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 Chromosome That Leads to Birth of Men is Degrading Rapidly
Chromosome That Leads to Birth of Men is Degrading Rapidly
An American geneticist claimed that the Y chromosome, which leads to the birth of boys, is degrading rapidly and will disappear over time even if humans still continue to exist. Jenny G... 
 Health Ministry Launches Special Screening to Detect Birth Defects in Children
Health Ministry Launches Special Screening to Detect Birth Defects in Children
Special screening for early detection of birth defects in kids has been launched by scientists. Under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), health screening and early intervent... 
 Virtually Unknown Virus Responsible for Congenital Birth Defects
Virtually Unknown Virus Responsible for Congenital Birth Defects
A virtually ignored virus, that most of us carry, is thought to be the top cause of congenital birth defects. One in 750 children are born with, or develop, permanent disabilities such as he... 
 Researchers Exploring Ways to Develop Vaccine to Treat Leading Infectious Cause of Congenital Birth Defects
Researchers Exploring Ways to Develop Vaccine to Treat Leading Infectious Cause of Congenital Birth Defects
Researchers are currently developing a new vaccine to treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, which is the leading infectious cause of congenital birth defects, affecting one in every 750 chi... 
 Human Y Chromosome Much Older Than Thought: Analysis
Human Y Chromosome Much Older Than Thought: Analysis
The most recent common ancestor for the Y chromosome lineage tree pushed back to 300,000 years ago by an extremely rare Y chromosome found in an African American. The new divergent line... 
 Study Finds Link Between Absence of Key Enzyme in Folic Acid Metabolism and Birth Defects
Study Finds Link Between Absence of Key Enzyme in Folic Acid Metabolism and Birth Defects
The risk of neural tube birth defects in a developing embryo increases in the absence of a critical enzyme in the folic acid metabolic pathway, according to a new study conducted by research... 
 Proteins Vital to Chromosome Segregation: NYU Biologists
Proteins Vital to Chromosome Segregation: NYU Biologists
Identification of how a vital protein is loaded by others into the centromere, the part of the chromosome that plays a significant role in cell division was made by New York University biolo... 
 Prevalence of Genetic Defect Causing Fragile X-related Disorders is Higher Than Thought
Prevalence of Genetic Defect Causing Fragile X-related Disorders is Higher Than Thought
Research led by the UC Davis MIND Institute has found that a single genetic defect on the X chromosome occurs at a much greater frequency than previously thought. The research is based o... 
 Researchers Find That Predisposition to Childhood Leukemia Is Due To A Genetic Defect in Sex Cells
Researchers Find That Predisposition to Childhood Leukemia Is Due To A Genetic Defect in Sex Cells
Researchers ave found a possible heredity mechanism that predisposes children to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of blood cancer in children. The researchers are fr... 
 Likely Basis of Birth Defect Causing Premature Skull Closure in Infants Discovered
Likely Basis of Birth Defect Causing Premature Skull Closure in Infants Discovered
Two areas of the human genome linked with the most common form of non-syndromic craniosynostosis have been identified by a team of geneticists, pediatricians, surgeons and epidemiologists. N... 
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