Genetics

Scientists Seek Gene Secrets of Population

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, November 3rd, 1997

U.S. scientists, seeking the secrets of why some people can smoke and live to a ripe old age while many succumb to cancer and heart disease, are launching a nationwide survey of people's genes.

Genes can explain why some people get cancer while others do not, why some babies are born with birth defects and others are not - and the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIESH), a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), wants to find them all.

"We are looking at common variations [that affect] ... everything from lead poisoning to myocardial infarction," Jack Taylor of the NIESH told a conference introducing the...

Want to see the full article?

Purchase this article for only $3.00

We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.

Welcome to NewsRx!

Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Gene Therapy Weekly

Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (1997-11-03)

NewsRx is Social

Top Medical Newsletters

Awards

Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2012
Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2011
Best e-Business Site, 2010
Best e-Business Site, 2009
Best e-Business Site, 2008
Best e-Business Site, 2007
Best e-Business Site, 2006
Best Healthcare Content, 2005
Best Overall Internet Site, 2005
Best Interactive Site, 2005

Facts & Stats

NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.

Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Health News and Media Publications
Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Science Publications in Biology/Physiology
Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top News and Media for the Business of Pharmaceuticals
Amazon's Alexa 2010 PageRank: #2 News and Media Site for the Pharmaceutical Industry