while continuing to paint and to produce prints that incorporated imagery alluding to astrophysical space, the genetic code, stellar winds, magnetic fields, tsunamis and earthquakes. June Wayne, Painter and Printmaker, Dies at 93 2011-08-28T00:23:03Z Last year it was discovered that humans, and probably other animals, share genetic mechanisms with prehistoric sea sponges — sea sponges! During a pandemic, the outdoors is the safest place you can be. But what if you hate nature? 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z There may also be a genetic component alongside environmental factors. Fibromyalgia: the chronic pain that thwarted Lady Gaga’s tour 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z One of the few fruits of my husband's research was the discovery of a recently patented blood test that could detect genetic disorders at 10 weeks. Motherlode Blog: Pregnant at 49 2012-09-11T20:42:26Z The agency gave more funding to tuberous sclerosis, a rare genetic disorder that affects fewer than forty thousand Americans, and to osteogenesis imperfecta, a brittle-bone disease, which affects some twenty thousand. A Town for People with Chronic Fatigue 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z The couple, who are Navajo, had two children with a severe form of xeroderma pigmentosum, or X.P., a genetic disorder, and then met other Navajo parents whose children had it as well. The Week Ahead: Oct. 14 — 20 2012-10-14T07:20:04Z After studying twins and siblings, he came up with an astonishing result: In boys not exposed to the risk factors, genetics played no role in any of their violent behavior. Genetic Basis for Crime: A New Look 2011-06-19T22:33:19Z In the age of genetics and easy data, the great crisis of Greek drama has become pedestrian; we are all Oedipus, potentially. What We’re Reading This Summer 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z The doctor’s examination would evaluate “the participant’s internal and external anatomy,” the bill says, as well as “the participant’s normal endogenously produced levels of testosterone” and “an analysis of the participant’s genetic makeup.” Perspective | Parents who fear transgender kids in youth sports have lost the plot 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z No, it’s in showing that from great power can come both genetic transformation and personal tragedy. REVIEW: I Love Lucy — and Luc, and Scarlett 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and received a master’s degree in genetic counseling from Long Island University Post. Samantha Melnick, Jonathan Schaefler 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z She also dispels myths surrounding genetic differences among races, like the eugenics used to justify race-based slavery. Podcasts Worth a Listen: ‘Fiasco,’ ‘Unwell,’ ‘In Those Genes’ 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Is your title, “Are We Not Men?,” a reference to H. G. Wells’s “The Island of Dr. Moreau”? Shorthand for the perils of genetic manipulation? This Week in Fiction: T. Coraghessan Boyle on the Perils of Genetic Manipulation 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z African Americans in general, and black jazz musicians in particular, carry and have carried a complicated message to the rest of us, a genetic memory of our great promise and also our great failing. Ken Burns: Why the African American history museum belongs to all of us 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z “The Lost Family” explains the rise of the consumer genetics industry and how “search angels” — citizen-scientist genetic genealogy experts — devote hours to helping “seekers” solve DNA mysteries. Before You Spit in That Vial, Read This Book 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z “There are all kinds of materials that leave traces and can serve as evidence,” he added, naming fossils, tools, household items, pictures, structures, ecological changes and genetic variations. ?Deep History? Takes Humanity Back to Its Origins 2011-09-26T22:30:59Z The genetic origins of modern Europeans may be more complicated than previously thought. Genetic history of modern Europeans a tangled tale, research finds 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z My own work was on the genetics end. Is this the protein plant of the future? New study finds "sweetness gene" that makes lupins tastier 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z He has been experimenting with flowers since the 1990s, breeding – he claims – hybrid blooms that attest to genetic mutation. Mat Collishaw: still sensational 2013-04-26T15:30:00Z It is entirely possible that the genetic parameters we used to predict the metabolites and microbial species associated with gut dysbiosis do not fully capture the complexity of the gut microbiota. Does our gut microbiota really influence our health and life expectancy? 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Eating nutritiously and cultivating other health-promoting habits may help you improve your genetic hand. A healthy lifestyle doesn’t guarantee a long life, but it will add life to your years 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z The idea of deadly insomnia isn’t purely science fiction: There is an extremely rare, genetic disease known as fatal familial insomnia. Books of The Times: Karen Russell’s ‘Sleep Donation’ 2014-04-02T20:29:11Z Yes, it's thrilling to contemplate the future possibilities, the opposing views of genetic tinkering and science in general. 'Orphan Black,' Emmy snubs and questions of identity 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z This is tailored to carry genetic instructions for making the coronavirus spike protein, which it passes to human cells. Sputnik V vaccine has 91.6% efficacy against symptomatic Covid, Russian trial suggests 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Fashion develops a bit like a genetic line. On the Runway Blog: Saint Laurent: Back at the Chateau Marmont 2012-10-02T13:49:09Z “Occasionally, it will precipitate the female equivalent of genetic hair loss, which will require long-term therapy to prevent you losing more hair.” ‘It takes a thick skin to rock a bald head’: meet the women embracing hair loss 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z And genetics is not the only measure of family. She found the half brother she never knew as a child. But her family mystery was only beginning. 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The rest of us are reluctant to wait for future benefits because, for reasons either genetic or buried in our deep pasts, we don't believe good things are likely to happen. Gimme gimme gimme: how to increase your willpower 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z I need amniocentesis, genetic testing, counseling — all of it now, because there is a clock in Harrisburg that is ticking. A love letter to Roe and my first pregnancy 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z In terms of "genetic background" many Latin people are purely European. A Latina Disney Movie Princess? The Wait Isn’t Over 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z By contrast, 7% of cases would be prevented if a solution to the leading genetic risk factor for dementia were found. Lifestyle changes could prevent a third of dementia cases, report suggests 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Darwinism and then genetics shocked us into appreciating that the gulf between ourselves and the rest of the animate world is not as deep as our ancestors thought it was. One Life peddles one big lie 2011-07-25T12:53:39Z The boys are cousins, but because their parents are twins who married twins, their genetics are similar to those of siblings, Briana said. These identical twins married identical twins. Now they have sons. 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z These revolutionary advances in the capacity of the human mind occurred without genetic change. The internet: is it changing the way we think? 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z This is a riveting, suspenseful story, full of vivid characters and stirring reflections on medical and genetic issues. ‘Gemini’: mysteries of love, identity and inheritance 2014-02-26T20:25:57Z There is indeed strong evidence that autism is genetic. What Netflix comedy Atypical gets right and wrong about autism 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Experts in fields outside molecular biology and genetics are not consulted. | 'To Age or Not to Age': Robert Kane Pappas?s Documentary 2010-07-15T22:37:00Z Just as the title “DNA” suggests that entries in the series reflect a person’s genetic makeup, so too could his elegiac sculptures be thought of as portraits. Revealing Jack Whitten’s Secret Self 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Despite the prevalent view that people with large bodies should simply eat less and move more, it's nearly impossible to fight our genetic heritage or other factors that are not within our control. The obesity epidemic is fueled by biology, not lack of willpower 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z As well as increased difficulty with conception, and fewer options when it comes to fertility treatments, there is a clear link between genetic disease and advanced paternal age. ‘There was nothing wrong with my wife – it was me’: the men waking up to fertility problems 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z But a growing movement of gardeners and small farmers is keeping alive the genetic diversity that modern agriculture has rejected. T Magazine: Children of the Corn 2011-09-22T01:30:18Z Not to be confused with genetic modification, gene editing doesn’t add any foreign genes into the mix. Perspective | Advances could allow people who can’t stomach wheat or gluten to enjoy bread 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z It’s not just the location and characters that have changed, it’s the show’s genetic makeup. True Detective: season two, episode one recap – The Western Book of the Dead 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z Woese, a biophysicist and microbiologist, was a pioneer in using genetic material to trace the history of life. A New View of Evolution That Can’t Be Represented by a Tree 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Connelly is in terrific form here, applying genre conventions to the real-life dangers inherent in the commercial marketing of genetics research. Beautiful Places to Die 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Coveting real estate is as close to a common genetic trait as New Yorkers have, a shared longing and lust for neighbors’ square footage and floor plans, wood-burning fireplaces and full river views. Living Rooms: Onstage Spaces to Lust For 2010-04-29T21:42:00Z But other theories suggest the genetics and the environment are responsible. New documentary "Kipchoge" offers intriguing look at marathoner's skill but doesn't go the distance 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Thus the quest for his genetic roots began. His Paula Deen takedown went viral. But this food scholar isn’t done yet. 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Moreover, these parameters may differ from one person to another, depending on their genetic make-up, history and lifestyle. Nutritionists pick the most effective intermittent fasting diets based on the latest science 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Kandel’s enthusiasm for genetics reflects the current priorities of many psychiatric researchers, but it also drives him to occasional exaggerations. A Nobel Laureate Asks What Makes a ‘Disordered Mind’ 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z "I get the feeling that people want to believe epigenetics is going to solve our genetic problems, that we can somehow undo what our parents have given us in terms of our genes," she says. Edith Heard: 'We can't undo what our parents have given us in terms of our genes' 2013-06-22T23:05:02Z Scientists are investigating whether biological or genetic factors might also play a role in skin cancer, but findings so far are inconclusive, Yang said. Skin cancer deaths soar for men in developed nations 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z One, the search for the cause involves not the mind but the brain — not some phantom refrigerator mom but observable neurological and genetic evidence. Temple Grandin on DSM-5: “Sounds like diagnosis by committee” 2013-05-18T12:30:00Z Since I have a genetic immune deficiency and multiple sclerosis, I'm fairly young but still considered a "vulnerable population," so Glenn has taken over all errands that involve other people. Marriage in the time of coronavirus: Sheltering in place, together, in the U.S. outbreak epicenter 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z The development of genetics was a tale of confusion, accident, frustration and the occasional flash of insight. Breaking the code 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The results show that dementia prevalence was greater in the group with the highest genetic risk compared with the lowest: 1.2% and 0.6% respectively. Healthy lifestyle may cut risk of dementia regardless of genes 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z Since having Fiona, I’ve learned about not only genetic syndromes but also babies born with cords around their necks, babies born too early, babies with intestines on the outsides of their bodies. Waiting to love my child 2013-05-07T23:45:00Z Now you have two new dogs who are her genetic clones. Barbra Streisand Can Hear Herself Again 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z The goal is to prove whether or not the genetic sample found on the dress she says she wore on that day belongs to the president. Woman requests DNA sample of Trump over rape accusation 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The opening sentence of Iyer’s liner notes to his latest release, “Mutations,” informs you that genetic variations are “stochastic.” Vijay Iyer continues his pursuit in transforming jazz More surprisingly, Spector reports "a 40%-50% genetic component to belief in God". Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes by Tim Spector – review 2012-08-08T09:30:03Z He eventually became the first president of Stanford University and a vocal leader of the eugenics movement, even writing publications about genetic cleansing. "Why Fish Don't Exist" explores eugenics in the US, a Hawaiian murder plot, and the meaning of life 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z For some unknown reason – some fluke of genetics, some unknown weakness in me – my primitive brain decided to stick around. 'I feel I might die any waking moment': can I escape the grip of PTSD? 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z “Research on human embryos has changed our fundamental understanding of the genetics of cell biology,” says Alison Murdoch, professor of reproductive medicineat Newcastle University. Seven ways IVF changed the world – from Louise Brown to stem-cell research 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z The test is a powerful instrument, with the potential to alter a person’s genetic destiny. ‘I was not willing to die for my breasts': the young women opting for mastectomies 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z In 2018, white nationalists were reportedly chugging it to show off their genetic superiority in lactose digestion. The Milk Situation 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Apparently my genetic female line, according to 23andMe, came from a group in Africa that settled 2,000 years ago and took care of horses. Festival Devotees Migrate East 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z The loss is genetic — no event triggered the condition. I have a hard time hearing men talk — literally 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Born with a genetic disability that left him partially sighted but legally blind, he spent many idyllic days bodysurfing, though that didn’t cancel out the relentless bullying and teasing he received from schoolmates. Overcoming Disability and Finding Love 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z It tells us the environment is the difference between whether somebody dealt a lousy genetic hand gains weight or doesn’t. Perspective | Why you should be skeptical about diets tailored for your DNA 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Their genetic roots stretch back more than 450 million years, making them, in the grand scheme of things, older than trees but younger than dirt. Discovery Channel looks to regain its bite with its favorite franchise 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Johanssen wants to reconcile Christianity and genetic science by creating a new race. The History Lurking Behind “Orphan Black” 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z But when the researchers took DNA samples from the participants and looked for correlations between their personalities and their genetic overlap with Neanderthal DNA, the correlations were small but statistically significant. How Neanderthal are you… and can you blame your DNA? – personality quiz 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z And in any case, a disease is generally a combination of genetic and environmental causes. Genetic modification: glow-in-the-dark lifesavers or mutant freaks? 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z Whether the genetics are actually pulling the strings in these cases is another story. You really are becoming your mother: The science that confirms your greatest hopes and fears 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Such estimates of genetic commonality — the true figure is closer to 36 percent, I learned later — crop up rarely, if ever, in arguments for incorporation of insects into the Western diet. My first taste of flesh 2013-03-12T00:00:00Z Risk factors include genetics, age and standing still for prolonged periods. Skin Deep: U.S. Approves Drug to Treat Varicose Veins 2010-05-11T22:40:00Z Human status was no longer a matter of biological or genetic fact. ‘I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe’: what Blade Runner 2049’s dystopia tells us about 2017 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z But a high A — a combination of genetic gifts, rigorous training and psychological discipline over two fragile vocal cords — is monumental, and unprecedented at the Met, according to its archivists. At the Met Opera, a Note So High, It’s Never Been Sung Before 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z While memes tend to evolve organically, it’s also possible to create them intentionally – this is the work of digital teams and social media managers – but memetic engineering, like genetic engineering, is beset with potential pitfalls. From Big Little Lies to Love Island: are memes shaping TV? 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Here, she asserts that Darwin’s 21st-century successors in genetics and neuroscience would “annul the self as an intelligent moral actor.” Democracy’s Fierce Defender 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z The only proven way to fight against genetic propensity toward diabetes is to maintain a healthy body weight, to match your calories to your needs, Dr. Turco told me. Motherlode Blog: Halloween Forecast: Cloudy With a Chance of Diabetes 2012-10-26T19:12:15Z People with genetic mutations cannot possibly time-travel, it is a flawed concept. What's the most outrageous prediction for the future? 2010-10-21T11:00:00Z Robert Plomin, a professor of psychology and genetics, has said that he used to be called a “Nazi”. Do we need to hide who we are to speak freely in the era of identity politics? 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z In the early 2000s, testing turned up a genetic profile from another man on the victim’s underwear. Man cleared of rape after 20 years in prison 2012-05-15T15:09:00Z “They are bound to a delayed schedule by unavoidable DNA hard wiring. It is not their conscious fault, but rather their genetic fate.” Maybe Your Sleep Problem Isn’t a Problem 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Neo-Darwinism allows for hypertrophy, the phenomenon by which evolution overshoots its mark and produces some consequence not strictly useful to the ends of genetic replication, the human brain as case in point. Marilynne Robinson: Can science solve life's mysteries? 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z The male orange clownfish has a genetic predisposition to bone spurs. Style Invitational Week 1293: Constitutional unconvention 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Sometimes too much of a good time, given how both Lip and Fiona exhibit a genetic predilection for alcoholism and addiction. Comfort Viewing: Why I Still Love ‘Shameless’ 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z When our ancestors were running around in loincloths, that genetic predisposition helped them survive, as sweet foods provided a valuable source of energy and were less likely to be poisonous than bitter foods. Why it’s so hard to cut back on sugar (and what to do about it) 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z It's an unsettling premise that Johnson is exploring: is a possible link between the transatlantic slave trade and genetic selection a factor in the successes of African-American and Caribbean sprinters? TV highlights 05/07/2012 2012-07-04T19:00:02Z I think it’s genetic memory functioning — when life gets this way or that way, and we’re not really happy with it, what do we do? A Conversation Between Philip Caputo and William Least Heat-Moon 2013-07-11T18:37:57Z His genetic contribution to me may well be zero; his cultural influence unequivocally is. Elizabeth Warren’s pointless DNA test: Why genetic heritage is irrelevant to identity and politics 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Finally, when it comes to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, risk is influenced by years of dietary exposures in combination with other genetic or lifestyle factors such as smoking. Diet can influence mood, behavior and more — a neuroscientist explains 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The high cost of making DNA today means genetic storage in biological hard drives will not be practical for a long time. Shakespeare's sonnets encoded in DNA 2013-01-23T19:21:30Z It's not genetics that shapes our outlook so much as the culture we learn from family and community. The historic story of our mixing 2011-02-10T04:22:03Z But I wonder if genetic screening will be the future of reproductive medicine, especially since new technologies keep emerging. Motherlode Blog: Finding a Doctor Who Supports Genetic Screening During I.V.F. 2014-01-21T15:09:31Z Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain: The New Science of Optimism and Pessimismby Elaine Fox Fox constructs an elegant narrative from neuroimaging results, her clever psychology experiments, and the interaction of genetics and environment. Non-fiction roundup - reviews 2012-08-10T21:55:04Z My flicking is more alarmed by the minute, though Howard Jacob, a genetics professor from Wisconsin who's sitting next to me, explains they're not all bad. My own genome project 2013-06-08T18:45:00Z Wenyi Wei, an assistant professor at Harvard University and also a specialist in the genetics of skin cancer, said: “Increasing skin pigmentation as a natural barrier of UV exposure is a great idea.” Scientists create real ‘fake’ tan chemical which could protect against skin cancer 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z In the early days of genetic engineering, biologists realized that they could get viruses to carry other genes into cells, too. Science-fiction turns real: Genetically engineering animals for war 2013-03-23T19:00:00Z While the flesh color is a direct result of carotenoids in their diet, there is also a unique genetic component. The color of farmed salmon comes from adding an antioxidant to their feed 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Rivers has no explanation for her vim — she is up at 8 and rarely turns in before 3 or 4 the next morning — other than the luck of the genetic draw. Rivers Takes Aim at the Stars? Wardrobes at the Oscars 2010-03-06T02:50:00Z Anyone who occasionally gets overly logical will identify with the hero, a genetics professor with Asperger’s syndrome who goes looking for a wife. Bill Gates: The Billionaire Book Critic 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z Again, studies often failed to account for genetic factors, complicating results. Does gymnastics derail puberty? 2012-08-09T13:40:00Z There are no special tribal markers in DNA, and no tribes use genetic genealogy for establishing membership, nor should they. Elizabeth Warren’s pointless DNA test: Why genetic heritage is irrelevant to identity and politics 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z “In developing these new and improved genetics, we are looking for lower inputs of water, pesticides, fertilizer and still perform to expectations,” she says. Looking for a more resilient and less needy lawn? Try zoysia or bermuda grasses. 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Her best shot at recovering and returning to the theater is a bone marrow transplant, which requires a genetic match. Bone marrow drive held in NYC for 'Lion King' star 2010-07-18T23:46:00Z Let’s observe right here, before we really get started, that race is a social construction with no definite genetic or scientific meaning. America’s first white president 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z You can see this genetic obsession with gadgetry in all his work, children’s books and “Fornicon” alike. Tomi Ungerer’s Triumphant Return 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Too much food and exposure to pollutants are also clear causes of cancer and obesity, but these are being ignored because of our obsession with genetics. Genetic modification: glow-in-the-dark lifesavers or mutant freaks? 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z Of course, babies are born different and biological transmission of traits does occur – it’s just not genetic. How to raise a brilliant child without screwing them up 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z His team was unable to recover any human DNA, or genetic material, from the cave. Stone tools discovered in Mexico point to earlier North American settlers 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z The genetic disorder that affects development occurs in about one in 700 births, according to the U.S. Model with Down syndrome launches design label at NY Fashion Week 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z The two were suffering from Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, a genetic disorder which causes cysts and tumors to grow in the body. United by Sorrow, They Forged a Joyful Future 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z The newly discovered genetic variations may help explain why some some people need multiple cups of joe to function, while others are wired by just a whiff of coffee. Why you desperately need that cup of coffee: It may be in your genes 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Everything in the brain, everything in genetics — they’re all one big continuum. Temple Grandin on DSM-5: “Sounds like diagnosis by committee” 2013-05-18T12:30:00Z I’m an addict, with a marker in my genetic makeup for addiction. “My synagogue was a jail cell”: My miracle happened behind bars 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z “Did you guys decide to do the genetic testing?” A sense of community for at-home dads 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z But Bill Hamilton at Oxford and EO Wilson at Harvard were also interested in exploring how our biological inheritance causes us to behave in ways not solely dictated by genetic self-interest. Tim Flannery: A life in books 2011-03-14T07:59:01Z If a genetic disposition that tends towards criminal outcome is detected, should that person be denied the right to have children? The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine – review 2013-05-25T13:00:07Z Egg donation and surrogacy, the freezing of embryos, and techniques such as mitochondrial transfer and genome editing alter long-held views about biological relations, kinship and the constraints of time, space, gender and genetics on procreation. Seven ways IVF changed the world – from Louise Brown to stem-cell research 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z I looked at my grandmother, sitting in a wheelchair, her feet permanently inflated like two dainty balloons: a vision of my genetic destiny. A Word of Thanks for My Compression Socks 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z He suggests that some or all of these factors may in some cases trigger a genetic predisposition to develop autism. Michel Odent: ‘How long can humanity survive now?’ 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z DNA from the bone also allowed scientists to “recalibrate” the genetic clock used to estimate rates of evolutionary change. Long tail: dogs may have lived with humans for 30,000 years 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z This is important for growers because seed-based propagation allows for higher genetic diversity, which can translate to things like increased disease resistance or more pest tolerance. Cranberries can bounce, float and pollinate themselves: The saucy science of a Thanksgiving classic 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Pershing, a genetics genius, is relegated to endless file-sorting in an anonymous department. "The Mandalorian" shows how a naive reliance on the goodness of democracy can lead the dark side 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z If you lack Gisele’s genetics, there is a cornucopia of sprays, mousses and creams aiming to tousle, tumble and clump. Skin Deep: ‘Beach Hair’ Is Riding the Wave — Skin Deep 2013-05-23T00:29:29Z I often notice myself exhibiting this very same trait when I host my own friends and family, as if it’s some kind of genetic condition that was passed down to me. Why I'm making "comfort cake" this Yom Kippur 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z There’s also the influence of genetics, there are different body types and there are, as Harding notes, thin people who smoke and eat chips all day. America’s 12 most obese states 2012-08-16T14:34:00Z Writing in the journal Circulation, researchers from the UK and Sweden report how they harnessed this approach by drawing on health and genetic information within a range of large-scale databases. Insomniacs may be at greater risk of heart failure, study finds 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z There may be some genetic component to it. Dyslexic donors turned away from largest UK sperm bank 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z It’s a genetic condition that makes my body thin and lanky. “Stick person,” “Skinny bitch,” “Giraffe”: Stop bullying me for being thin 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z On genetics, too, he dismisses aspects that might dilute the strength of his argument that outside interventions are limited in their effects on personality and social behavior. Charles Murray Returns, Nodding to Caution but Still Courting Controversy 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Scientific researchers and medical doctors at Inova work as a team to identify the genetic links to diseases in order to provide the most personalized care for their patients.” WUSA and Inova hospital chain have a cozy partnership — but is it too close? 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Last month, she received a Ph.D. in genetics and genomics from Harvard, along with a certificate in human biology and translational medicine. Samantha Schilit, Jeremy Rosenweig 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Some interesting work is being done around epigenetics – the idea that the trauma may cause genetic changes that are then transmitted to your offspring. Is trauma handed down through generations? 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The following year, Mr. Kac enlisted scientists at the French National Institute of Agronomic Research to splice a genetic sequence that produces green fluorescent protein into the DNA of an albino rabbit. A Space Odyssey: Making Art Up There 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Ms. Steavenson is now working on her second novel, which she said is about “mothers and daughters, genetics, nature and nurture.” A War Reporter Finds Refuge by Switching to Fiction 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z When Elisabeth is diagnosed with a mental illness, the full cruelty of the regime reveals itself: She is sterilized and then murdered in the name of genetic hygiene. ‘Never Look Away’ Review: A Lush Adventure in Sex, Politics and Painting 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z A better understanding of the genetic and environmental mechanisms of the disease will lead to improved diagnosis and therapies. Africa innovations: 15 ideas helping to transform a continent 2012-08-25T23:05:54Z I suspect even those words are part of the genetic makeup, because Patricia says exactly the same. Rosanna Arquette: ‘They said I was a pain in the ass. It’s not true’ 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Anne added nice-looking heirs to the line, proving when it comes to genetics, It’s smarter to dip outside the pool, if you want to enhance the aesthetics. Style Invitational Week 1109: Fictoids of Columbia — tell us some fake D.C. trivia 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Roughly one in 10,000 people have Williams syndrome, a genetic condition that wipes out the skepticism and social caution that seem hard-wired into most other humans. New in Paperback: ‘No Apparent Distress,’ ‘The Destroyers’ 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z He tells her that in many cases, where the genetics aren’t so clear, the simpler surgical option has been to choose girlhood. 'Masters of Sex' Recap: Of Might and Men 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Nick Lane is a research fellow at the department of genetics, evolution and environment at University College London. Creation: The Origin of Life; The Future of Life, by Adam Rutherford – review 2013-04-06T14:00:01Z “This work opens up discussions about globalization, multiculturalism and genetics.” Playing Chicken With the Art World 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z But the film’s deep genetic code — it’s true grit, speaking of Josh Brolin — is found in a handful of quieter scenes, most notably when Alejandro and Isabela encounter a poor family in the Mexican desert. Review: ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Blends War Movie and Western 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Haldane, the British biologist and ardent communist who helped synthesize Darwinian evolution with Mendelian genetics, was once as famous as Einstein. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s aristocratic parents were first cousins, and his numerous genetic defects, including bone abnormalities, are attributed to a family history of inbreeding. Toulouse-Lautrec’s Groundbreaking Prints at MoMA 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z It proved a very influential idea and other scientists are now thinking about how robots might adopt a random – almost an evolutionary – way of fixing themselves using what are known as genetic algorithms. My bright idea: Dennis Shasha: Nature can improve our computers 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z They learned their only child had ectodermal dysplasias, a rare genetic disorder that produces abnormalities at the body’s surface, including fingernails and teeth. How Shahzad Ismaily Became Musicians’ Favorite Musician 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z In one example, Maya wants to become a concert pianist, but genetic tests show a 30 percent risk of rheumatoid arthritis, which would cripple her career. Exhibition Review: ‘Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code,’ at the Smithsonian 2013-08-29T21:30:18Z “Call me Ishmael,” began Whittemore, his voice adding a certain genetic oomph to that resounding first line, as the marathon got under way in a vast gallery in the museum’s Bourne Building. A whale of a time: a Moby-Dick marathon in Massachusetts 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z After a few years working on Saturday-morning cartoons, they landed their own animated sitcom in the early aughts, “Clone High,” wherein teenage genetic clones of historical figures attend the same high school. Lord and Miller, Directors With a Golden Touch 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z What, exactly, are we hoping a genetic test of gender would clarify? Perspective | Why should the government — or anyone — care what’s between a person’s legs? 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z That’s why genetic research is so important and needs to be better funded. Glenn Close and Patrick Kennedy on the Weight of Mental Illness 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z "That soil is in their veins, their genetic makeup, their family tree. Geography is very important. It's someone's soul. It's who we are." Getting it together for James Brown biopic 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z It helps meet high demand in Greece caused by the prevalence of thalassemia, a genetic disorder whose carriers need regular blood transfusions. Antonín Kohout 2013-02-26T18:12:07Z The statistics are appalling: 30% of children in this country with serious genetic diseases are British Pakistani; yet the ethnic grouping makes up only 1.5% of our population. Last week's TV 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z Plus, to be seriously involved in the genetic evolution of a species is a serious investment. You Thought Your Cat Was Fancy? 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Lucas was born with Down syndrome, a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21. First baby with Down syndrome is Gerber's baby of the year 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z After he became a father himself, he opted to take a DNA test in 2018 to learn about his genetics since he couldn’t point to any medical history from his biological family. Woman finds son she gave up for adoption 33 years ago thanks to DNA test 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z “They’ll be capturing a lot of stuff that isn’t just fundamental biology, maybe genetic markers correlated with ethnicity or where people live.” IVF couples could be able to choose the ‘smartest’ embryo 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z This point is acknowledged – partially – by genetic engineers. Genetic modification: glow-in-the-dark lifesavers or mutant freaks? 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z Wild chickpeas can also tolerate temperatures up to 40°C – another valuable genetic resource for better drought tolerance in modern chickpeas. Pulses are packed with goodness 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Scientists studied the complete genetic material, or genome, of monarchs — both those that migrate and those that don’t. One gene is crucial to monarchs’ migration Nobody knows what causes endometriosis but it’s likely genetics plays a role. Endometriosis: 20 things every woman (and every doctor) should know 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, more complicated issues regarding genetics—genetic engineering, cloning, biotechnology, gene therapy—have replaced eugenics as topics of public interest. Hitler’s favorite American: “Biological fascism” in the shadow of New York City 2014-03-23T10:58:00Z Recently, Zuk sent the 50-plus-year-old tooth to a lab, hoping to find a shred of genetic data that would help sequence Lennon’s DNA. I Want to Clone Your Hand: Strange Effort to Clone John Lennon Moves Forward 2013-08-22T14:59:21Z Soon after setting up his first lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1964, Woese began working on the central biological question at the time: how cells translate genetic information into proteins. A New View of Evolution That Can’t Be Represented by a Tree 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z According to the NHS, we do not yet know what causes body dysmorphia disorders but genetics, a chemical imbalance in the brain or a traumatic experience in your past may play a part. Gym, eat, repeat: the shocking rise of muscle dysmorphia 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z It was my call because with donor eggs the baby would still carry his genetic material, not mine. Motherlode Blog: Would a Pregnancy Through a Donor Egg Feel Like ‘Mine’? 2014-01-13T21:53:02Z The breakthrough also raises the possibility that potential life outside of Earth is not made up of the same genetic material that we are. Creating “alien” DNA on Earth: Lab creates life with genetic code outside our own 2014-05-08T16:10:00Z Evolution does not “design” anything; it’s a process that occurs as a result of the entirely random phenomenon of genetic mutation. We pledge allegiance to the United States of Inc.: Corporations become nation-states in Silicon Valley’s latest utopian management scheme 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Choose the right parents, and ancestors, who can pass on to you a genetic make up strong enough to fight off all life threatening diseases. 12 Tips for Living a Longer Life 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z The website shows other users who share genetics with you, and allows everyone to contact one another. Perspective | Ask Amy: DNA testing reveals family secret 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z The research gives a reliable genetic marker for plant breeders to know what strains they are dealing with. Is this the protein plant of the future? New study finds "sweetness gene" that makes lupins tastier 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z I sign the back of the form and a small card with a butterfly on it, which grants permission for my genetic makeup to be anonymously tested and, perhaps, deemed passable. Selling my eggs to make rent 2013-02-03T18:00:00Z Research by the Swiss biologist Claus Wedekind and other scholars suggest that humans have an unconscious mechanism to select a suitable genetic mate. Skin Deep: Pumpkin Pie: Provocative or Just Tasty? 2011-07-14T01:11:47Z As the genetic memory of a simpler, wilder past courses through his veins, he is "transported" into the full, unmediated moment. Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot – review 2013-05-24T06:30:12Z “A few of them were quite young,” said Ms. Radziwill, who at 50 is smaller than sample size and looks considerably younger, thanks to genetics and a little help from her cosmetic dermatologist. Encounters : Carole Radziwill’s on Her New Novel, ‘The Widow’s Guide to Sex and Dating’ And More 2014-02-26T23:18:30Z But in the current entertainment ecosystem, the good-faith B movie is not so much an endangered species as a genetic impossibility. Review: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Brings the Gang Back. Sigh. 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z “Race mixing” was a perceived threat to the genetic purity of white America. Hitler’s favorite American: “Biological fascism” in the shadow of New York City 2014-03-23T10:58:00Z These include age, genetics, lifestyle factors and underlying medical conditions. Intermittent fasting could help protect the brain from age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Is personhood a matter of unique genetic identity? Seven ways IVF changed the world – from Louise Brown to stem-cell research 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z To that end, the Wachtels were open with their daughter, who has two brothers who are not adopted, and who was always curious about her genetic roots. Motherlode: I Found My Mom Through Facebook 2011-06-24T20:07:01Z Because cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic disorder, this couple should definitely pursue genetic counseling before trying to have children. Ask Amy: College student fails the ‘marshmallow test’ 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z As Frances starts talking about the genetic markers for cancer, Paul starts gently wringing his hands, evidently thinking of the Parkinson's-like tremors he experienced that morning. "In Treatment" recap: Season 3 begins 2010-10-26T13:01:00Z Be it genetics, good luck or force of circumstance, I loved my children right away. First I Met My Children, Then My Girlfriend. They’re Related. 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z That depends on factors including genetics, hormones and stress level, Kahan says. To get a flatter belly, start by getting enough sleep 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Jones is professor of genetics at University College London and is considered one of the finest science communicators of his generation. Top UK scientist urges people to take vitamin D supplements 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z The consensus at the moment is that addiction seems to be the product of genetic inheritance and environment. We are all addicts now 2013-05-11T23:00:00Z Beyond weight, other factors can lead to insulin resistance, including genetics, environmental factors, eating habits, food choices, physical activity, stress, exposure to toxins and access to medical resources. Perspective | Explaining insulin resistance, and how to reverse it 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z And a model’s career was always relatively short and reliant on a certain amount of good timing and genetics. James Scully’s radical idea for the fashion industry: Treat models like human beings 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Fundamental research that led to advance genetics, the microchip, and the internet? Fontainebleau: A Forgotten Treasure 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Setting up an entire sophisticated research structure devoted to the nature of genetic and racial determinism, he variously experimented upon Roma, dwarfs and — most obsessively — twins. How Did Josef Mengele Become the Evil Doctor of Auschwitz? 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z A new form of profiling was required, one that didn’t simply believe evil to be genetic, but took into account one’s formative years. Jonathan Groff on Mindhunter: 'I walked into makeup and saw a scalped woman's head' 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z “And none of these companies asks: ‘What do we know about the genetics of the past, and which of those past inferred genetic clusters do we get our ancestry from?’ ‘It made me question my ancestry’: does DNA home testing really understand race? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Hopefully, that’s true because, the book contends, so many Americans are sending spit samples to DNA databanks that many genetic nuggets will inevitably be surfaced — whether people want to keep them buried or not. Before You Spit in That Vial, Read This Book 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z From the genetic pool originated by "The Sopranos," for example, leapt FX's "The Shield" and "Rescue Me" and later, AMC's "Breaking Bad." The lesson of "Six Feet Under," 20 years later: "We're not really as in control as we all think" 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z A genetic anomaly called Turner syndrome makes her short. This ’80s female wrestling league was dangerous and sexist — and the best job of their lives 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z “Once the terraforming really starts working, there may be some genetic engineering that enables people to flourish a little better on Mars,” he said. To Mars, Not a Moment Too Soon 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The study suggests that genetic risk is less important than lifestyle. Tsimané of the Bolivian Amazon have world's healthiest hearts, says study 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z We shared, if not an ancestor, a vague genetic connection. No. 1 Thomas Rogers in the world 2012-06-25T01:00:00Z The show, “Origins of the Species,” through April 5, will span from the late 1960s to recent work exploring the implications of genetic manipulation. Lynn Hershman Leeson Explores Technology and the Split Self 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z We are far from understanding the worlds infinite mysteries — from the wonders of our universe, to the mysteries of human genetics, to mystifying deadly diseases. 7 mind-blowing scientific mysteries: Black holes, UFOs and the origins of everything 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z In South Korea today, an autism diagnosis is often received as a stain on a family’s bloodline because of the disorder’s genetic roots. Does It Make Sense to Call Anyone ‘Normal’? 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z It would be over a century before new genetic tools would allow scientists to dispense with trying to culture these recalcitrant microbes. With a little help from my friends 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The authors themselves are leading the search for a quantum mechanism in genetic mutations, which might be giving evolution itself a helping hand. Nature, the physicist 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z For my at-home dog DNA test I picked Embark, which puts to use “over 20 times more genetic information than any other test on the market”, says Embark. Stop mansplaining my dog to me: decoding my pup's DNA 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z She is based in Beijing, and she is upfront, explaining that her work seldom leads to genetic matches. ‘Found’ Review: Three Adoptees Seek Their China Roots 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z He mentions Eero Mäntyranta, the champion Finnish cross-country skier who had a genetic defect that meant his red blood cells could carry more oxygen. How fast can we go? The science of sprinting 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Studies of the human genome leave no doubt that the genetic endowment of humanity is a single continuum. The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond – review 2013-01-09T10:22:31Z In this rich genetic stew, the seedlings stray from their type. The iconic white snowdrop could be getting a new look (or many), thanks to breeders 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Viewers who give in to the film's schmaltziness will appreciate "A Man Called Otto," which even includes a joke at the irony of Otto's hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a genetic enlargement of the heart. As "A Man Called Otto," Tom Hanks' gruff yet noble curmudgeon will warm your heart 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Lobster Boy is the story of Grady Stiles Jr, a man born with a genetic condition that fused his fingers and toes leaving him with lobster style "claws". Step right up for carny classics 2010-10-21T09:25:00Z Some say it must be genetic or created in the womb; others see it as learned behaviour, or a combination of nurture and nature. Transgender children: ‘This is who he is – I have to respect that’ 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z For instance, since being told I have a genetic risk variant associated with slow production of omega-3s, I have been seeking salmon like a grizzly bear. I sent in my DNA to get a personalized diet plan. What I discovered disturbs me. 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z This matter of interpretation is not determined in any genetic or environmental sense. Being a sibling is a fight for survival 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Beyond genetics: Lifestyle choices to slow the aging process. Perspective | Menopause can be unsettling. These habits can help smooth the transition. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z In horticulture, plant hybridizers also need a diverse genetic pool to tweak a species for desired traits, which include disease resistance, size and habit, vigor and cold hardiness. This distinctive tree is vastly underappreciated — and it’s dying out 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z “We are a genetic mixture,” he told me, evoking the Spanish term mestizaje, or the mixing of European, African, and indigenous blood. The Battle Over the Soul of El Museo del Barrio 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z The history of our species speaks in the language of genetics. I can’t turn off my thoughts 2013-02-01T01:00:00Z Davis concedes that many are cynical about genetic engineering. Little San Juan County takes on the GMO goliaths 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z About the Kings: “Regarding genetics, King’s family is private, and the presence or absence of psychiatric diagnoses among family members is not publicly available knowledge.” Books of The Times: What Befits a Leader in Hard Times? An Intimate Knowledge of Insanity 2011-08-10T21:05:51Z Written for piano, electronics and string quartet, it uses tremulous repetitions and seeping expansions to evoke the process of genetic variation. Vijay Iyer continues his pursuit in transforming jazz They are soon whisked away by the genetic researcher Dr. Octavius Brine, actually a disguised, disgruntled octopus named Dave, with whom the penguins resided during a stint at the Central Park Zoo. ‘Penguins of Madagascar,’ With Voice of Benedict Cumberbatch 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z By the looks of it, both are delighted to share a genetic bond. Here's the Moment Bernie Sanders and Larry David Found Out They're Cousins 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Romantic love may be a product of pheromones, social conditioning or genetic predisposition, but by common consent it ruthlessly commandeers the hearts of those it ensnares. The Adjustment Bureau's will won't be done 2011-03-07T10:57:44Z These statements are irresponsible and only build obstacles between Native peoples and Western-based science communities, and genetic science is only the most recent realm to exhibit such anti-Indian antagonism. Stop believing this myth: No, Native Americans are not “anti-science” 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Some biology-based artists deliberately try to summon or confront viewers fears about genetic engineering as part of the concept of their work, Familian said. UC Irvine to exhibit artworks created via biological engineering 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z According to Lackey, spinal muscular atrophy is a "genetic disease that causes muscle wasting." Mom modifies daughter's 'Elf on the Shelf' doll with functional wheelchair 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z His unusual voice was a result of being born with a rare genetic condition called Kallmann syndrome, which meant he never passed through puberty. Jimmy Scott, angel-voiced jazz singer, dies at 88 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Genetically speaking, you two have nothing to worry about, though genetic testing before having children would be a good idea. Ask Amy: Inmate worries about romance with distant cousin Despite decades of searching for genetic and environmental factors, we still don’t know what causes these disorders or even whether they are distinct diseases. Her Illness Was Misdiagnosed as Madness. Now Susannah Cahalan Takes On Madness in Medicine. 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Obtaining this level of genetic information is no longer a highly rarefied procedure. Exhibition Review: ‘Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code,’ at the Smithsonian 2013-08-29T21:30:18Z Denial of his extraordinary genetic luck for the sake of his self-respect is a common trope with poor Luke. Hustler’s denigrating S.E. Cupp “satire” 2012-05-24T20:30:00Z The festival will also introduce Tech@Fest, an examination of technological advancement and related issues, including genetics, cyberprivacy and money innovation. New Yorker Festival Announces Lineup 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z And don’t get her started on people who argue against genetic modification. Food Scholar, Folk Singer, Blunt Speaker: The Many Lives of Leni Sorensen 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z I tried to remind myself that genetics and body-type determine most aspects of physical transition, most of the time, but I didn't see what I wanted from NHS surgeons. The gift of a lifetime: how trans 'top surgery' changed my life 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z They also looked at 14 genetic variants linked to a high percentage of body fat but which were associated with a lower risk of such health problems. Researchers discover why being overweight can lead to depression 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z You would have more options in your genetic instruction book to choose from. The future of sex 2012-09-19T19:20:00Z He was born in 1911, and his decision to study medicine, human genetics and physical anthropology in the 1930s was largely in tune with the scientific mood of the times. How Did Josef Mengele Become the Evil Doctor of Auschwitz? 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z But she stunned everyone with her courage and candour in announcing pre-emptive surgery in light of a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. Angelina Jolie: Hollywood won't be the same without her 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Pork today has been bred with improved genetics and different feed so that it has much less fat than the pork your mother would cook. Hints From Heloise: Good gravy! Pork loses its byproduct. 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z According to a new article in Biological Psychiatry, scientists have pinpointed a genetic marker associated with an increased risk of cannabis-induced psychosis in certain individuals. Why does pot make some people psychotic? 2012-11-19T22:31:00Z There was honor in carrying trauma and genetic inheritances and wading onward through the journey. Family history, distilled: My ancestor Nathan "Nearest" Green, Jack Daniel's and my dad's sobriety 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z The disease, which exists in all quarters of the world, is caused by an intricate mosaic of factors, among them genetic predisposition, early life experience and social influences. What drives writers to drink? 2013-07-27T23:05:00Z Mr. Gurney regarded such folk, his spiritual and genetic kin, with a critical fondness that was too cleareyed to be nostalgic. A Patrician Older Gentleman Morphs Into an Angry Young Man 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Both books share an idea of time travel as damaging, genetic and even possibly contagious. Review: ‘The Lost Time Accidents’ asks the big questions about where we are 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z And eventually the book involves itself with Transhumanism, genetic manipulation and the potential for pandemics. Books of The Times: ‘Inferno,’ by Dan Brown 2013-05-12T21:14:59Z The next year, he published a paper suggesting that a new genetic pest treatment, dubbed RNAi pesticides, required a new means of risk assessment. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z One interactive display introduces us to fictional characters of varied ages who decide whether to get genetic testing and then decide how to act on the information. Exhibition Review: ‘Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code,’ at the Smithsonian 2013-08-29T21:30:18Z And while a radioactive spider bite scrambled his genetic makeup, his juvenile sensitivities remained. Movie Review: Andrew Garfield Returns in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ 2014-05-01T12:00:02Z Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can taste sweetness because they carry the genetic instructions necessary to detect sugar molecules. Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Recent genetic research on DNA samples also suggests that there was far more migration of populations than was once thought in the era before the Silk Road. Exhibition Review: Another Stop on a Long, Improbable Journey 2011-02-20T21:00:36Z I had a joke about genetic defects in Dalmatian dogs, but it fell on deaf ears. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I have a joke about Twitter memes 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Murakami replies, "That’s quite unfortunate. Maybe it’s some kind of genetic predisposition. Personally, I’m doing quite well in that area. Sorry." Haruki Murakami's advice on love and cats 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z At the University of Oxford in the UK, researchers are investigating the entire human genome of women with the disease, comparing their genetic makeup with others who do not have it. Endometriosis: hidden suffering of millions of women revealed 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Raised in a horrific home for boys, Ryker Jones and his two brothers are genetic anomalies, born with superior skills and strengths that make them excellent private investigators, specializing in missing persons. Sarah MacLean picks the best romance novels to read this month 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Huntington’s is a genetic brain disorder, and people with the disease often show signs of depression or impaired judgment in its early stages, according to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. Lawyer: Dentist in crash has brain disease 2011-09-13T17:29:00Z It's not that there's something genetic or biological or chronic about men's violence and picking up guns. After Charlottesville, solving the problem of angry men: What does healthy masculinity look like? 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z I feel very lucky because I think it's genetic. Marian Keyes: 'I thought I'd never be able to write again' 2013-04-21T08:00:17Z From this it produced three categories of low, intermediate and high genetic risk for dementia – the former and latter each comprising 20% of participants. Healthy lifestyle may cut risk of dementia regardless of genes 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z Later she learned that many in her father’s side of the family carried the BRCA1 genetic mutation, which prevents the suppression of tumor growth. ‘Dangerous Boobies’: One woman’s experience ‘breaking up with’ her breasts 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z She didn’t flinch when the doctor explained the pain and inconvenience she would endure before her eggs were extracted: months of genetic tests, weeks of self-administered hormone injections and the resultant mood swings. Modern Love: A Brother?s Need, a Sister?s Gift 2010-07-16T16:53:00Z She proceeds to unpack the possible reasons for his obsession, genetic and Freudian, as well as her own complicated responses. ‘Eat, Live, Love, Die’: At 89, Betty Fussell’s hard-earned recipe for happiness 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The researchers conducted genetic studies on 40 Tibetans and 40 Han Chinese and performed a statistical analysis showing that the gene variant almost certainly was inherited from the Denisovans. Gene from extinct human species fortifies high-altitude Tibetans 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z He's a physician who practiced perinatal medicine and medical genetics for 25 years. 'A Perilous Conception': a test-tube mystery 2011-12-15T20:53:04Z “I’m a black body in this Commonwealth, which turned black bodies / into money,” Petrosino writes in her fourth book, eyeing race, history, genetics and hope through the crucible of Virginia. New & Noteworthy Poetry, From ‘White Blood’ to the Book of Job 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z In some cases, this bad behaviour may also be exacerbated by genetic and environmental factors. Oxytocin: could the 'trust hormone' rebond our troubled world? 2011-08-20T23:08:00Z And while genetic techniques may be an excellent bet for psychiatric science, whether there will be payoffs in the clinic is far from certain. A Nobel Laureate Asks What Makes a ‘Disordered Mind’ 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z “If you systematically reproduce while progressively accumulating small genetic abnormalities, you’re loading the genome with a burden that can result in serious health problems.” ‘There was nothing wrong with my wife – it was me’: the men waking up to fertility problems 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z “Not only do we form ties with people superficially like ourselves, we form ties with people who are like us on a deep genetic level. They’re like our kin, though they’re not.” Study: BFFs May Have Similar DNA 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z We are definitely a company that stays committed to collecting and working on our menu of genetics. Jaleel White Wants to Sell You ‘Purple Urkle’ 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z Roman Two was a competent adventurer by his teenage years — “I’m just a genetic enhancement of you, Dad,” he once teased — but what’s more interesting are the ways that he and his father grew apart. His Son Hiked Into the Costa Rican Jungle, and Never Came Out. What Happened? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z In the sequence from which the play takes its title, a young woman excitedly describes the variable genetic science that gives us sex, as she and a young man rub suntan lotion onto each other. Theater Review: ‘Love and Information,’ by Caryl Churchill, at Minetta Lane 2014-02-20T03:00:14Z The judge claims that exhuming Dali’s body is necessary because there aren’t any biological remains or personal objects available that provide enough genetic material for a paternity determination. Salvador Dali’s body to be exhumed following psychic’s paternity suit 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Prosecutors and police say Kercher's genetic material was on the knife blade and Knox's was on the handle, and that a Kercher bra clasp found at the crime scene had Sollecito's DNA. Decision reached in Amanda Knox appeal 2011-10-03T19:07:00Z The Getty’s program is now possible, he said, thanks to an influx of new technologies, including more sophisticated approaches to genetic testing and material science. Getty Trust to Invest $100 Million in Saving Threatened Antiquities 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Cancer is inherently stitched into our genetic being. Cancer: The new normal? 2011-01-17T17:35:24Z But there are a host of genetic and biological variations that complicate the seemingly tidy split between male and female. Forget blade runners: What if some female Olympians have high testosterone? 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z GWR takes cheating extremely seriously, and only people with bona fide genetic disorders will be considered. Guinness Book of Records 2013 – digested read 2012-12-09T18:30:02Z The team found several common genetic variants already identified as playing a role in obesity. Thinness and obesity: it's in the genes 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Systems and practices that help clinics safeguard their patients’ stored genetic material and protect against reproductive negligence are voluntary and sometimes ignored. Their embryos were destroyed. Now they mourn the children they’ll never have 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z It is mapping 1,200 healthy adults including many twins – analysing their connectomes and genetic data should show the contributions of genes and environment to the wiring of the brain. Human behaviour: is it all in the brain – or the mind? 2013-06-29T23:05:40Z Nurses marveled over genetics and said that his appearance might change in months. Tiny Love Stories: ‘Your Husband Will Probably Leave You Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z One thing I hadn't known was that Shannon's PhD was on genetics viewed in terms of symbolic logic. James Gleick: 'Information poses as many challenges as opportunities' 2011-04-09T23:05:59Z After Roberta got back the results from the newest kind of DNA testing and saw that she and David didn’t share genetic material, she realized that she and David were not, in fact, biologically related. She found the half brother she never knew as a child. But her family mystery was only beginning. 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Why, in the age of Richard Dawkins's God Delusion, has one of our leading writers on genetics devoted himself to a book investigating the Bible's scientific credentials? Guardian Books podcast: Science, religion and the paranormal 2013-05-17T13:06:24Z “But if there’s no medical reason,” Dr. Beer said, “it’s just genetics.” The Mirror: Oh, to Be Just Another Bearded Face 2012-05-30T19:17:40Z It's key to the whole thing that we brought Brian Froud back, who is our true genetic line to the original ‘Dark Crystal’ film, who designed everything. "Dark Crystal" director on working puppet magic: "You have to imagine bringing life to everything" 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z These were more difficult times for me as my sister had leukaemia and Chinese Tiger Mothers cannot tolerate such genetic weakness in their families. Digested read: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua 2011-01-31T21:30:02Z Her work is multipronged: In addition to investigating a genetic component of Alzheimer’s rates among African Americans, she has led the way in recruiting black participants for studies and trials. African Americans are more likely than whites to develop Alzheimer’s. Why? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z First, the genetic information these DNA testing companies hold is based on living populations. ‘It made me question my ancestry’: does DNA home testing really understand race? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Exiting the clinic I wonder vaguely if my blood is diseased, marked by unknown genetic failures absorbed through centuries of pairings, mixings, births. Selling my eggs to make rent 2013-02-03T18:00:00Z Like all models, Brice was a genetic anomaly: tall, reed thin, and with the face of a doll. ‘Battle of Versailles’: How African American models reshaped fashion 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Her skin is loose and wrinkly because of a genetic condition she inherited from her mother, Tracey. TV highlights 27/06/2013 2013-06-27T06:00:06Z They found that while the Y-chromosomal markers differ, the mitochondrial genome shows a genetic match between the skeleton and the maternal line relatives. Gene studies suggest King Richard III was a blond, blue-eyed boy 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z And, McCouch adds, we capitalize on just a fraction of the genetic diversity that resides within those plants. Heirloom tomatoes could save mankind 2013-09-05T12:00:00Z Years later Mr. Attenborough became known to a new generation of filmgoers as the wealthy head of a genetic engineering company whose cloned dinosaurs run amok in Steven Spielberg’s box office hit “Jurassic Park.” Richard Attenborough, Actor, Director and Giant of British Cinema, Dies at 90 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Some people, such as Brown and Fink, argue that your hormonal and genetic make-up is being signalled by the way you dance. Peter Lovatt: 'Dancing can change the way you think' 2011-07-30T23:05:56Z Her father worked on the assembly line at General Electric and died at 29 from a genetic cholesterol condition. Mary Boone Is Not Done 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z We were strangers with no shared history, other than genetics. Why Would My Father Not Want to Know Me? 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z New research into the human genetic code is yielding new questions about how the body regulates cholesterol levels and clues to new potential drugs. 2010-02-04T01:00:00Z Who knows — some ultra-intelligent alien being may discover it in the future, and use your genetic code to reanimate a race of humans on a distant planet. How to Survive the Apocalypse 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z He wants to be a genetic engineer when he grows up but hopes you might see him on TV again after “Genius Junior” is over. Do you have what it takes to earn the title of ‘Genius Junior’? 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Instead of contending with the complexity inherent in building a more equitable and sustainable food system, opponents of questionable agricultural practices took an ideological stance against genetic engineering itself — and championed labels as a solution. New GMO labeling rule takes effect, but food anxieties remain 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z The director said he delved into medical literature while researching his movie, which poses questions about the potential dangers of new technologies like genetic engineering and growing human organs in a laboratory. Almodovar catches Cannes off guard with horror film 2011-05-19T14:17:35Z Researchers in Britain and the United States quickly drew a link between Galton’s idea and the genetic mechanisms of heredity outlined twenty years earlier by Augustinian monk Gregor Mendel. Hitler’s favorite American: “Biological fascism” in the shadow of New York City 2014-03-23T10:58:00Z When that failed it was taken as evidence of the dark genetic forces with humans. Monkey business: primates on film 2011-08-03T20:00:00Z It involves genetics, physiology, activity level, environment, diet and socioeconomic status. Perspective | Fat, fructose and calories: 5 nutrition ‘facts’ we used to believe 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z How is a champion golfer like a genetic engineer? Style Invitational Week 1463: Fork over some (new) spoonerisms 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z But by banning all genetic augmentation for what it believes to be the right reasons, the Federation ended up discriminating against an entire people. How "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" uses Rebecca Romijn's Number One to place prejudice on trial 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z As with any new scientific methodology, new genetic methods tend to alter previously held beliefs about the course of human history. A Brand-New Version of Our Origin Story 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z There are potentially thousands, or millions, of combinations, from each genetic cross,” Nitzsche said. 'They were out of this world': The quest to resurrect America's best tomato 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Lily has jaw surgery to correct a genetic condition. In Netflix's "Found," three girls examine their identity as adoptees: "We continue to shed our skin" 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z This sweeping account attempts to tell a genetic, cultural and social history, with a particular focus on the roles of cognition and agricultural and scientific advancements in our evolution. New in Paperback: ‘Sapiens,’ ‘Men Without Women’ 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z While Pearson has become proficient at the technical aspects of genetic genealogy, search angel work remains emotionally fraught. DNA search angels: the Facebook 'detectives' who help reunite families 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z By shining short-wavelength ultraviolet light on the bacteria, viewers online were able to alter its genetic code. A Space Odyssey: Making Art Up There 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Has our understanding of genetics given a proper scientific basis to that authorial design? Anthill: how biologist EO Wilson turned science into best-selling fiction 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z Why is it that genetic tendencies for self-deception are likely to propagate to the next generation? Is it impossible to trust one another in the information age? 2013-01-21T12:45:00Z But she believes there was a genetic component at work. Penny LeGate: 'The wound shuts up and then breaks open again' 2012-08-15T22:32:03Z For example, at UC Davis, the 'Torture Orchard' project is designed to find improved genetics for farmers. Farmers are reckoning with a harsh new climate reality 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Photograph: Rex Features How else does this part of her genetic coding show through in her character? Maya Rudolph: ‘I'm not a woman in comedy. I'm a comedian' 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z "Parents at risk of passing on a genetic disorder are faced with heartbreaking implications of potentially creating a life with an inherited illness," Serhal said. IVF technique that tests embryos for genetic disorders has first success 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z What if your genetic signature tells you something you aren't prepared to know? 23 and Not Me: As an adoptee, I'm not even remotely tempted to take a DNA test 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z As genetic genealogy becomes more widespread, it is beginning to be used for purposes beyond family reunification. DNA search angels: the Facebook 'detectives' who help reunite families 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z And if the canine flourish isn’t genetic, there’s no stopping the owner from creating one with careful grooming. Is Your Dog Ready for Instagram? 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z The second is by way of genetic modification, undertaken by scientists at the State University of New York in partnership with the foundation. Perspective | Blight wiped out the American chestnut. Parallel efforts are close to bringing it back. 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z There is some evidence of genetic differences in our response to sugar because we all perceive sweetness differently. Is there such a thing as sugar addiction? 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z The only genetic factors that would be important, for example, are more like facial structure. America has a sleep inequality crisis to match its income inequality crisis 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z At 12, she was corresponding with Bryan Sykes, professor of human genetics at Oxford University, after becoming intrigued by his DNA research. Titans in Party Dresses 2010-12-23T23:42:46Z She’s from Boston; he’s from Alabama; she wants a baby, and he doesn’t, given his fears about genetic defects. | 'Wax Wings': In the Labyrinth of Medical Research 2011-06-07T21:44:48Z I also underwent an entire battery of tests for genetic abnormalities. Raising a black son in the US: ‘He had never taken a breath, and I was already mourning him’ 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z And I get that the burgeoning genetic databases enrich the work of genealogists. 23 and Not Me: As an adoptee, I'm not even remotely tempted to take a DNA test 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z It was whispering around the edges of our conversations—can we hold our alcohol, can we say no, do we know how to stop, are we dependent, alcoholism coursing through our genetic code? I take to drinking 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z It wasn't a genetic experiment, but it looked like one and it was such a shocking image, I knew that there was a movie to be found in that mouse. Take Splice, add Inception: the possible recipe for a big-screen Neuromancer 2010-07-22T17:52:00Z The tour encompasses breeders, butchers, grazing practices and genetics. Review: Steak (R)evolution Travels the World to Find the Best Beef 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Epigenetics, on the other hand, offers the tantalising hope that our genetic code is more of a rough guide that we can revisit later and amend, for example by switching certain genes on or off. Edith Heard: 'We can't undo what our parents have given us in terms of our genes' 2013-06-22T23:05:02Z But I had written a 20-page proposal with an outline of chapters for a nonfiction book that explores a fast-emerging new field of genetic science. A Writing Retreat by Rail, From Paris to the Côte d’Azur 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z She is working on the hypothesis that some of the code that underpins genetic susceptibility to disordered eating is similar to that already identified as affecting body mass index. Genetic study of eating disorders could pave way for new treatment 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z As the interviewees suggest, however, this recurring achievement is not the product of a nefarious takeover or some genetic disposition, but of Indian-American family values, work ethic and multilingual homes that prize language. ‘Spelling the Dream’ Review: Words of Inspiration 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Writing her Ph.D. thesis on the role of hormones in obsessive-compulsive disorder in children with a particular genetic condition, Ms. Bialik thought deeply about the science of human attachment. From Blossom to Amy but Still Always Mayim 2012-09-21T22:45:54Z I think there's a genetic line of it on his side of the family; I've suffered too in the past. Sue Johnston: My family values 2012-08-10T23:05:06Z The study aims to build on research, some of it conducted by Llewellyn, which examined the influence of genetics and childhood eating patterns on obesity. Genetic study of eating disorders could pave way for new treatment 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z “There’s a genetic component. Some people are just stronger physiologically and more coordinated than others.” This anxiety-inducing fitness test purports to tell you how long you’ll live. We investigated. 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Rutherford takes readers back hundreds of thousands of years to the beginnings of the most recent iteration of humanity, and mines genetics to see our history in a new light. New in Paperback: ‘Sticky Fingers,’ ‘Lea’ 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Yet Heard points out that even epigenetic changes are likely to have a genetic trigger in the first place. Edith Heard: 'We can't undo what our parents have given us in terms of our genes' 2013-06-22T23:05:02Z Our genome contains residual genetic fragments from other organisms like viruses as well as species like Neanderthals with which early modern humans interbred. Gene from extinct human species fortifies high-altitude Tibetans 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z More Creole ingredients in the genetic stockpot cook up well crafted plot twists. Love, race and a world divided in 'When Stars Align' at Odyssey Theatre 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Your ideal training plan depends on myriad factors, including goals, genetics and lifestyle. Cardio isn’t enough. For a healthy heart, add resistance training. 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z And so cancer, it was thought, was unleashed when a retrovirus gene attached itself to the cell's DNA, thereby delivering a genetic signal to alter cellular growth. Cancer: The new normal? 2011-01-17T17:35:24Z The five-year effort included the genomic sequencing of Parthenium argentatum for use in picking plants with desired genetic traits — drought tolerance and high latex yield, for example. A new rubber source could save water, preserve rain forests and even prevent allergic reactions 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Then, after the discovery of DNA’s structure in 1953, scientists began tracing the evolutionary history of life through its shared genetic code. A New View of Evolution That Can’t Be Represented by a Tree 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z This is entirely down to genetics and nothing to do with crusts of bread, which was just a way of getting children to eat something they didn't want. Why does my wife enjoy misery TV so much? 2013-04-03T14:05:00Z Now I have come to wonder at other genetic inheritances that live on in me, his daughter, and in his grandchildren and great grandchildren – our passions, our politics, our interests, our ambitions. The pleasant-looking killers who took my father’s life 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z As subsequent generations were bred, the genetic odds of twins multiplied. Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z With a heady amalgam of science, history and a bit of anthropology, Rutherford offers a captivating primer on genetics and human evolution as told through our DNA. 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Before rehearsal, Ms. Boyle, who is taking a research year between her third and fourth years of medical school, spent 10 hours working in a lab on pediatric genetics. Scalpel, Sponge, Magic Beans: When Doctors Moonlight as Actors 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The title refers neither to the products of genetic engineering nor to artificial intelligence’s goal of creating a thinking machine. Considering Steven Levy and Artificial Life 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Having painted Victor as a transgressive offender, Mr. Senese backpedals furiously with a coda asserting the potential rewards of genetic manipulation. Review: ‘Closer to God’ Offers a Modern-Day Frankenstein Tale 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z As an audience member, you needed that understanding, plus we were saying as part of his genetics, he was acquiring this intelligence. The Carpetbagger: The Human Touch and 'Planet of the Apes' Effects 2012-02-15T16:00:15Z Why was it so important to be genetic parents?’ The dad who gave birth: ‘Being pregnant doesn't change me being a trans man’ 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z And their experience meant they didn’t melt under the pressure of their genetic curse. Motherlode Blog: Was Your Child Born to Take Tests, or Born to Panic? 2013-02-06T18:21:36Z He’s written about genetics, pharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence, music and photography. Review | The most exciting novel about trees you’ll ever read 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Loud music might scare us because it awakens genetic memories of natural disasters. Perspective | Is ‘Hereditary’ really the best horror movie in years? Sure sounds like it. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Once, walking in the Blue Mountains eucalypt forests with a fire-fighter friend, I learned that these trees also defy classification, their wild genetics producing new species every year. People tree 2010-05-14T23:20:00Z Historical trauma may get passed from one generation to the next via genetics or in utero influences or early life experience. Don’t tell traumatized people to just “get over it”: Easing trauma pains might take help from (and benefit) us all 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z This intense self-exploration becomes a portal for discussing what genetic ancestry testing can — and can’t — tell us about our own histories, our evolution and the larger picture of human genetic variation. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z With scope and grandeur, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Emperor of All Maladies” presents the history of the science of genetics and examines the philosophical questions it raises. 100 Notable Books of 2016 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z “We think there is a similar reduction in your risk of dementia associated with lifestyle, regardless of your genetic risk,” said Prof David Llewellyn of Exeter University, who led the research. Healthy lifestyle may cut risk of dementia regardless of genes 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z But you do have to have some performer genetics in you. Edinburgh fringe's amateur comedians turn headlines into punchlines 2012-07-23T14:26:47Z This corn — grown by the tens of millions of acres — has been genetically engineered, altered by having stacks of apparently desirable traits wedged into its genetic code. T Magazine: Children of the Corn 2011-09-22T01:30:18Z Dogs like to stay closer to humans and gaze at us longer than wolves do, a new study of canine genetics at Princeton University observed. 3 things you probably didn’t know about humans’ ancient relationship with dogs 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z It would be reasonable to argue with his unmitigated trust in the computer models used to predict the greenhouse warming and his exaggeration of the present powers of genetic engineering. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z The only thing I had been curious about was genetics. When my birth mother found me 2013-09-16T23:30:00Z Is she poisoned by the genetic twist that drove their father to jump in front of a train? Book review: ‘All My Puny Sorrows,’ by Miriam Toews To further complicate matters, the receptors that detect caffeine and the other bitter compounds are highly variable between individuals due to genetics and training from our usual exposures. Just because your coffee is bitter, doesn’t mean it’s "stronger" 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The pot being smoked at Woodstock probably featured THC concentrations of around 3 percent; with today’s genetic modifications, “potent varieties clock in at nearly 30 percent.” The Great Outdoors: From Your Backyard to a Garden in Japan 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, the genetic disorder that afflicts Lanier’s daughter, is characterized by the deletion of genetic material, leading to a constellation of severe physical and mental disabilities. What Happens When Your Baby Isn’t Who You Expected? 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Whenever Price, who was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition at 13, felt frustrated or discouraged at school, Pablo was there to pick him up. Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready jams with group of local foster kids 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z To answer your question: “Do families today worry more about genetic and mental and other disorders because of how much information we receive about them?” Motherlode Blog: Scaring, and Scarring, Parents-to-Be 2011-08-15T19:34:38Z Ms. Cohen, 25, is a candidate for a doctoral degree in genetics at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif. Sarah Cohen, Steven Pochapin 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Space biologist Anna-Lisa Paul describes plants as being able to "reach into their genetic toolbox and remake the tools they need" to adapt to the novel environment of space. Space agriculture boldly grows food where no one has grown before 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z Now that genetic ancestry testing is recreationally available, exploring heredity has become synonymous with a journey of self-discovery. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Thus, while genetics may be part of the equation, it is certainly not the entire story. Why You Should Think Twice About Helping Your Child With Math Homework 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Flying purple people eaters. Embedded within the specific concerns are harder-to-pin-down anxieties about the abuse of genetic engineering and synthetic biology. De-extinction won’t make us better conservationists! 2013-09-06T12:40:00Z With a dash of dino-DNA, Jurassic Park makes basic paleontology, genetics and mathematics accessible to the lay reader. Dan Brown still can't write, but he deserves some respect 2013-05-16T11:45:00Z In many cases the availability of government records is a moot point, as genetic testing companies make it possible for adoptees and birth parents to find one another with a swab and a membership fee. Adoption Used to Be Hush-Hush. This Book Amplifies the Human Toll. 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z As if channeling Nicole Arbour, whose “Dear Fat People” video went viral last year, fatness is presented as solely an issue of lifestyle and willpower; genetics get no mention. It’s “Dear Fat People” for TV: New “Fit to Fat to Fit” show oozes contempt, disguised as empathy 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Part of the challenge is remarkable genetic diversity: no two specimens, even those collected side by side and of the same gender, size, and species, are entirely alike. New to Nature No 37: Heliotrygon stingrays 2011-04-09T23:15:00Z Not everyone would have been susceptible, but some would, and through them — with the help of genetic mutation — art would propagate itself in forms appropriate to the social and historical development of its hosts. Art Review: Armory Show, Modern and Contemporary, at Piers 92 and 94 2012-03-08T23:15:02Z After getting her results, Vandova signed up for a Stanford genetic course that allows students to test their own DNA in order to understand her results better. The college class that could reveal your real father 2013-09-14T23:00:00Z She was born with a genetic defect known as Curly Calf syndrome, which usually results in calves being stillborn. This Texas farm connects special-needs kids with injured animals: ‘They’re just like me’ 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z A U.S. federal rule went into effect mandating that food companies disclose whether their products contain a detectable amount of recombinant DNA — genetic material from multiple sources combined through lab techniques to confer desired traits. New GMO labeling rule takes effect, but food anxieties remain 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z But because the genetic component is spread thinly over hundreds or even thousands of DNA regions, it has previously been impossible to screen for these traits. IVF couples could be able to choose the ‘smartest’ embryo 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Zimmer cautions that we should not ignore their influence, arguing that “we cannot understand the natural world with a simplistic notion of genetic heredity.” In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Doctors suspected a genetic form of atypical hymolytic-uremic syndrome, a kidney disorder. As sequencing moves into clinical use, insurers balk 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z I suppose the genetic predisposition must vary with the breeds, said John, but in any case the selfimmolatory tendencies of cats does seem to be a known factor in the feline equation. ‘The Passenger’ 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z “The genetic code is more like a database than an instruction manual.” “De-extinction” could spawn birth of hybrid species 2013-03-28T15:52:00Z Still, for many, the instinct to reproduce lurks deep in our genetic material. Who can afford to get pregnant? IVF 'baby scholarships' raise a class issue 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z The gene sequences are then compared and used to work up a genetic fingerprint for the mutation that causes the disease. IVF technique that tests embryos for genetic disorders has first success 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z The chiltepin is a tiny, powerfully spicy chile that’s the genetic grandparent of nearly every chile varietal cultivated in the United States. A New Cookbook by Indigenous People, for Indigenous People 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z For several years, Mr. Hanotte has used genetic samples from the artist’s birds for his research into the diversity of local chickens versus wild ones. Playing Chicken With the Art World 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Things changed in 2010, when genetics companies began to offer testing on autosomal DNA, which is inherited evenly from both mother and father. DNA search angels: the Facebook 'detectives' who help reunite families 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z As a consequence of Nazi attempts to breed a “master race” there remains a great deal of suspicion about research that examines the genetics of life chances, IQ, or educational achievement. Do we need to hide who we are to speak freely in the era of identity politics? 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Although it’s not universally true, many anonymous donors are in fact delighted to be found by their genetic offspring. Motherlode Blog: Emailing a Sperm Donor: ‘You May Want to Sit Down’ 2013-12-16T19:29:34Z And while cunning is almost a genetic necessity in the world of film-making, the pursuit of exile will see you consigned, like Ovid, to the farthest reaches of empire. Nikita Mikhalkov has been Burnt By the Sun of state patronage 2010-04-30T10:58:00Z But genetics does not guarantee simplicity or similarity. Donor siblings: do the ties of blood matter? 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z I must rise above a genetic predisposition on my father’s side to weep at moments of great emotion. A Wedding Day Saga Ends With Words From the Heart 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z But genetic discoveries have revealed a third ancient group, whose genes dominate modern Northern Europeans. A Brand-New Version of Our Origin Story 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Genetic causes are thought to be responsible for about a third of cases of ASD, while the rest are believed to be caused by a combination of environmental factors, mutations, and rare genetic variants. New test can detect autism in children, scientists say 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z A request to the Polish government to perform genetic tests on Chopin's heart was denied. Chopin's hallucinations possibly due to epilepsy 2011-01-25T12:42:08Z It's a tour de force of science reporting, highlighting recent research on how much our genetic code determines our destiny. The secrets locked inside your genes - author Sam Kean on Well Read 2012-09-05T00:16:08Z Evidence was first uncovered in 2008 in a cave in Siberia, and today it includes only three teeth, a pinky bone and a lower jaw, said Hebrew University genetics professor Liran Carmel. Scientists reconstruct skeleton of elusive, pre-historic human 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Still, new genetic evidence suggested that polar bears were 500,000 years older than previously thought, meaning they’d survived warm cycles before. Polar bears just might outlive us all 2012-12-30T16:00:00Z Susan Eisenhower, a genetic Republican and registered independent, looked right at home. Scene City: Scene City – Inaugural Party for Both Parties 2013-01-23T00:06:04Z “That kind of peril, I guess it is a real part of our genetic code, to laugh at that.” How to best end a comedy sketch? It’s hard to go wrong with gruesome death. 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z The movie is most awkward when it tries to hybridize its bedtime-story, Disney-stamped DNA with the genetic stock of contemporary cable drama. Review: ‘The Huntsman,’ a Study in Hollywood’s Overstuffed Playbook 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Evidently, the Hadid sisters are not the only siblings happy to capitalise on their genetic blessings. From the Hadids to the Kardashians: the awkward truth about ‘sexy sisters’ 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Making a next step in a genetic through-line leads one to meditate on the nature of that through-line – of heritage, heritability, what it means to be of a people or from a place. Here’s what I’ve got for you, Kid: Lucky for my daughter, she’s half made up of her dad so the bad knees and slow metabolism aren’t a sure thing 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z The researchers measured genetic similarity by comparing 1.7 million individual DNA building blocks, known as single nucleotide polymorphisms, in the study participants. What do you want in a spouse? Genetic similarity may help 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Learning about the derivation of plant varieties through generations of crossbreeding accentuated his longstanding fascination with his own genetic origins. His Paula Deen takedown went viral. But this food scholar isn’t done yet. 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z It is not unchecked theories about race and genetics. Perspective | Joe Rogan is too powerful to keep acting as if he’s just a regular guy chopping it up 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Huxley was a close friend of a Scottish biologist named J. B. S. Haldane, who is credited with uniting Mendelian genetics with Darwinian evolution. The History Lurking Behind “Orphan Black” 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Now that the human genome has been sequenced, and scientists are studying the genetics of areas as varied as alcoholism and party affiliation, criminologists are cautiously returning to the subject. Genetic Basis for Crime: A New Look 2011-06-19T22:33:19Z “We carry the genetic signature of our eggy past,” this accessible scientist says. Television Review: ‘Your Inner Fish’ Traces Human Evolutionary History on PBS 2014-04-08T20:05:33Z These diseases can be triggered by genetic makeup, by experience, by a life situation, by family dynamics dating back to early childhood. My brother’s life, unraveled 2013-03-12T11:45:00Z Not giving up easily is in a documentary filmmaker's genetic makeup. 'The Jinx' finale, Robert Durst and documentaries as judge and jury 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Where previous books bubbled over with revulsion at the prospect of a world made over in man's image by genetic engineering, today McKibben is determined to keep the focus on carbon. Writing in green 2010-12-03T14:37:00Z Phelan is a successful biomedical entrepreneur who, in the early aughts, started one of the first companies, DNA Direct, that offered individuals genetic testing over the Internet. De-extinction won’t make us better conservationists! 2013-09-06T12:40:00Z Some may be worth cloning as new varieties, but others simply add to the cultivated population of wild species and at the same time increase their genetic diversity. The mysterious appeal of the dainty snowdrop 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Perhaps it was even genetic, the way monogamous prairie voles and their promiscuous cousins, the meadow voles, had differing amounts of oxytocin emitters or vasopressin receptors in their brains. My Boyfriend Has Two Girlfriends. Should I Be His Third? 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z What’s on that mind, mostly, is violence, which emerges not only as a frequent subject of cinematic representation over the years but also as an essential component of the form’s genetic material. ‘The Image Book’ Review: Godard Looks at Violence, and Movies 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Is there a genetic predisposition to break ranks? Books of The Times: Eyal Press Considers Courage in ?Beautiful Souls? 2012-02-23T23:21:46Z We identified genetic variants associated with 10 fecal and blood metabolites. Does our gut microbiota really influence our health and life expectancy? 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z He envisions her as “the universal Eve” for a new and improved race of people that will preserve the best qualities of bonobo genetics. Books of The Times: In ?Lucy? by Laurence Gonzales, a New Species 2010-07-05T21:57:00Z The technique allows doctors to select embryos that are free of dangerous mutations carried by one or both parents even if the precise nature of the genetic defect is unknown. IVF technique that tests embryos for genetic disorders has first success 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Natives must have hungered for a more expansive evocation of their hometown, one that explored the dirty genetics of a place that gave rise to both Al Capone and Rod Blagojevich. Television Review: Stirring Chicago?s Corruption Stockpot 2011-02-06T20:30:11Z In her case, it was a family tragedy that sparked what might have been a genetic disposition toward mental illness. ‘Joe Egg,’ ‘Next to Normal’ probe families on the edge 2013-02-14T22:47:16Z We think of superhero stories — the genetic material of “Watchmen” — one way: as tales of righteous, disguised vigilantes fighting crime outside the boundaries of the law. Once Upon a Timeline in America 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z The group is working on a protocol for assessing genetics so that it can then establish a list of breeds or standards that will qualify as slow growth. A Chicken That Grows Slower and Tastes Better 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Niacin is essential to turn food into energy and building blocks, protect the genetic blueprint from environmental damage and control how much of certain gene products are made. Diet can influence mood, behavior and more — a neuroscientist explains 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z That is the goal of the Revive & Restore project, a California nonprofit co-founded by Brand that seeks to “enhance biodiversity through new techniques of genetic rescue for endangered and extinct species.” Would bringing back extinct animals turn out as badly as it did in ‘Jurassic Park’? 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Sponenberg picked the mares that would be the best genetic matches for DeSoto, and they were brought to Mississippi last year. Choctaw horses make a comeback in Mississippi 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z It would also have people submit to genetic testing if they want to dispute the gender identity as entered on their birth certificate. 'It still scares me': panic simmers below Trump trans policy protests 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Swirling around today’s bodies are important discussions about transgender rights, ableism, genetic engineering and body positivity. SAM’s ‘Flesh and Blood’ exhibit depicts desire, violence and more using the artistic vessel of the human body 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Rose does not carry the "breast cancer genes" BRCA1 and BRCA2, but she did inherit a rare genetic mutation which might predispose her to the disease. Miss America contestant to undergo preventative double mastectomy 2013-01-11T19:22:35Z Diversity, both genetic and geographic, helps species evolve and adapt to long-term threats such as climate change as well as survive cataclysmic events, such as a massive oil spill. Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z I think of this as a story about our genetic endowment at birth. Can children’s literature teach us about autism? 2012-12-17T12:45:00Z Ms. McEnany was undergoing treatment for a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. The National Rifle Association’s Telegenic Warrior 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z What looks as if it might prove an affectionate treatment of female empowerment turns into a ferocious assertion of romantic, familial and genetic traditional correctness. The Switch betrays women with an eye on their biological clock 2010-09-06T11:07:00Z Luckily for all of us, Bennett was born with the gift for style that’s been the genetic inheritance of English writers from Jonathan Swift through George Orwell. Alan Bennett’s Latest Nonfiction 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z It draws on his interpretation of recent discoveries in palaeontology, microbiology and genetics and he is eager to see how his arguments are received. Michel Odent: ‘How long can humanity survive now?’ 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z But the word “loss” is misleading for the classic genetic pattern, said Terrence Keaney, a dermatologist in Arlington, Va. “I spend half my time telling patients: ‘You are not losing your hair. Yes, women experience thinning hair, too. Here’s why, and possible treatments. 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z “This wasn’t sex,” he writes; no genetic information had been pooled. Whether You’re Making a Meal or Cleaning an Oil Spill, There’s a Fungus for That 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Many ornamental tree species, particularly from Asia, were introduced in the United States a century ago or longer, and our current stock may not have the genetic diversity that it needs for its long-term security. This distinctive tree is vastly underappreciated — and it’s dying out 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z To date, the most widely used genetic modification in corn is resistance to the herbicide glyphosate, a trait that makes it easier for farmers to spray an entire field without losing their crop. Escalating U.S.-Mexico debate over corn forces questions about GMOs, food sovereignty 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The DNA strip will be on view in the exhibition, alongside two personalized antibodies she created in collaboration with Thomas Huber, a genetic scientist at the pharmaceutical company Novartis. With ‘Shadow Stalker,’ Lynn Hershman Leeson Tackles Internet Surveillance 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z It is already known that genetics plays a powerful role in Alzheimer’s. New Alzheimer's test can predict age when disease will appear 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Amy Lawton-Rauh, a Clemson University professor of genetics and biochemistry who is working on the genetics of hill rice, is using population genomics tools to test whether the hill rice has a more complex history. Finding a Lost Strain of Rice, and Clues to Slave Cooking 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z It also requires “man” or “woman” refer exclusively to a person’s genetic sex when interpreting certain federal laws or regulations. Louisiana congressman helping lead GOP effort to limit federal definition of gender 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Initial genetic tests failed to provide a diagnosis. As sequencing moves into clinical use, insurers balk 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z The more we read about new genes being discovered for human conditions, the more our belief in genetic determinism gets stronger. David Shenk's bright idea: Genius isn't in the genes 2010-05-01T23:08:00Z Unchecked, scientists discover a substance that allows instant genetic modification of humans. Video Game Review | BioShock 2: Making Another Dive Into Evils of the Deep 2010-03-06T00:00:00Z While technical details of its genetics and scale patterns provide important confirmation of its status as a separate species, its colouring alone is enough for positive identification. New to Nature No 79: Nactus kunan 2012-08-04T23:05:20Z Quammen’s sprawling history of evolutionary genetics ranges widely in its answer to that question. A New View of Evolution That Can’t Be Represented by a Tree 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Eventually, it could go further — perhaps suggesting foods based on your genetic profile or how many steps your fitness tracker registered that day. ‘Recipes are dead’: What the future of cooking might look like 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z He had the genetic disorder Marfan syndrome, suffered a stroke at 30, and in 1991 had difficult surgery for a leaking aortic valve. John Tavener, Composer and Seeker, Dies at 69 2013-11-12T18:20:35Z Everything turns up negative; though it seems to defy logic, I have no known genetic predisposition for this disease. I wasn’t supposed to get breast cancer 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z That genetic predisposition is more commonly known as male- or female-pattern hair loss. Yes, women experience thinning hair, too. Here’s why, and possible treatments. 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z When the author was shocked by the defibrillator that monitored her genetic heart condition, she started questioning how the device was made and whether or not it was necessary. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Many people with the same genetic tendency for aggressiveness will never throw a punch, while others without it could be career criminals. Genetic Basis for Crime: A New Look 2011-06-19T22:33:19Z The researchers studied the baby’s genome and genetic data covering other populations to unravel how and when the Americas were first populated. Alaskan 'sunrise' girl sheds light on how humans populated Americas 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z “I think there must be something in our genetics that we have a shared excitement about genealogy,” said Bruce Brown, 75. She’s a thrift store detective of sorts — she buys mementos and returns them to their rightful owners, free of charge 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z “Despite the rest of the world’s view of farming, it’s actually very technologically driven,” he said, citing precision spraying, automated dairy units and genetic science. 'Tinder for cows' matches livestock in the mood for love 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z The cause was probably genetic and she thinks she may go completely deaf at some point, but again she is uncomplaining. A life in writing: Nicola Barker 2010-04-30T23:13:00Z They are giving us what the market wants, not what the genetics tells us.” ‘It made me question my ancestry’: does DNA home testing really understand race? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z But this book, subtitled: "How modern biology is rewriting our understanding of genetics, disease and inheritance", is an attempt to put matters straight. The Epigenetics Revolution by Nessa Carey ? review 2011-08-19T21:55:09Z The intended message in this array of boxes is that any adversity can, under some family and genetic conditions, compromise a child’s ability to control impulses and lead to a variety of maladaptive responses. Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z Her family, as she tells it, is like any family struggling with a genetic shadow. The Carnegies: a Ghost Story 2010-08-12T00:28:00Z “We’re creating a sanctuary for an ark of genetic diversity, which is really important for the future.” Permaculture practices let nursery thrive off grid 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z The massive destruction and tens of millions of deaths caused by these conflicts led the United Federation of Planets to declare genetic alteration or modification to be illegal. "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" ventures into the wrath of Khan's legacy through his descendent 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z "They're putting these animals where they were never meant to be, and the bird is still in a genetic prison." Navigating the complicated world of sustainable meat delivery 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Therefore, traits relating to anxiety or curiosity should be influenced by cholinergic genetic variants, with developmental experiences determining whether individuals find expected uncertainty either more threatening or more promising. Do our genes make us more sensitive? 2013-01-24T22:40:00Z Explore how footprints and DNA, or genetic material, help solve crimes. New museum lets visitors walk in the shoes of a police officer 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z One of King’s boyfriends from around that time, the 20-year-old fashion photographer Davide Sorrenti, would die a year later from a genetic blood disorder that was complicated by his heroin use. Nan Goldin Survived an Overdose to Fight the Opioid Epidemic 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z For the most part, Gill credits her youthful appearance to her genetics finally working in her favor. Mom, 50, claims she is mistaken for her two daughters’ sister 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Given how fast genetics is advancing, parts of her book may need updating even as the ink dries. Book Review Podcast: The Story of Us 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z What is certain is that while genetics lays the groundwork for taste sensations and preferences, experiences with food can profoundly reshape them. Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z And numbers continue to tumble, an issue that will be addressed in two Scottish Natural Heritage reports, on wildcat distribution and wildcat genetics, that are to be published this month. Endangered: the plight of Scotland's wildcats 2010-04-17T23:09:00Z To find the genetic basis for "sweet" lupins, we used a few approaches. Is this the protein plant of the future? New study finds "sweetness gene" that makes lupins tastier 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z My daughter was born with a genetic condition called cystic fibrosis. ArtsBeat Blog: Q. and A.: Everlast Sees the 'Ungrateful Living' All Around Him 2011-10-19T01:16:02Z Hispanic people in the US, the systematic differences between those groups are mostly not genetic. America has a sleep inequality crisis to match its income inequality crisis 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The genetic material for the microorganisms — including bacteria, fungi and other microbes — that reside on or in our bodies is called the human microbiome. Tiny bacteria impact our health in big ways 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z A link with psychosis is most likely in people with a genetic susceptibility to it. Should I stop smoking cannabis? 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Boas lived to see his ideas inform much of social anthropology, but it wasn't until more than half a century after his death that modern genetics proved his intuitions to be true. The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond – review 2013-01-09T10:22:31Z Some are familiar from other contexts, like genetics: What if a scan shows the first small signs of an incurable neurodegenerative disorder? Mind reading is possible! 2012-12-15T23:00:00Z By analysing the patchwork of genetic faults in cells across each tumour, scientists created personalised genomic templates for each patient. DNA-based test can spot cancer recurrence a year before conventional scans 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Some studies suggest that anxiety may be genetic, which is my biggest concern, and the reason I maintain an open line of communication with my boys, 15 and 12, about it. Why fathers must talk about their mental health 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z "The collection here," he explains, "is a hedge against the future, genetic modification, the flattening of biodiversity into a thin, controllable, corporate, patented line." Ander Monson's 'Letter to a Future Lover' and the lives of books 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z However, whether and how these genetic differences affect our taste and eating habits is still being worked out. Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Since biologists believe that 80 percent of height is determined by genetics and 20 percent by environmental conditions, height — and sometimes weight — can be an index of childhood nutrition, health care and exposure to disease. Studying Links Between Anatomy and Crime 2010-05-10T21:46:00Z Dairy intolerance is at least a condition for which there’s an established mechanism: approximately 65% of the world’s population carries a genetic variant that means they’re unable to digest the lactose in milk. Leave it out: are food intolerances fact or fad? 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z But she doesn’t focus on the assessment of risk that preceded it, other than mentioning her mother and her genetics. Angelina Jolie, meet Nate Silver 2013-05-15T16:59:00Z In any case, the risk of genetic mutations rises with older fathers, too, although you won't hear as much about that in the news because men aren't quite as satisfying to needle. Forget Kirstie Allsopp's advice – listen to me, the Nigel Farage of fertility 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z And then it turned out that Shannon's work had not the slightest influence on modern genetics – he was in a world of his own, and the thesis vanished into academic oblivion. James Gleick: 'Information poses as many challenges as opportunities' 2011-04-09T23:05:59Z This technique combines optics and genetics to control neurons. Human behaviour: is it all in the brain – or the mind? 2013-06-29T23:05:40Z “Diversity in genetic research is a global problem,” said Joanna Mountain, the senior director of Research at 23andMe, adding that the company is offering free testing in some countries to begin to rectify that. Are Genetic Testing Sites the New Social Networks? 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z It contributed to the understanding of genetics, thanks to Gregor Mendel's famous experiment with pea plants. Pulses are packed with goodness 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Charlotte Tomlinson, a genetic counsellor, says diagnosed men and their partners also need to prepare for the possibility of infertility, even after treatment. Klinefelter syndrome: many men have an extra X chromosome – but it is rarely diagnosed 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z But while genetics necessarily explains stature itself, it hardly seems sufficient to account for a fixation with relative sizes; there cannot be a gene for scale. Big on littleness 2010-08-27T23:05:00Z In the end, genetics matter, but so do discipline and smart training. When it comes to fitness, grit counts more than genetics 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z When people with this autoimmune genetic disease eat gluten, it damages their small intestine, leading to other long-term health effects. Gluten-sensitive liberals? Investigating the stereotype suggests food fads unite us all 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z He also looks at genetics, because our genes provide a historical record, just as fossils do. Television Review: ‘Your Inner Fish’ Traces Human Evolutionary History on PBS 2014-04-08T20:05:33Z When you have children in the first place and you can see the genetics, you see who they look like and it changes all the time. Billy Connolly: My family values 2012-12-22T00:05:44Z The young Paver was always writing her own stories but never thought she was going to be an author; intrigued by the advances in genetics, she studied biochemistry at Oxford. Michelle Paver: a life in writing 2012-08-24T21:55:05Z Khan and the other Augments were grown using genetic material from many cultures; he was described as Sikh. "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" ventures into the wrath of Khan's legacy through his descendent 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z The Lion's Mouth Opens Actress Marianna Palka faces her fears of inheriting the genetic disorder known as Huntington's disease in this new documentary. Monday's TV Highlights: 'So You Think You Can Dance' on Fox 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The early Soviet Union gathered unprecedented amounts of data on human motion, fitness, behaviour and genetics, making it a world leader in the field. Fitbitters of the world, unite! How the Soviets invented fitness tracking 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Lives and livelihoods are on the line, and overwrought arguments about genetic modification will cost both. The last thing Africa needs to be debating is GMOs 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z When you’re buying single-origin chocolate, Dr. Presilla’s advice is to look for as much detail on the label as possible, including country and region, farm or estate, and the genetic variety of the cacao. Everything You Need to Know About Chocolate 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Created for the film, this genetic hybrid’s name roughly translates to “fierce or untamable king.” First Look At 'Jurassic World' Secret Dinosaurs Raises More Questions 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Some new research explains genetic and epigenetic links that are unique to fathers and their children, while other studies explore the impact of fathers’ presence or absence. ‘Do Fathers Matter?’ Shows Why They Do 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z The notes explain that the designer used genetic anthropology to trace historical migration patterns of Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Special Report: Fashion: Hussein Chalayan's 'Narratives' 2011-07-04T18:15:36Z Powers has always been fascinated by the intricacies of technological and biological systems, whether it is computer-based neural networks, the information embedded in genetic code, or the chemical communication signals of a maple tree. Richard Powers Speaks For the Trees 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Not long after Mackenzie was diagnosed, they discovered they both carry the SMA genetic mutation. How we stay together: 'I’m very happy to be proven wrong by my wife regularly' 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z This is a genuine, and unfair advantage, since it is almost entirely genetic, and not based around lifestyle or nutrition. What is The Most Unfair Advantage a Person Can Have? 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z The Republican Party has lots of examples of people of a variety of genetic lineages in important positions but they have all conformed to the cultural perspective of straight, white, American Christians. The GOP is the straight, white, Christian party: This is why Donald Trump is winning — and why I left a party of intolerance and hate 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z He said it was a genetic condition and its effects on his ability to walk have been getting more noticeable. Alan Jackson reveals nerve condition affecting his balance 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z The neologism challenge for Week 1227 was to coin a new life form whose name — in the spirit of genetic diversity — had no two of the same letter. Style Invitational Week 1231: TankaWanka 3 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z And yet while her biceps got bigger and bigger, mine remained stubbornly the same — two gangly twigs, a reminder of my body’s immutability and of the cruel tyranny of genetics. My skinny arm complex 2012-12-16T01:00:00Z The fact that genetics endowed Donald Trump with not a single religious bone in his body is actually very good news for millennials with political ambitions. An atheist in the White House? It could happen, thanks to Donald Trump 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z But we wanted this child, and we didn’t think the results of a genetic test would change our minds. “Didn’t you get tested?” 2013-04-28T19:00:00Z He’s just a regular guy who learned to manipulate the spiritual realm through years of study, not a wizard designated as such by genetics. Black magic surgeon: Doctor Strange brings the occult back to the big screen 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z That makes it a dystopian tale one piece of genetic material away from being real, which is both fascinating and frightening and perhaps worth experiencing as a simmer instead of a full burn. "Y: The Last Man" presents a fascinating dystopia that probes the artifacts of our gendered world 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z In any event, the frequency of human marriages in which the husband is not the genetic father of the mother’s children range from as low as 0.03 to 11.8%. Take that, monogamy! We’re actually hard-wired for polygamy, which helps explain why so many cheat 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z The mists are known to trigger a latent Inhuman gene in depowered mutants, human beings who possess a superhuman genetic trait. Who is Kamala Khan, the star of Disney+'s "Ms. Marvel"? 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z We have a lot of questions about love and genetics and whether we would have felt this connection had we met in a more conventional way. First I Met My Children, Then My Girlfriend. They’re Related. 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z As I wrote in my piece, the origins of our gendered treating tradition are historical, not genetic—and recent history at that. The Venmo Request: A New Wrinkle in Modern Dating 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London, said the study was impressive and "rightly concludes we should not accept the dogma that alcohol drinking is good for us". One alcoholic drink a day could raise risk of heart disease, study finds 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The opera is a singspiel — the German genre of works, usually comic, that incorporate spoken dialogue — and is therefore a genetic ancestor of modern-day musical theater. Music Review: Schubert?s ?Verschworenen? at Manhattan School of Music 2012-04-01T21:50:30Z Other memories of the scene serve as genetic material for “Green Room,” which thrives on the dangerous chemistry between mismatched tribes. How D.C. punk influenced one of the year’s most anticipated horror movies 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Discussion about the genetics and ethics of managing multiples is on the rise. Motherlode Blog: I.V.F. Without the Risk of Multiple Births? 2011-10-26T16:19:34Z I was thrilled to learn about it, because I knew the connection between information and genetics was going to be a big topic for me. James Gleick: 'Information poses as many challenges as opportunities' 2011-04-09T23:05:59Z Nobody was very focused on genetic modification per se; they were all too busy solving problems. The last thing Africa needs to be debating is GMOs 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z My inability to smell was a symptom of a rare genetic condition called Kallmann syndrome, which meant my body failed to produce the hormones that trigger sexual development. Experience: I didn’t hit puberty until I was 19 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z A genetic factor: an uncle of mine, a coal trimmer on the Garston docks, had the worst stammer you'd ever come across. Philip French: my life as a stammerer 2010-12-26T00:05:05Z Genetic bottlenecks occur when a population is greatly reduced in size, which limits the amount of genetic diversity in that species. Cranberries can bounce, float and pollinate themselves: The saucy science of a Thanksgiving classic 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z What if people made fun of her son, who has a rare genetic disease that has stunted his growth? Webcam wonder: It's Keenan's world, for now 2011-04-18T08:31:04Z Advances in genetics and neuroscience promise to liberate the social sciences from a stifling orthodoxy that denies the differences between people by insisting that we are blank slates, our potential impeded only by our environments. Charles Murray Returns, Nodding to Caution but Still Courting Controversy 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z For the first time, I consciously started thinking about my eating behaviour and began reading up on genetics, metabolism, diets and obesity. I lost 13 stone – now I know the truth about obesity 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Deen also smokes, but she considers her heavy-handed food only one piece of the diabetes puzzle, with genetics, lifestyle, stress, age and race. Chef Paula Deen hid diabetes, pushed high-fat food 2012-01-17T23:14:10Z Preventive surgery is a "very reasonable" choice for someone with Rose's family history and a genetic predisposition, said Patricia Greenberg, Director of Cancer Prevention at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles. Miss America contestant to undergo preventative double mastectomy 2013-01-11T19:22:35Z Most certainly, it was realized once these abnormal statistics were noticed, the cause was genetic. A wandering gene's destructive path 2012-02-01T19:23:03Z In any case, recent studies have shown that 10,000 hours is not necessarily the magic number to achieve greatness due to a range of overlapping factors like environment and genetics. How long does it take to master a recipe? 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Don't even worry about all the exposure making those kids a mess, because the statute of limitations on genetic inheritance means that third-generation rock'n'roll kids are 100% predetermined to become accountants. Women we love to love and women we love to hate 2013-03-22T22:00:00Z In a new study published in the journal “Applied and Environmental Microbiology,” researchers from the University of Illinois outlined their technique for changing the genetics of yeast. Hangover-free wine could be in our very near future 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z He examines the genetic "seeds of sin" and finds that criminal tendencies are strongly inherited. The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine – review 2013-06-13T11:00:01Z It’s a position, he says, that often gets him in trouble from all sides of the genetic engineering debates. De-extinction won’t make us better conservationists! 2013-09-06T12:40:00Z Mr. Wade presents a few scattered genetic studies and attempts to weld them into a grand theory of global history for the past 50,000 years. Nicholas Wade’s ‘A Troublesome Inheritance’ 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Indeed, it presaged some of the major scientific debates of our own age — over human cloning, genetic engineering and the tension between science and religion. Hopelessly romantic: ‘Frankenstein’ at Book-It 2014-02-07T21:39:52Z He sent away for an Ancestry.com genetic test, and was surprised to find he had forebears in South Sudan. Dick Cavett in the Digital Age 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z Habit, based in the San Francisco Bay area, tests for biomarkers and genetic variants using samples you provide, then generates a personalized report about how your body responds to food. I sent in my DNA to get a personalized diet plan. What I discovered disturbs me. 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z But confirmation bias is king in the land of lived genetics. Donor siblings: do the ties of blood matter? 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z The villains and monsters in our lives have been brought to this point in the American story by the same random set of genetics and flawed logic that brought us. If Donald Trump’s America is Hell, who is Satan? 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z In these genetic tales, modern racial dynamics become flattened into a kind of shared origin story. The Racial Spectacle of DNA Test Result Videos 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z When I call to confirm my request, I half expect the receptionist to laugh and ask what on earth am I doing, trying to buy genetic material over the phone as if it were lunch? Going it alone: why I chose single motherhood 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z These old, perpetual varieties are not as productive or disease-resistant as modern hybrids, but they preserve genetic diversity along with the cultural DNA of our past. A once-famous, long-lost corn variety returns from the dead 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Sam Rockwell attended the Oscar luncheon with no hair and a beard, which leads me to believe that Avengers: Endgame will contain a subplot about the botched genetic splicing of former MCU villains. Oscars 2019 nominees photo: grins, chins and dicey headwear 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z It opens at fever pitch and then starts soaring– into genetic fantasy, into a precognitive dream of delirium and delight. The Master of Cinematic Vulgarity: Ken Russell (1927-2011) 2011-11-28T20:17:50Z Think of it as an adopted sibling of Italian pizza: the same last name, but a completely different genetic makeup. Zanzibar in the Rain 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z After his death, Professor Klotman became an outspoken advocate of genetic screening to identify carriers of the disease. Phyllis R. Klotman, Scholar and Archivist of African-American Cinema, Dies at 90 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z The scientists can’t completely discount hypothesis one, but say that their evidence shows that it is not the sole reason for the genetic similarities. New study shakes up evolution! Scientists confirm Neanderthal-human copulation 2014-04-09T17:45:00Z We made some small talk about research; he was a biology professor, and I was a biology major working in a genetics lab. My failed Mormon resignation 2012-07-11T00:00:00Z Like you, I think about my own genetics and what the implications of that are. "Our ageism is linked to the economy": Author challenges discussion of who is expendable 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z How could this possibly be the key to reversing my lifelong genetic destiny? My horrible toupee nightmare: I needed self-confidence, and got a head full of roadkill instead 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z While he doubts the series will change the minds of the public about genetic engineering, but hopes it will educate some about both the benefits and risks of genetic engineering. Unnatural Selection: the eye-opening Netflix docuseries on gene editing 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Ellie has been married and divorced and made a name for herself in the field of genetic something or other. ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Review: Extinction Rebellion 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z He also includes the stories of scientists who devoted their lives to studying the biology of schizophrenia, looking for physical measures and genetic markers of the disease. The Suffering and Scientific Legacy of a Large Family Consumed by Schizophrenia 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Gilbert Gottfried, who died on Tuesday at age 67 after a long battle with a genetic muscle disease, was a true comic's comic. Gilbert Gottfried, defender of transgressive comedy and a throwback to the great joke-tellers 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Her frame is smaller and straighter than mine, genetics I can't achieve through a crash diet. Naked with strangers, finally unafraid 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Random mutations and genetic crossover between the fittest individuals in the population produced a new, slightly more evolved population. Former Christian fundamentalist: Science robbed me of my faith 2013-09-09T00:00:00Z The firm’s latest expedition takes citizen scientists to Peru on a weeklong journey to photograph, measure and collect genetic samples of giant manta rays with the goal to help halt overfishing. See the World and Make a Difference on a ‘Citizen Science’ Expedition 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z He has immersed himself in transhumanism, which advocates the use of technology to alter the mind and body, and has his characters debate the morality of genetics. Dan Brown returns to Europe for 'Inferno' 2013-05-14T04:05:21Z Farmers therefore sow different genetic varieties of the same crop in particular seasons to maximize productivity. How understanding plant body clocks could help transform how food is grown 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z In it, McQuaid wonders how our flavor preferences, rooted in genetics and shaped over time by a shared culture, remain as unique as our fingerprints. Taste preference is the subject of a new book by a Silver Spring writer 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z Genetics 210 students are not required to test their own DNA and are provided with access to a genetic counselor and psychiatrist. The college class that could reveal your real father 2013-09-14T23:00:00Z In addition, their interest in leaving behind a better world has nothing to do with their own genetic line but with humanity itself. No Kids for Me, Thanks 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z In an unsettlingly near-future New York where extreme climate change has made cybernetic limbs and genetic modifications — called “upgrades” — necessary and commonplace, steep income inequality and horrifying medical debt are ever more prevalent. Beasts and Baseball: New Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Rocket travel, genetic engineering, virtual reality, antidepressants and even the Kardashians were all argued to find precedent in the novel. Reading 'Brave New World' in Aldous Huxley's former home 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z As my doctor told me when I went in for treatment Thursday, “We still don’t know how all the factors, like genetics and environment, work.” Who deserves to die? 2012-06-29T15:50:00Z They’re manufactured clones of the Angels, who share ninety-nine per cent of their genetic material with humans, distinguishing them from super robots like the Transformers, which are sentient but alien by design. How “Neon Genesis Evangelion” Reimagined Our Relationship to Machines 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z The study of aDNA, or ancient DNA, is also pinpointing genetic relationships between individuals. What Was Stonehenge For? The Answer Might Be Simpler Than You Thought. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z In a fundamentalist society where any sign of genetic deviation is eradicated as a shameful reminder of atomic Tribulations, David is a telepath, and he’s not alone. Classic dystopian novels forecast a bleak future — soon 2014-03-28T20:10:55Z Volunteers can donate blood samples for genetic research. African Americans are more likely than whites to develop Alzheimer’s. Why? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z It has been, however, likened to selling other organs on the black market, or to genetic testing on populations that are poor and undereducated. Selling my eggs to make rent 2013-02-03T18:00:00Z One 2014 study partially funded by a device manufacturer found a “statistically significant” increase in hair density after testing laser combs on men and women with genetic hair loss. Yes, women experience thinning hair, too. Here’s why, and possible treatments. 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z French fashion publications advocated a deep connection between the cultural splendor of couture and Frenchwomen’s national, even genetic identity. Op-Ed Contributor: High Fascism 2011-03-07T06:48:00Z Instead, they realized that most studies were confusing or inaccurate, often neglecting to consider age and genetic factors. Does gymnastics derail puberty? 2012-08-09T13:40:00Z It turns out they're both carriers for a genetic mutation that causes hearing loss. Born deaf, 11-year-old is among nation's top spellers 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Domingue said the actual mechanism for a person being drawn to another person's genetic similarities is probably complicated and multifaceted - "just a whole host of things," he noted. What do you want in a spouse? Genetic similarity may help 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z The occasional footnote about exotic chicken genetics aside, the taxidermy event was longer on gonzo creativity than real natural history. Secret Science Club, Nerd Nite and Other Barroom Education 2012-01-05T18:20:29Z Sufrin was hired to provide some of this specialty care onsite, including ultrasounds, genetic screening and obstetrical consultations, she told the Guardian. 'I didn’t get arrested, I got rescued': jail is a lifeline for some pregnant women 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z “A wide range of factors, including genetic, physiological, psychological and social forces, influence the liking and consumption of capsaicin-containing food,” the study authors write. Why Men Who Love Spicy Food Have More Testosterone 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z What do you get when you toss together a brassy grifter, an Elvish-speaking anagrammist, a show choir and, oh yes, a teenager with a life-threatening genetic condition? Tony Predictions: Expect Wins for ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’ 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The women were all born with the genetic disease Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome, which affects one in 4,500 girls. Miraculous medicine! Lab-grown vaginas successfully implanted in 4 women 2014-04-11T15:40:00Z Humanity, expressed as unique genetic formulation, yearns to be reborn in endless succession of recombination. I can’t turn off my thoughts 2013-02-01T01:00:00Z These men have banded together to form World Corp., a research and development company that has a profound influence on the planet through advances in things like cyberoptics and genetics. Books of The Times: ‘Nowhere Men’ and ‘The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story’ 2014-01-01T21:30:46Z This year, don't miss exploring the extremes of genetics and zombie science, joining the skeptics in the pub to discuss 18th-century scurvy, or spending a family-friendly day exploring your food through chemistry. This week's new events 2011-02-12T00:05:47Z Atlantic Books; £18.99. Buy from Amazon.com; Amazon.co.uk A 70-year-old composer in rural Pennsylvania who tries to make music eternal by sleight of genetic engineering falls foul of Homeland Security. Page turners 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z For much of its history the study of genetics has operated under the long shadow of eugenics – the early 20th-century movement dedicated to “improving” the human race. Do we need to hide who we are to speak freely in the era of identity politics? 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z In addition to players, he scouts scientists, geneticists and neurosurgeons who help shape players into proof-of-concept displays of their latest genetic therapies. Beasts and Baseball: New Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Honestly, there’s very little evidence that these differences are genetic. America has a sleep inequality crisis to match its income inequality crisis 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z As a teenager, she imagined she would go to college to study forensic science or genetics. Falling for the Lure of the Stage. The Backstage. 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z “Then really awful things happen — strokes, heart attacks, and people becoming apathetic and withdrawn. It became clear to me that this was lifestyle choice. Very little of it was related to luck or genetics.” Henry S. Lodge, Author of ‘Younger Next Year’ Books, Dies at 58 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Others have argued that structural inequalities reflect innate biological or genetic propensities across groups, or insist on seeing gender as an immutable biological difference. Meghan Daum to Millennials: Get off My Lawn 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z In 2000, Monticello released a research report detailing the evidence, including DNA tests that established a direct genetic connection between descendants of Hemings and Jefferson. Perspective | Jefferson’s Monticello finally gives Sally Hemings her place in presidential history 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z He battled health problems stemming from a genetic hormone deficiency and had been under the care of a home nurse. Jimmy Scott, jazzman with childlike voice, dies 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z It wasn’t the science that interested me but genetics as we live it. Donor siblings: do the ties of blood matter? 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z It also proved, he says in the catalog, to be an “unparalleled storehouse of genetic, anthropological and cultural material of peoples who entered it from all directions at different times during the last four millennia.” Exhibition Review: Another Stop on a Long, Improbable Journey 2011-02-20T21:00:36Z It is thought to be down to a mix of genetic and environmental factors. Everything you ever wanted to know about hangovers (but were too queasy to ask) 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Dunn said "Geek Love" also reflects her concerns with "the volcanic and terrifying possibilities of genetic mutation and the whole issue of the cult." Katherine Dunn has died; the 'Geek Love' author once took the world by storm 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z And a breakthrough European study published earlier this year isolated genetic variations in identical twins. The “ex-gay” movement won’t give up 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z “What neuroticism really refers to is a genetic predisposition to experience emotions frequently and intensely.” Is anxiety more common in our 30s and 40s? | Mona Chalabi 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The researchers looked at 73 genetic variants linked to a high BMI that are also associated with a higher risk of diseases such diabetes and heart disease. Researchers discover why being overweight can lead to depression 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Once I hit puberty, though, and my body started to change into the hourglass shape dictated by my Italian-Jewish genetics, I began to starve myself. Modern Love: Chubby, Skinny, Accepting — Modern Love 2013-01-03T22:44:01Z That’s a discomfort that I think is deep within my own genetic material. Jon Stewart Has a New Talk Show, but He Plans to do More Listening 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z My Manhattan Institute colleague Paul Howard has some thoughts on one of the more interesting potential transactions: the hostile bid for Illumina, a genetic diagnostics company, by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche. What the Roche Bid for Illumina Tells Us About the Future of Genomics 2012-01-30T17:18:37Z It is triggered by a genetic mutation which interferes with chemical messages that help to control cell division, leading to the uncontrolled growth of white blood cells. Genetics: The number crunchers who are saving lives 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z Jay's words resonated with me; they seeped out of my pores as if they were a part of my genetic makeup. The Nas generation of scholars: Finally, a Grammy for the hip hop artist who led me to liberation 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z When exactly that happens is often determined by genetics, as is whether or how much the hairline recedes or, as is more common for men than women, baldness occurs. Feeling Bad About … Your Hair? 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z But every so often in any gene, at known points, or "polymorphisms", tiny differences in genetic structure occur between groups of individuals. Symphony of life: making music out of the human genome 2010-06-24T21:29:00Z This claim might even seem self-evident in our era of the human genome and genetic medicine, but, in fact, this knowledge cannot be necessary for a child to develop an adequate sense of self. Do abandoned children have the right to know their origins? 2013-02-10T16:00:00Z Raising oaks from acorns provides a couple of added benefits — every new seedling adds to the genetic diversity of the species in a way that commercially cloned plants do not. Plant an oak tree — or better yet, start with acorns 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Another son, Eric, died at 2 of Tay-Sachs disease, a recessive genetic disorder prevalent among Ashkenazi Jews. Phyllis R. Klotman, Scholar and Archivist of African-American Cinema, Dies at 90 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z “Sex and Consequences,” which alternates live performance with shorts both old and new, is about genetic inheritance and social evolution, filtered through absurdity and abetted by playful design. Socially Distant, Except for the Dogs, Sheep and Chickens 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z Our ability to sense sweetness, as well as other tastes, involves a delicate dance between our genetic makeup and the foods we encounter from the womb to the dinner table. Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z O’Neill knew the disease was genetic, calling it “a heritage of God knows how long a line of people with high-strung nerves.” Discovering Eugene O’Neill’s San Francisco 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z In Denmark he oared a Viking longship and tracked down a genetic cousin who shared his interest in maths and running marathons. Rewind TV: Complicit; Walking Wounded: Return to the Frontline; Meet the Izzards – review 2013-02-23T22:45:01Z Aside from being morally repulsive, their goal amounted to second-rate science, since biological strength lies in genetic diversity, not sameness. Hitler’s favorite American: “Biological fascism” in the shadow of New York City 2014-03-23T10:58:00Z Judah’s twin brother, Ezra, died two weeks after their birth in 2010, following surgery for a genetic heart condition. The Unstoppable, Unsinkable, Uninhibited Margo Price 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z He says the deformities could have been caused by genetic or environmental factors. Forget Gaga; Indonesia wild for own raunchy shows 2012-05-30T13:48:00Z Except, we were discovering, most doctors in Israel only do genetic screening for a specific disease, not for repeated miscarriage or implantation failure or Advanced Maternal Age. Motherlode Blog: Finding a Doctor Who Supports Genetic Screening During I.V.F. 2014-01-21T15:09:31Z And that person is born with a genetic tendency toward developing one of those. Is America hooked on food? 2012-11-28T23:02:00Z The genetic analysis found that the Galveston canines appear to be a hybrid of red wolf and coyote, but Heppenheimer says that without additional testing, it’s difficult to label the animal. Extinct wolves may have newfound cousins 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Powers’s novels often have a cerebral bent, and in “Orfeo,” he threads together several of his favorite themes: music, patterns and genetics. Fiction Long List Announced for National Book Awards 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Yet she maintained that his obesity was "genetic". Great Ormond Street; Panorama, Spoilt Rotten; Young, Autistic and Stagestruck; The World's Strangest Plastic Surgery and Me; Welcome to Lagos 2010-04-17T23:08:00Z But this quietly dignified show suggests that we need to understand and celebrate our genetic inheritance to really understand ourselves. Lip Service 2010-08-18T16:16:00Z Age remains the biggest risk factor for dementia, but genetics and lifestyle also play a part, Phipps added. Mediterranean diet 'may slow the ageing process by five years' 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Sure, it's a hard dance, but it's ridiculous to think there's anything genetic to it. Rio teacher out to prove 'gringos' can samba, too 2013-02-12T13:06:16Z Live the life you want to live – even if you didn’t win the genetic lottery. Unpretty: I live the life I want to live – even if I didn’t win the beauty lottery 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z It sparked a wild amount of attention for a programme that was largely about hormones, genetics and careful scientific trials with promising, but uncertain, results. Is this a golden age for science on TV? 2013-07-25T12:50:51Z It varies from person to person, but the key point is that our baseline is only half determined by genetics. The joy audit: how to have more fun in 2020 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z We want what we cannot have – and we cannot have the specific genetic and historical link that a woman has with her sister. From the Hadids to the Kardashians: the awkward truth about ‘sexy sisters’ 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Questions about what technology designed to prevent the birth of children with genetic disabilities says about the value of people living with those disabilities, like me and my daughter. Motherlode Blog: A Mother With Brittle Bone Disease Chooses to Accept That Risk for Her Children 2012-07-20T14:05:20Z In addition, they found new genetic regions involved in severe obesity and some involved in healthy thinness. Thinness and obesity: it's in the genes 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Could genetic tests be used to tailor rehabilitation programs to individual criminals? Genetic Basis for Crime: A New Look 2011-06-19T22:33:19Z He also said that the genetic variations are only one clue among many needed to understand PTSD. PTSD-gene link found in NIU students 2011-09-06T02:27:00Z The ancient north Eurasians contributed up to 20 percent of the genetics of Europeans, although this was the smallest proportion among the three ancestral groups. Genetic history of modern Europeans a tangled tale, research finds 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z A pilot study was conducted with an Israeli genetics lab after Jerusalem officials expressed interest in a DNA-waste matching database. Using DNA to catch canine culprits — and their owners 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z My genetic material, in the eyes of the scientists and doctors, had been certified, approved. Selling my eggs to make rent 2013-02-03T18:00:00Z On paper, Shapiro and I have several things in common, so I thought her book might help me at last grasp the importance of genetic connection. 23 and Not Me: As an adoptee, I'm not even remotely tempted to take a DNA test 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Because there were so few people on the genetic databases, searchers sometimes had to build out family trees of 40,000 people before finding common ancestors with DNA matches. DNA search angels: the Facebook 'detectives' who help reunite families 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z There is, he says, “a bit of a hint that there might be some genetic component to it”. ‘My brain feels like it’s been punched’: the intolerable rise of perfectionism 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z This is an exaggeration, but Venter's success does demonstrate how much genetics has changed in the past two decades. Genetics: The number crunchers who are saving lives 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z Fallon describes his interests as “the neural circuitry and genetics of creativity, artistic talent, psychopathology, criminal behavior, and levels of consciousness.” This is your brain on murder: What the mind of a psychopath looks like 2014-03-09T18:30:00Z The Brazilian government’s agricultural research agency, EMBRAPA, is now in the early stages of using genetic material retrieved from roadkill in the Cerrado, a vast savanna in the country’s northeast, to create new animals. If you can’t save ‘em, clone ‘em! 2012-12-11T23:51:00Z Nowadays, stammering is believed to be multi-factorial – partly genetic, partly physiological and compounded by negative experiences. The King's Speech means stammerers understood 2011-01-17T16:00:00Z Or perhaps there is something else beyond nurture, something genetic that simply passed from mother to daughter. The Brontës, Shelleys & Kingsley and Martin Amis: Research suggests relatives share writing styles 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z His recommendations include interviewing and recording the stories of surviving relatives, asking for letters and photos, and even DNA testing for those interested in their genetic backgrounds. Newsman Mark Whitaker details complex family in memoir 2011-10-18T17:47:33Z Like Zimmer, I had genetic counseling and my partner and I experienced the same anxieties as he did. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z However, in researching your question, I’ve learned about a genetic disorder called hyperekplexia, which is, basically, a response that goes beyond merely flinching when a person is startled. Perspective | Ask Amy: Partner’s startling response bears scrutiny 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z That is, it makes sense why, because of my genetic make-up, once I start drinking or using, I find it nearly impossible to stop. Pain management 2012-11-08T21:57:00Z After a little more than an hour, my trademark genetics started to kick in. Cape Lookout hike on Oregon coast ideal for whale watching 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z When Katherine Standefer was shocked by the defibrillator that monitored her genetic heart condition, she started questioning how the device was made and whether or not it was necessary. This Medical Memoir Reads Like a Detective Story 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Our actions are shaped by other factors as well, like personal experiences, culture and genetics. Ambition + Desire = Trouble 2011-06-17T19:55:20Z It offers heirloom varieties for sale, but it also serves as an entry point for learning about the real purpose of heirloom seeds, which is preserving genetic diversity. T Magazine: Children of the Corn 2011-09-22T01:30:18Z The couple have two young sons and thankfully, narcolepsy doesn’t seem to be genetic. ‘Narcolepsy isn’t funny’ – living with a sleep disorder 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Earlier this year, Dang announced an initiative aimed at writing diversity into the genetic code of the theater scene as a whole. Asian theater leader Tim Dang to step down at East West Players 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The pan-fried preparation, available only on Saturday and Sunday, is more a genetic mutant of the XLB dumpling than a subspecies. Shanghai Taste review: The virtuoso of soup dumplings 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z In Bub’s case, the entrepreneurship is particularly unsettling because her lovability hinges on severe genetic deformities, like stunted bone growth, a misshapen jaw and a lack of teeth, among other things. ArtsBeat: Lil Bub Hits the Tribeca Film Festival 2013-04-25T12:00:18Z “There aren’t many people in the world bright enough to bring some humour to the topic of genetics and the Human Genome Project,” said Bamigboye’s source. Phoebe Waller-Bridge: new Bond film must 'treat women properly' – even if he doesn't 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z A pleasing abstract print by Ben Fry corresponds to letters of genetic code from Chromosome 21. Art Trek: A Critic’s Gallery Crawl Through SoHo and TriBeCa 2014-04-04T17:47:11Z I thought to myself, if I was marked by a genetic mutation, I might not ever have a baby. My deep, dark secret 2013-02-15T23:40:00Z One, instead of being grown from the DNA of a recently unearthed fossil, the new marquee beast in their script, Indominus rex, would be the product of genetic engineering. 'Jurassic World': How a pair of Hollywood newbies finally cracked the dino code 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Grace Talusan’s memoir, “The Body Papers,” finds unexpected points of connection between her experiences of abuse, immigration and genetic testing; the allusions she makes are powerful yet delicately drawn. Times Critics Discuss Their Year in Books, From New Talents to Old Favorites 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Almost everyone here is morally compromised, if not completely lawless, and the movie creates a world where poverty and violence are genetic inheritances. ‘Blood on Her Name’ Review: Haste Disposal 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z I the genetic quirk that makes cilantro taste like soap. The Secret to Better Thai Dishes May Already Be in Your Fridge 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z This may seem like an unfortunate coincidence or it could be genetic. 'True Detective' turns cautious at the beginning of Season 2 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Then, at the age of eight, Dec was diagnosed with diabetes, and took part in a genetic study; through this, he discovered our father’s name, and those of his half-siblings. ‘I gulp back feelings of regret’: how I found my long-lost sibling 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z We are looking for someone who is medically clear of infectious diseases and genetic issues that may possibly be passed on to any resulting child. Dyslexic donors turned away from largest UK sperm bank 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The research showed that every standard deviation decrease in genetic variants linked to the vitamin D biomarker doubled the risk of MS. Lack of vitamin D may cause multiple sclerosis, study finds 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z This practice of selective genetic modification is ancient. Exhibition Review: ‘Our Global Kitchen,’ at American Museum of Natural History 2012-11-24T00:51:08Z In other words, the exam was a perfect, real world experiment for studying the effects of genetics on high-stakes competition. Motherlode Blog: Was Your Child Born to Take Tests, or Born to Panic? 2013-02-06T18:21:36Z Familial upbringing is the result of a genetic lottery. Parents are people first — who may even love each other more than the kids 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z The weird genetic properties of bumblebees explain why they live communally. A Sting in the Tale by Dave Goulson – review 2013-05-18T11:00:02Z Your personal resilience is a complex mix of genetics, temperament, hormones, mental and physical illness, support systems and previous experiences. Seven ways to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z This is partly due to having inherited the genetic disorder Marfan's syndrome. From Elephant 6 to Deerhunter: The US's new psychedelia 2011-03-10T23:00:01Z The last story in the book is about how, at this age, these genetic predispositions can catch up to you, and this is just one of those things that is just a reality of biology. I want to sleep with the sexy millennial at Apple’s Genius Bar 2014-04-13T17:30:00Z To the embarrassment of the Human Genome Project, researchers have come to the conclusion that the genetic component of some multi-factorial diseases is exceptionally low. Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes by Tim Spector – review 2012-08-08T09:30:03Z “The older you get, the poorer the quality of genetic material you are transferring. The risk of having a baby with a genetic abnormality is low, but it’s certainly higher the older you are.” ‘There was nothing wrong with my wife – it was me’: the men waking up to fertility problems 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z NanoPot looks at the genetics of cannabis seeds to better understand which might be bred to optimise for certain cannabinoids useful for certain medical conditions. Dreaming of the billion-dollar high in California’s marijuana green rush 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z It is a poignant way to examine the genetics of schizophrenia: his own family’s history of mental illness leads him to studies of other families “achingly similar” to his own. Mix and match 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z The haystack hairdos shared by the central characters can be attributed to genetics, but the overlap between the programmes goes far beyond this. Those media-mad Johnsons 2013-03-25T14:14:00Z When our surrogate was pregnant with Hope, I thought about and researched the genetic connection. Donor siblings: do the ties of blood matter? 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z Their study, published in the journal Nature, is the latest to use sophisticated genetic research to clarify the ancestry of modern populations. Genetic history of modern Europeans a tangled tale, research finds 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z “I have had a fascination with death that I think might be considered genetic,” she has said, adding, “My father had the same affliction, I guess.” Sally Mann’s Haunted South 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Shermer cites studies that show a heavy “genetic influence on intentional belief.” Why doesn’t everyone believe in God?: The skeptical brain may hold the answer 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z For a while, she still held out hope that the situation would improve before her 35th birthday this July, which for genetic health reasons, she and her husband, Graham, had always considered a cutoff. More Kids? After the Last Two Years? No Thanks. 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z The process is called "cross-hybridization," which she told The Guardian is not the same as genetic modification. New 'Cosmic Crisp' apple variety lasts 'for more than a year,' farmers say 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z Blood tests, genetic tests and brain scans designed to look for an underlying neurological disease were all normal. 'You think I'm mad?' – the truth about psychosomatic illness 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z Research shows that reading media articles that depict genetic ancestry tests as able to reveal your race increases belief in essential racial differences. Genetic ancestry tests don’t change your identity, but you might 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z They mainly keep to themselves and mainly marry in-county. As a result, they enjoy less genetic variation than other, more open communities. As a further result, they have unusual traits. Sex’s feel-good evolution: Charles Darwin’s erotic shocker 2014-03-09T20:00:00Z Scientists have found no conclusive evidence of innate genetic immunity. Meet the covid super-dodgers 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z A few years ago, Marmite's U.K. manufacturer teamed up with a genetic testing service to try to discover if a preference for it comes down to an innate predisposition. Nigella Lawson's divisive Marmite spaghetti is cozy perfection 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z As in the first verse, but on a larger scale, the informal speaker comes in, here with the anecdote recorded by Darwin concerning a low-tech kind of genetic engineering. Poem of the week: The Coloration of Feathers by Ruth Fainlight 2012-02-13T09:34:36Z Prum, an ornithologist and museum curator, resurrects Darwin’s provocative theory of sexual selection, which argues that animals select mates on the basis of beauty, not just genetic fitness. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2017 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Fine says taking drugs does not cause addiction and that the disease of addiction is based on genetics. Doctor: 1,500 pills don't prove Anna Nicole Smith was addicted 2010-09-22T20:34:00Z In an ideal world, each person owns his or her own genetic code, and whenever a child gets created through the recombination of DNA from two people, that requires the active consent of both parties. Condoms are so hundred years ago: Why we need more ways for men to control their fertility 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z This is where Christina Pearson learned how to do genetic searching and is now where she finds most of her clients. DNA search angels: the Facebook 'detectives' who help reunite families 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z “The more sophisticated the genetic research, the more it will show the importance of social context,” he said. Genetic Basis for Crime: A New Look 2011-06-19T22:33:19Z Later evaluations used IQ testing but also hormonal levels, patterns of sleep, metabolism, blood markers or genetics to try to understand and quantify "intelligence". From IQ tests and sperm banks to "The Queen’s Gambit": a history of gifted children 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z This means that genetics isn’t the dominant factor in shaping our food responses, which is good news. Eat more avocado! What I learned from the study that will change how we eat 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z I need amniocentesis, genetic testing, counseling — all of it now, because there is a clock in Harrisburg that is ticking. A love letter to Roe and my first pregnancy 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Riffs, rhythms, prances, genetics and marketing combine to create the so-called world’s best rock 'n' roll band. Rolling Stones open 2015 tour with sold-out gig at San Diego's Petco Park 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z The baby wasn’t just sharing his genetic secrets during the pregnancy. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z This does not negate the effects of lifestyle and genetics on heart disease, but it certainly complicates and expands our understanding of it. Motherlode: Removing an Obese Child From Her Parents 2011-07-18T16:45:09Z Defenders of the system have argued that knowledge of genetics and infant development back then was rudimentary, and that these choices were made with the best of intentions. Adoption Used to Be Hush-Hush. This Book Amplifies the Human Toll. 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z "There are often a number of factors, genetic, environmental, viral, that could be playing a role," he said. Michael Douglas blames oral sex for throat cancer 2013-06-03T10:55:08Z Newly published research from Norway suggests that a comprehensive yoga program rapidly produces internal changes on a genetic level. Can yoga boost your immune system? 2013-04-26T16:42:00Z “The only two disadvantages, as I see it, are genetics – ie your child doesn’t share your genes – and the risk of dying while your children are still young.” The surprising truth about becoming a mother in your 50s - from the women who know 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Linking physical traits to criminality may sound like a throwback to the biological determinism advocated by 19th-century social Darwinists who believed that there was a genetic predisposition for wrongdoing. Studying Links Between Anatomy and Crime 2010-05-10T21:46:00Z “Can we all live to 120 or more? Probably not, but our children for sure,” he tweeted last month, referencing a Wall Street Journal article on genetics. Scene Stealers: Rupert Murdoch, Single Again, Seems to Need Dating Advice 2013-12-13T22:22:36Z The couple had hoped that the original feline would meet the genetic twin but sadly it passed away before its clone, also named Cinnabun, arrived. North Carolina couple paid $25G to clone beloved cat 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z The fetishization of our genomes as some kind of route to personal identity is an emerging 21st century trend, fueled by genetic genealogy companies playing into the common need or desire for cultural membership. Elizabeth Warren’s pointless DNA test: Why genetic heritage is irrelevant to identity and politics 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Herbert fawned over Mooney’s book, the primary thrust of which is that psychology, neuroscience, and genetics explain why Republicans are “smart idiots” and reality deniers. Progressives don’t hold a monopoly on science 2013-01-03T23:02:00Z It also means that as a woman gets older, even as her supply of eggs may not be very good, she can still generate her own genetic eggs rather than getting egg donors. The future of sex 2012-09-19T19:20:00Z But, torn between his tribal allegiance and his genetic orthodoxy, Claude fails to dodge the draft. Hair 2010-04-14T16:56:00Z In the age of stem cells, genetic engineering, cloning, three-parent babies, and cryogenic attempts at resurrection, the “real creation myth is ‘Frankenstein.’” The Pop-Culture Evolution of Frankenstein’s Monster 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z That “Morgan” is a movie about genetics is somehow appropriate, given that the origins of its director, Luke Scott, will be an inescapable component of any discussion of its merits. Review: In ‘Morgan,’ a Snow White With Lips Stained Red 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Come to think of it, he and I haven’t played in a while, and I suspect we share a genetic love not only for Scrabble, but also for the benefits of anonymity. First Person: Sheltered by Online Scrabble?s Anonymity 2011-09-16T23:02:17Z You should urge your grandson to continue to guard his health responsibly and have genetic counseling. Ask Amy: College student fails the ‘marshmallow test’ 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z "It was understanding the specific genetics of this disease that led to the realisation this drug could help." Genetics: The number crunchers who are saving lives 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z The connection stems from the genetics of America’s ice cream culture, she said. Ever True to You, Local Parlor 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z And it’s evident in Corsica’s host of indigenous grapes, which bear a close genetic resemblance to mainland Italian and French grapes yet offer completely different expressions. Corsican Wines Speak a Language of Their Own 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z But he and I agreed we'd terminate a fetus with genetic defects. Motherlode Blog: Pregnant at 49 2012-09-11T20:42:26Z By excavating the family photo album for her staged self-portraits, Wearing plays with identity and genetic likeness while simultaneously masking herself. The 10 best … photographic self-portraits 2013-03-23T16:00:00Z Our genetic script may be one of the most valuable things we own, but it’s never the whole story. ‘It made me question my ancestry’: does DNA home testing really understand race? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z We’re taking Biology at the high school, too, mostly just to make the commute worthwhile, and this week we’re talking about genetics and DNA, physical characteristics, dominant and recessive traits. I'm not like them, but I can pretend (Obviously, this is an essay about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana) 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Keep introducing new genetics slowly over the next year and beyond, God willing. Jaleel White Wants to Sell You ‘Purple Urkle’ 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z I can take my pre-approved genetic material — thank you so much for the opportunity! — and run. Selling my eggs to make rent 2013-02-03T18:00:00Z This indicates a tacit priority granted to biological or genetic ties. Do abandoned children have the right to know their origins? 2013-02-10T16:00:00Z As the second season progresses, Smith is rocked by the discovery that his only son has an inherited genetic disorder—and is therefore condemned to be euthanized by the state. Philip K. Dick’s Intellectual Vision for Living in a Fascist America 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Perfectionism is also partly genetic, and it is also strongly influenced by the environment a child grows up in. Great expectations: 'The quest for perfection has cannibalised my identity' 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Nature is a minimalist art work: it produces the same things over again in genetic patterns of stunning plenitude. Is Ai Weiwei still an artist? 2013-04-24T12:56:05Z It may also be impacted by his genetic makeup. Dealing with a 4-year-old’s behavior — without using time outs 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Steve Beissinger, a conservation biology professor at University of California, Berkeley, noted how cloning fails to address another fundamental issue — genetic diversity. If you can’t save ‘em, clone ‘em! 2012-12-11T23:51:00Z More recent research has shown the variance is largely determined by genetics, with some input from age and gender. The Lark-Owl Scale: When Couples’ Sleep Patterns Diverge 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z He hoped that further genetic investigation might help untangle the relationship. Smoking tobacco might increase risk of schizophrenia, say researchers 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z |
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