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NHS 'must back genetic medicine'

Putting genetic testing at the heart of the NHS could herald a "revolution" in diagnosing, treating and preventing disease, according to the government's genetics adviser.

From the BBC News-2012-1-25:14:6:1

Green Blog: Runaway Salmon Stir Conservation Worries

The disappearance of 300,000 farmed Scottish salmon from their cages in a storm has left many wondering whether they will breed with wild ones and upset the gene pool.

From the NYTimes News-2012-1-25:8:5:2

Native dog breeds risk extinction

One of Britain's oldest native dog breeds - the English setter - is at risk of extinction, says the UK Kennel Club.

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Introduction to Phylogenetic Networks by D.A.Morrison (Jan 18).

The Evolution of the Human Head by D.E.Lieberman from Harvard Univ Press (Jan 11).

Patterns and processes of genomic divergence during speciation by P.Nosil and J.L.Feder from Royal Society Publ. (Jan 6).

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Ecology and Evolution of Dung Beetles by L.W.Simmons T.J.Ridsdill-Smith from Wiley. (Jan 4).

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Jan 27 20:00Evolutionary conservation of histone modifications in mammals - Yong H. Woo, Wen-Hsiung Li (MBE)
Jan 27 20:00Coalescent-based analysis distinguishes between allo- and autopolyploid origin in shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) - Kate St.Onge et al. (MBE)
Jan 27 20:00The Functional A Allele Was Resurrected via Recombination in The Human ABO Blood Group Gene - Takashi Kitano, Antoine Blancher, Naruya Saitou (MBE)
Jan 27 20:00An ancestral miR-1304 allele present in Neanderthals regulates genes involved in enamel formation and could explain dental differences with modern humans - Maria Lopez-Valenzuela et al. (MBE)
Jan 27 16:00Molecular Characterization of Two Endothelin Pathways in East African Cichlid Fishes - Eveline T. Diepeveen, Walter Salzburger (JME)
Jan 27 16:00Molecular Evolution of Miraculin-Like Proteins in Soybean Kunitz Super-Family - Purushotham Selvakumar, Deepankar Gahloth, Prabhat Pratap Singh Tomar, Nidhi Sharma, Ashwani Kumar Sharma (JME)

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