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DNA chunks, chimps and humans
— 6 Nov 2008 15:28 | BiologyResearchers have carried out the largest study of differences between human and chimpanzee genomes, identifying regions that have been duplicated or lost during evolution of the two…
Dramatic fall in number of malaria deaths along Kenyan coast
— 31 Oct 2008 13:52 | HealthA study out today shows a dramatic fall in the number of people dying from malaria infection in coastal Kenya. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Kenya Medical Research…
People with autism make more rational decisions
— 16 Oct 2008 11:28 | HealthPeople with autism-related disorders are less likely to make irrational decisions, and are less influenced by gut instincts, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust. The…
Surprises from Plasmodium knowlesi genome sequence
— 8 Oct 2008 17:00 | BiologyResearchers have decoded the genome of a malaria parasite that has a host range from monkeys to man. Identified originally in monkeys, the parasite was first reported in a human infection…
Genetic finding implicates innate immune system in major cause of blindness
— 8 Oct 2008 07:18 | HealthScientists have identified one of the genes implicated in age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in developed countries…
Inflammatory response to infection and injury may worsen dementia
— 17 Sep 2008 11:30 | HealthInflammation in the brain resulting from infection or injury may accelerate the progress of dementia, research funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests. The findings, published this week…
Structure of key epigenetics component identified
— 4 Sep 2008 17:40 | BiologyScientists from the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) have determined the 3D structure of a key protein component involved in enabling 'epigenetic code' to be copied accurately from…
Levels of dementia in the developing world underestimated
— 28 Jul 2008 10:28 | HealthPrevious estimates of levels of dementia in the developing world may have substantially underestimated the problem, according to research published recently. The findings suggest that…
Defining DNA differences to track and tackle typhoid
— 27 Jul 2008 17:29 | HealthFor the first time, next-generation DNA sequencing technologies have been turned on typhoid fever - a disease that kills 600,000 people each year. The results will help to improve diagnosis,…
Malaria Millennium Development Goal 'unlikely to be met'
— 22 Jul 2008 16:37 | HealthThe Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria globally is unlikely to be met, according to Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow Professor…