UC San Diego bioengineers have created the first stable, fast and programmable genetic clock that reliably keeps time by the blinking of fluorescent proteins inside E. coli cells. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Dutch scientists say they have mapped the full genetic sequence of a woman for the first time. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Canadian scientists have completed the full genetic sequencing of the H1N1 swine flu virus, which officials say will help in better understanding the outbreak and developing a vaccine. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

**Alternate Link if the NYT behave like a tool in your territory**

Finding a person's DNA in a set location used to represent an iron clad certainty that that person had been there. These days that is not the case as it has been demonstrated that a person's unique genetic fingerprint can be faked and then deposited in the form of blood, saliva, etc. at the scene of a crime. picked by pocksucket 4 months ago

Scientists have identified a genetic mechanism which appears to determine which fatty deposits in the arteries have the potential to kill us. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

It's always helpful to step back and take a look at things from an objective perspective, especially when we are personally involved. picked by Zoock 3 years ago

Acupuncture has been used in East-Asian medicine for thousands of years to treat pain, possibly by activating the body's natural painkillers. But how it works at the cellular level is largely unknown.

Using brain imaging, a University of Michigan study is the first to provide evidence that traditional Chinese acupuncture affects the brain's long-term ability to regulate pain. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Edinburgh researchers say they might have a new way to treat diseases like MS and Cancer, by applying genetic 'brakes'.

Oh and the pic looks like a bra, I know. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

Most people tend to learn from their mistakes and avoid making the same blunder twice. A genetic mutation may explain why some people don't seem to learn from their mistakes especially drug addicts, alcoholics and compulsive gamblers. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Researchers in Cambridge have produced new DNA evidence that appears to confirm the so called "Out of Africa" theory that we all stem from one tiny colony which then migrated around the world 50,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

It generates pictures, you rate how much they look like faces, and then it uses a genetic algorithm to take the best faces and mutate them to create new ones. Difficult to describe but very cool and slightly addictive.
Also check out this site which does the same thing but with a comparison-style rating system and different shapes. picked by phunky 2 years ago