The Archon X PRIZE for Genomics challenges scientists and engineers to create better, cheaper and fa
...genetics
Archon X Prize for Genomics
Surprise: Humans Have Greater Differences in DNA Than Previously Thought
Scientists say that surprisingly many large chunks of human DNA differ among individuals and ethnic
...Brain evolution gene found?
The scientists still don't know specifically what the gene does. But they know that this same gene t
...Scientists recreate ancient gene
By engineering its genetic blueprint, they have rebuilt a gene that was present in primitive animals
...Rice paddy methane producers genetic code sequenced
The genetic code of an important group of methane-producing microbes has been sequenced by German sc
...Identical Twins Can Be Geneticially Different
Sometimes only one twin will have health problems when genetics predicts both of them should.
Mice That Are Immune to Cancer?
A Wakefield researcher may have found a strain of mice immune to cancer.
Of Mice and Mammoths
In news of the odd connection today, sciencetists may have learned something new about mammoth fur b
...We may not be entirely human
Bacteria are so important to key functions such as digestion and the immune system that we may be tr
...Surprise - RNA may play a role in heredity
RNA, previously believed to be responsible only for the creation of proteins, may actually be involv
...Possible interbreeding between chimps, humans
An analysis of our genetic history suggests speciation from chimpanzees may not have been a clean br
...English, Welsh, two genetically different people
Gene scientists claim to have found proof that the Welsh are the "true" Britons.
British woman pregnant with cancer-gene-free 'designer baby'
A British woman has become the first in the country to conceive a "designer baby" selected specifica
...As the Future Catches You
![]() | As the Future Catches You: How Genomics & Other Forces Are Changing Your Life, Work, Health & Wealth rating: ![]() asin: 0609609033 binding: Hardcover list price: $24.95 USD amazon price: $24.95 |
When I first received this book and flipped through it, I was seriously tempted to send it back unread. The typesetting is... creative to say the least - lots of white space, multiple fonts, scattershot graphics. Indeed,it looks like you've received an extra long email from someone who's just discovered how to play with all the format settings. Given that I'd purchased a hard cover book at hard cover prices, I felt ripped off.
However, I decided to read it anyway, and I'm glad I did. It's a short read, but a wild ride, and it's packed with information about the biotech and economic revolution we're just getting into. There are lots of facts and figures to consider, and the author does an excellent job of providing thought-provoking analogies that may change the way you look at some things.
One man's trash DNA...
A mathematical analysis of the human genome suggests that so-called "junk DNA" might not be so usele
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