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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

GWAS (genome-wide association study)


GWAS (genome-wide association studies) is not the final answer or ultimate tool in finding out the variations in genes, genomic regions. Still need more to do. Gene gene interactions are quite important as well.


Info for non-science readers:
A genome-wide association study (GWAS), also known as whole genome association study (WGAS), is an examination of all or most of the genes (the genome) of different individuals of a particular species to see how much the genes vary from individual to individual. [Wikipedia]

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Turn off your televisions!

There are several studies keep on publishing in the literature about infants' watching television. 
They are  showing a strong evidence in negative effects on infants' language acquisition skills, development of their IQs and even they are becoming more aggressive individuals. 
Parents should be encourage to provide speech input to their children by talking them, not by watching TV together with them. 

Turn off your televisions, if you have kids at home and especially if they are younger than 2 years old.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Solutions for energy problems

Info for non-science readers
*ATP: Adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) is a multifunctional nucleotide used in cells as a coenzyme. It is often called the "molecular unit of currency" of intracellular energy transfer. ATP transports chemical energy within cells for metabolism. [Wikipedia]

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Monday, March 7, 2011

Friday, March 4, 2011

If you feel lonely, do PCR then!




Info for non-science readers
*PCR
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a scientific technique in molecular biology to amplify a single or a few copies of a piece of DNA across several orders of magnitude, generating thousands to millions of copies of a particular DNA sequence.
(SOURCE:WIKIPEDIA)

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Genetic variation

At least 10 percent of genes in the human population can vary in the number of copies of DNA sequences they contain.