News Stories on Genetics
Scientists Find Gene That Controls Type of Earwax in People (New York Times) (Free registration required)
Japanese researchers identify the gene that controls which type of earwax a person has.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/30/science/30ear.html
New Gene Linked to Bipolar Disorder (NewScientist.com)
A gene involved in causing bipolar disorder is discovered in patients from Australia, Bulgaria, and the United Kingdom.
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8572
Cats Climb New Family Tree (National Geographic News)
Scientists construct a feline family tree that better charts the journey of cat evolution.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0111_060111_cat_evolution.html
Virus Allows Tracking of Cougar Rebound (Scientific American)
With cougar populations rebounding under new protective laws, scientists turn to a virus to learn where these resurgent cats have come from.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=0003CD8C-4F15-13D9-8F1583414B7F0000
Gene Study: Minn. Brook Trout Thriving (ABC News)
A scientist uses genetic fingerprinting to determine that native brook trout have repopulated many southeast streams, while the stocked East Coast strains faded away.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1586969
Scientists Force Evolution in the Lab (MSNBC.com)
Scientists discover hormones play a role in bringing out caterpillars’ genetic traits.