Topic: Biology
Tests for genes don't predict breast cancer better
Reuters US Online Report Health News
BOSTON (Reuters) - Studying genes linked to breast cancer may someday lead to better treatments, but they do little to improve a doctor's ability to predict who is likely to develop a tumor, researchers reported on Wednesday. Their study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that testing for ...
Dogs domesticated in Middle East, not Asia
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From French poodles to German shepherds, domestic dogs likely trace most of their ancestry to the Middle East, as opposed to East Asian origins suggested by previous research, a genetic study reported on Wednesday. The findings, published in the online edition of the scientific journal Nature, support ...
Judge allows genetically engineered beet harvest
AP News
Calif. judge allows genetically engineered beet harvest; amounts to half nation's sugar supplyA federal judge on Tuesday said farmers can harvest their genetically engineered sugar beets this year, ruling the economic impact too great and that environmental groups waited too long to request that the crop be yanked from ...
Myriad breast cancer patent very broad, study finds
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Myriad Genetics' disputed patent on the BRCA1 breast cancer gene is "surprisingly broad" and could interfere with future research, three experts said on Tuesday. Their ongoing research indicates some other gene patents are similarly extensive, covering stretches of DNA that have nothing to do with the targeted genes ...
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