Australasian Science September 2003, pages 38-40 The common thread (by Stephen Luntz) An interview with Sir John Sulston about how close society came to losing control over ownership of our genes.
August 2003, pages 20-22 The legal helix (by Matthew Rimmer) Explains the legal issues over access to sequence data that are unravelling public research.
Nature A collection of Nature articles on human genomics is available.
New Scientist A collection of articles on genetics and genes is available.
6 December 2006 Genomic atlas of the mouse brain revealed (by Peter Aldhous) Reports on a genomic atlas of the mouse brain.
22 November 2006 Human DNA is far more varied than thought (by Debora MacKenzie) Research suggests that humans may differ due to differences in the number of copies of genes.
18 November 2006 Human genome: The end of the beginning (by Andy Coghlan and Nell Boyce) Looks back on the announcement of the completion of the human genome project.
15 November 2006 Neanderthals have genome chunk sequenced (by Dan Jones) Announces the sequencing of over a million base pairs of fossilised Neanderthal DNA.
11 October 2006 Neanderthal DNA illuminates split with humans (by Roxanne Khamsi) Sequencing of Neanderthal DNA suggests that humans and Neanderthals are distant relatives.
19 August 2006, ages 29-36 All about me (by Dan Jones) Discusses the role of genes in the development of the mind, personality and behaviour.
15 April 2006, page 32 Genome-in-a-day promised as DNA is put through hoops (by Andy Coghlan) Describes future rapid DNA sequence analysis using magnetic codes.
8 April 2006, pages 38-41 Magic numbers (by Bob Holmes) Looks at the role of chromosome deletions or duplications – gene copy number – in diseases.
7 March 2006 Many human genes evolved recently (by Melissa Lee Phillips) Suggests that human genes involved in metabolism, skin pigmentation, brain function and reproduction evolved in response to recent environmental changes.
21 January 2006, pages 8-9 One million people, one medical gamble (by Andy Coghlan) Describes the ‘Biobank’ project in the UK and US to study the interaction between genes and the environment.
13 April 2005 Gene project will map humans’ global spread (by Michael Le Page and Will Knight) Describes a project to map the migration of humans across the globe using genetic information.
19 July 2003, page 21 DIY approach to drug discovery (Rachel Nowark) Reports on a chemical genomics project that would allow academics to carry out early stages of drug development as part of existing research.
RTD info April 2005 DNA: life's memory The hundreds of millions of chemical letters in a genome sequence hold the memory of the evolution that led to a species' appearance. The skill lies in deciphering them.
Science 1 July 2005, page 80 Why do humans have so few genes? (by Elizabeth Pennisi) Explains how humans function with fewer genes than expected.
Scientific American December 2006, page 35 DNA sequencing on the cheap (Charles Choi) Reports on low cost DNA sequencing technology.
February 2006, pages 58-65 Owning the stuff of life (by Gary Stix) Covers the patenting of human genes by companies and organisations.
May 2005, pages 70-73 Molecular treasure hunt (by Gary Stix) Describes GeneWays software which reads information in scientific literature to find new molecular interactions or pathways.
April 2005, pages 40-47 Alternative genome (by Gil Ast) Explains alternative gene splicing, which allows one gene to have more than one protein or function.
October 2004, pages 30-37 The hidden genetic program of complex organisms (by John Mattick) Explains the role of junk DNA and RNA in the control of gene expression.
April 2004, pages 56-63 Evolution encoded (by Stephen Freeland and Laurence Hurst) Looks at the natural balance between maintaining the integrity of the genome while allowing mistakes for evolution.
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