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    • Human Genetics is Now a Viable Hobby

      Posted by MikeS from Blog.wired

      A battle for your genetic dollars and cents is shaping up over tests that still haven't received a solid endorsement for the medical community, FDA, or many other relevant organizations. That being said if you have ever wondered what is lurking 'under the hood' , this is a pretty good opportunity to check out your genetic make-up.

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    • Testosterone gene could offer men competitive edge in sports: study

      Posted by MikeS from CBC

      The headline for the story is a wee bit on the misleading side because it says the gene could offer men a competitive advantage. In fact what it really COULD offer is an edge to men who cheat. A significant difference. CBC Radio also managed to suggest possbile racial discrimination because the genotype is more prevelant in Asian men, so if you're doing well and happen to be Asian, the suggestion is you might be cheating. Nevertheless it is an interesting example of how a person's genotype reacts with our environment and medicine.

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    • MPs vote for human-animal hybrid embryos - Telegraph

      Posted by MikeS from Telegraph.c

      In a debate that covered the range from pure science to bioethics to science fiction images, British legislators voted earlier this week to allow stem cell researchers to work with animal-human embryos. This means that researchers will be able to inject human DNA into empty cow or rabbit eggs. Depending on where people stand on the bioethics continuum this has been seen as either a huge leap ahead of research in other countries or a leap into uncharted and shadowy medical territory.

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      White House says new stem cell method "encouraging"

      Posted by Billbar from Reuters

      "The president believes (the new research) deserves a good look, he is encouraged that there are scientists who are continuing to look for innovative ways to do stem cell research that would not involve the destruction of embryos," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said. "This isn't a technique that's going anywhere. This isn't an alternative to anything," said Arthur Caplan, director of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics.

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    Billbar comments on:

    Growing Ethical Concerns Over 'Manimal' Hybrids

    For whatever reason, the poster for "O Luckyy Man!" isn't displayed here. Her's the link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070464/posters

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    MikeS

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    After many years with CBC it was time to move on and try something new.First it was to do some work on the ranch then it was a stint as Communications & Marketing Manager with Alberta Beef Producers - the assoc representing ranchers in Alberta. Now I'm the Director of Corporate Communications for Genome Alberta - a non-for-profit company working in the Life Sciences area.

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