Estimate for Number of Human Genes Slashed
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In a blow to human vanity, researchers now say that people have about the same number of genes as a small flowering plant or a tiny worm. The new estimate is down sharply from just three years ago.
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By Rick Weiss  WASHINGTON  --  The first concerted effort to understand all the inner workings of the DNA molecule is overturning a host of long- held assumptions about the nature of genes and their role in human health and evolution, scientists reported Wednesday.
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New research reveals that humans have only about 25,000 genes instead of the 100,000 originally guessed. Researchers scratch their heads. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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HUMANS may have as few as 20,000 genes, just a fraction of previous estimates, an international consortium of scientists say in a report to be released on Thursday.
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The first study of how large chunks of DNA differ among individuals has revealed that people are much more genetically varied than previously believed.
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Scientists identify a gene fault linked the development of lung cancers.
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The largest ever study of genes in disease has found 24 genetic risk factors -- half of them completely new -- linked to seven common conditions, British scientists said on Wednesday.
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Scientists say they have mapped the most important genes that put people at risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Genes that control the size and complexity of the brain have undergone much more rapid evolution in humans than in non-human primates or other mammals, according to a new study by Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers.
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A new study states that 60% of the genes in chicken have close relations to human DNA. This may not comfort those who frequently eat the creature, but may ponder this the next time they order a batch of chicken wings.
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Biologists have uncovered a gene that switches off stem cells as a person ages.
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A new US study says about 60% of the genes in chickens are closely related to those found in humans. In fact, the recently deciphered chicken genome should prove a valuable tool for learning about the human
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Genetics experts reported they have mapped chromosome 5 of the human genome, a coil of DNA linked to several rare but crippling disorders including spinal muscular atrophy.
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LONDON: Unable to get rid of obesity? Blame it on your genes as researchers from the University of Marberg in Germany have found that mutations in a body gene have a &quot;major&quot; impact on people&#39;s body mass index
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A painstaking scan of the DNA of tumor cells shows hundreds of previously unsuspected genes are involved in cancer, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that offers new ways to fight the disease.
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Scientists suggest people with more copies of a certain gene are less likely to become infected with the HIV virus.
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Experts to map the genomes of 1,000 people worldwide in a bid to understand how genes influence disease.