Commentary, Opinions, and News
Genomic Coding beyond the Code How chromatin architecture may provide the basis for whether genetic information may be accessed. New York Times.
Nice Rats, Nasty Rats  How breeding for specific behavioral traits, coupled with genome analysis, may provide information on genes influencing the process of domestication. New York Times
Hotheaded Healer A recent paper in Nature suggests that genetic information present in grandparents and not seen in parents can reappear in their progeny.  What is the source of this Non-Mendelian magic?
Hotheaded Repair A scientist in Australia proposes an alternative mechanism for the Non-Mendelian inheritance observed with the hothead mutation.
Technology puts DNA to Work to Fight Disease-Causing Genes Anti-sense technology has received  FDA approval for testing...but will it work? New York Times.
Another Imprinted Gene Involved in Fetal Growth...and Maternal Behavior What is imprinting and why would a mechanism for shutting one parent's gene off evolve? A twist on a popular  theory. New York Times.
Who should be entered into the FBI's DNA database? The FBI's DNA database is about to go online in all 50 States. Who needs to be entered? Who needs access? New York Times.
Y chromosomal DNA Addresses Historical Controversy DNA testing addresses the issue of whether Thomas Jefferson fathered the children of his slave, Sally Hemings. New York Times.
'Hybrid' Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Created by Nuclear Transfer into Cow Eggs? New York Times.
Isolation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells. What are the Consequences? New York Times.
Essay: Experts See Immortality in Endlessly Dividing Cells. New York Times.
Chimpanzees are the Apparent Origin of HIV-1 Transmissal to Humans New York Times.
Role of Telomere Shortening Explored in Mice "Gene Knockout" Experiments Can the effects of aging in humans be lessened by turning a gene for telomerase back on? Or are will such tinkering lead to increases in cancer? New York Times.
3 Genes Defined in Transition from Normal to Cancer Cell New York Times.
A Master Gene in Programming Flower Development is Characterized New York Times.
British Skirmish over Genetically Modified Crops New York Times.
A Scientist Engineers a Smarter Mouse...Anybody remember "Flowers for Algernon"? New York Times... and...
A Profile On the Scientist... New York Times