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Genetics
Genetics is the study of genes, heredity and variation in living organisms. It involves research into the molecular structure and function of genes, particularly gene behavior in the context of a cell or organism. It also involves the study of patterns of inheritance and gene distribution, variation and change within populations.
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Radically rethinking agriculture with genetic engineering
Many consider genetically engineered food controversial, but to Pamela Ronald a UC Davis professor, it could be the answer to feeding the world. Twenty five percent of the world's rice is grown in...
16 | January 29, 2010 4:05pm
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Bill Gates tackles controversy over genetically-modified crops
At a talk in front of students at University of California at Berkeley, the Microsoft chairman and philanthropist is quizzed about his views on genetically modified food. Gates recommended the...
April 19, 2010 3:47pm
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UCSF searches for multiple sclerosis cure
During a breakout session on the future of healthcare at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann discusses how the medical research organization is...
September 2, 2011 1:39pm
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Was DNA created in outer space?
Scientists discovered DNA in meteorites on Earth decades ago. Now there's new evidence that these genetic instructions for life weren't created here, but rather in outer space. Learn more in this...
8 | August 10, 2011 12:20pm
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How a DNA sequencing machine uses computer technology to make testing fast
California-based Ion Torrent’s DNA machine uses chemistry and semiconductor technology to deliver fast results. Researchers can run samples, go for a coffee break and come back a few hours later....
2 | May 27, 2011 9:47am
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Steve Jurvetson: Green nano solutions
At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., Steve Jurvetson of Draper Fisher Jurvetson describes the acceleration of computer and genetic technology through Moore's law, and then...
September 18, 2008 4:00pm
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Bill Gates tackles controversy over genetically-modified crops
At a talk in front of students at University of California at Berkeley, the Microsoft chairman and philanthropist is quizzed about his views on genetically modified food. Gates recommended the...
April 19, 2010 3:47pm
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Radically rethinking agriculture with genetic engineering
Many consider genetically engineered food controversial, but to Pamela Ronald a UC Davis professor, it could be the answer to feeding the world. Twenty five percent of the world's rice is grown in...
16 | January 29, 2010 4:05pm
