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Mr. Pessimistic  Assistant Professor Silver Contributor


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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject: Duke scientists map 'silenced genes'
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_sc/silenced_genes
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WASHINGTON - Remember biology class where you learned that children inherit one copy of a gene from mom and a second from dad? There's a twist: Some of those genes arrive switched off, so there is no backup if the other copy goes bad, making you more vulnerable to disorders from obesity to cancer.
Duke University scientists now have identified these "silenced genes," creating the first map of this unique group of about 200 genes believed to play a profound role in people's health.
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Constance963  Intern

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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject:
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| Very interesting, thanks for the link. I am obsessed with Discovery Health Channel - particularly the Mystery Diagnosis show they have on Monday nights and probably half of these mystery illnesses are genetic diseases that are so rare there is hardly any info on them. Maybe this will lead to discoveries that will help countless people. |
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