genetics

A Southern Baptist convention during the summer of 2007 revealed a desire to see more research in the area of whether homosexuality is caused by genetic factors (as science and research indicates), or personal choice (as the Bible indicates).  Read More »

When it comes to obesity, who hasn't heard the argument that the reason for obesity comes from a genetic line?  Read More »

If you knew that your child is going to have Breast Cancer 100%, would you try and change this fact if the means were available?  Read More »

A recent study in London led by Jane Wardle, director of Cancer Rsearch UK’s Health Behavior Centre, revealed evidence that genetics play a much larger role in determining the weight of an individual than diet and lifestyle than previously thought. Researchers studied over 5,000 pairs of identical twins, comparing their measurements with non-identical twins.  Read More »

It seems the platypus really is God’s little joke.

DNA studies recently found out that the reason the widely-agreed-to-be-mammalian-platypus exhibits characteristics of mammals, birds, and reptiles is, no joke, platypus have DNA structures of mammals, birds, and reptiles.  Read More »

Well I'm technically not a mutant. My little cousins are, so is most of my family. We function quite fine for the most part; I just like to say I'm a genetically normal person with Fragile X (FX) tendencies.  Read More »

Many people are put off by the idea of cloned meats. I can understand the kind of mad scientist laboratory scenario that would go through your head when you think of eating a cut of cloned meat. The thought generates many unsavory pictures in ones head mainly because of the lack of understanding of the actual process that happens.  Read More »

Superman walks among us.  Read More »