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...other hand, we are learning that each letter in that text can spell the difference between blond and brunet, tall and short, life and death. A woman who carries a mutation in the BRCA1 gene can have a seven times greater chance of developing breast cancer. Scientists in Utah last week announced the discovery of a gene that seems to predispose carriers to depression. We are learning these things in part because of Watson, who, having revealed the simplicity of DNA's structure, wanted to explore the complexity of its function. He helped persuade Congress to fund the Human Genome...
...little rescue squad, to help produce enzymes that because of some faulty gene, the body can't make on its own. When we finally find cures for cancers, they will reflect the secrets of how our genes fight some cancers and yield to others. Drugs like Herceptin for breast cancer and Gleevec for leukemia work by blocking the chemical signal that tells the cancer to grow. They herald the day when we can look back on the traditional slashing and burning of cancer patients as having been as primitive as bloodletting...
Harvard University acquires the first patent for a genetically altered animal: a mouse that is highly susceptible to breast cancer...
...hundred or so such banks set up over the past several years across the mainland specifically to lend to small companies. One applicant, the owner of a factory that makes pickled vegetables, visited Binbin's office recently with his ledger: a single piece of handwritten paper folded in his breast pocket. Other would-be borrowers often pile receipts on Binbin's desk in lieu of a balance sheet. Even those who keep books "usually have two or three," Binbin says. "They figure out what we want and write it down...
...percent of Palestinians survive on an average of $2 a day, says a report by Christian Aid $33,000 has been charged by a restaurant in Changsha, China, for a banquet cooked with human breast milk Omen Sperm banks are giving deep discounts to U.S. soldiers eager to store their sperm before departing for Iraq, where fertility risks include possible exposure to chemical weapons