Genetics

Myriad Genetics claims it 'owns' a genetic mutation linked to breast cancer -- ownership gone too far?

February 22, 2012 10:56am | By Charlie Osborne

The 'Tongue Drive' allows wireless wheelchair direction by movement in the mouth.

1 | February 21, 2012 10:24am | By Charlie Osborne

Deadly proteins spread from brain cell to brain cell in Alzhiemer's disease, which prompts scrutiny of possible deep similarities to prions

February 21, 2012 3:00am | By John Rennie

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about global patent wars.

February 21, 2012 12:52am | By Charlie Osborne

PARIS -- As political parties battle it out before the French presidential election, an underdog environmentalist party fights to be heard.

February 16, 2012 12:30am | By Bryan Pirolli

Massage therapy turns off the genes linked to inflammation while turning on those that promote healing, according to a study with 11 men and an intensive upright cycling session.

1 | February 9, 2012 8:17pm | By Janet Fang

Angela Zhang has come up with a novel treatment for cancer that could someday lead to a cure -- and she hasn't even graduated from high school yet.

16 | February 8, 2012 5:18am | By Laura Shin

Two Cornell engineers have combined their work to create a handheld device that could offer speedy results to healthcare workers detecting pathogens in developing countries.

6 | February 7, 2012 8:54pm | By Janet Fang

A new book envisions replacing dumb, inert wood and steel with smart, futuristic materials to enable "living" architecture.

1 | February 6, 2012 5:15am | By Mary Catherine O'Connor

MEXICO CITY -- Scientists researching Alzheimer's disease have helped change the culture of organ donation in Mexico with a "brain bank."

1 | February 2, 2012 5:00am | By Lauren Villagran

When a virus can't infect its target cell, how long does it take for it to evolve to successfully invade it again? A new study has a frightening answer.

8 | January 31, 2012 5:40am | By Laura Shin

Under the right circumstances, evolving organisms can make astonishing leaps in capability -- which could be the key to gauging the threat from emerging diseases.

4 | January 31, 2012 2:23am | By John Rennie

A new study released by Imperial College London suggests that a faulty gene may increase the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

1 | January 30, 2012 2:40am | By Charlie Osborne

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about developments in stem cell research.

January 30, 2012 1:06am | By Charlie Osborne

In the last few years, labs around the world have used sequencing to uncover genes related to diseases. Now it's moved into a clinical setting, focused on difficult-to-diagnose disorders in infants.

January 25, 2012 9:25pm | By Janet Fang

The first embryonic stem cell treatment in humans shows promise for increasing vision in the blind, giving a boost to the controversial field.

5 | January 25, 2012 4:12am | By Laura Shin

Scientists at Bio Architecture Lab tinkered with the superbug e.coli and turned it into a microbe that can turn the sugar in seaweed into fuel, and maybe even renewable chemicals.

5 | January 20, 2012 10:31am | By Kirsten Korosec

Scientists at Boston University have reported they can predict longevity through a new test.

2 | January 20, 2012 2:55am | By Charlie Osborne

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-read stories from the web. This morning we're reading about breakthroughs in genetic research.

1 | January 20, 2012 1:24am | By Charlie Osborne

BEIJING -- Biotech firm CapitalBio hopes that patients in the US and Europe will rely on medical technology designed in China, not just made there.

January 20, 2012 12:36am | By Tom Hancock