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Anthropologist, football star among Rhodes winners
PHILADELPHIA - A University of Pennsylvania student who organized an exhibit about Lenape Indians living quietly in the state is among this year's winners of Rhodes Scholarships.
Nations:U.S. Russia Source:(AP)
2008-11-23
Mammoth genome sequence may explain extinction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have sequenced the gene map of a long-extinct, mummified woolly mammoth, using DNA taken from its hair.
Nations:Germany U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2008-11-19
Scientists map panda genome: Chinese media
Scientists in China have mapped the genome of the giant panda, which could yield a better understanding of why the endangered animals are so famously sex-shy, state media said on Monday.
Nations:Denmark Canada Source:(AFP)
2008-10-13
Gene-testing startup's study responds to critics
A Silicon Valley gene-testing startup is responding to criticism that the tests could spur bad health-care choices by teaming up for a broad study of how the results affect behavior.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-09
Genetics: Scientists unravel two more strains of malaria parasite
Scientists on Wednesday said they had cracked the genetic codes of a major malaria parasite and a monkey parasite also suspected of spreading the disease, an achievement adding to the sequencing six years ago of Plasmodium falciparum, the greatest malarial threat.
Source:(AFP)
2008-10-09
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