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Researchers find a single, surprising gene behind a disorder that causes intellectual disability -...
ABC17 NEWS· 5 days agoBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 ...
New genetic cause of intellectual disability potentially uncovered in 'junk DNA'
LiveScience· 5 days agoScientists have uncovered a rare genetic cause of intellectual disability in a historically...
Faulty gene likely to be cause of severe learning difficulties, study finds
Daily Telegraph· 5 days agoResearchers made the discovery while carrying out genetic analysis using whole-genome sequencing...
Feeding Our Future trial juror dismissed over $120,000 cash offer - MinnPost
MinnPost· 2 days agoRichard Chin at the Star Tribune reports University of Minnesota researchers are aiming to crack the...
Spit test ‘better than blood test for men with genetic prostate cancer risk’
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe men were deemed to be at an age where the risk of prostate cancer is increased. The researchers...
Champion gets inventive
Tribune Chronicle· 6 hours agoStaff photo / Bob Coupland Champion fifth-grader Juliana McMahon, 10, creates a board game Friday at Camp Invention held at Champion Middle School....
Sea urchins made to order: US scientists make transgenic breakthrough
dpa international via Yahoo News· 2 days agoConsider the sea urchin. Specifically, the painted urchin: Lytechinus pictus, a prickly Ping-Pong...
Scientists identify gene linked to developmental disorders
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMutations in a single newly identified gene are responsible for developmental disorders affecting...
World’s Largest Genome Discovered in a Tiny Fern: ‘Breaks all records’
GoodNewsNetwork· 2 days agoOn the island of New Caledonia, a simple, unassuming species of fern has been identified as having...
Saliva test to revolutionise detection of prostate cancer
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe men, who were aged 55 to 69, gave a sample of saliva which was then tested for 130 genetic...