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F.B.I. and States Vastly Expand DNA Databases

Law enforcement officials are vastly expanding their collection of DNA to include millions more people who have been arrested or detained but not yet convicted.

TIME Magazine Names 23andMe's Personal Genome Service 2008 Invention of the Year

Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) October 30, 2008 -- TIME Magazine announced today that the Personal Genome Service™ from https://www.23andme.com/ [23andMe __title__ 23andME], Inc. has been named...

A Genetic Predisposition To Alcohol Dependence May Be Indicated By Sensitivity To Alcohol Odors

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are DNA sequence variations that occur when a single nucleotide in the genome sequence is altered. Prior research suggested an association between SNPs in a gene that encodes aspects of the brain's gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)-A receptors (the GABRA2 gene) and alcohol dependence. A study of responses to the aromas of alcoholic drinks according to ...

Genetic Variation In Key Cell Pumping Mechanism Reduces Clopidogrel Treatment Effects, Leaving Those Affected At ...

A study published Online First and in an upcoming Lancet shows that patients with a genetic variation affecting a key protein pump in drug transport do not respond as well to the anticlotting drug clopidogrel-as such, patients with this variation at are at increased risk of cardiovascular events with standard clopidogrel treatment. However, no association exists between this genetic variation ...

All Genes In One Go

The majority of rare diseases are hereditary. But despite significant progress in genome research, in most cases their exact cause remains unclear. The discovery of the underlying genetic defect is, however, a prerequisite for their definitive diagnosis and the development of innovative approaches to their treatment. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics and the Institute ...