Cardiac deaths hereditary

The origin of species

Old man's fault

Children born to older fathers are more likely to succumb to Alzheimer's disease

Catch 22

Right division

A cell tracks its chromosomes in order to split

VIETNAM

Sterile fathers, sterile sons

Not sure?

Mingled evolution

Researchers try' to uncover the role of diseases and disease-causing organisms in evolution

Hunt on for cataract gene

Aching back: a family legacy

Being sure of genes

Companies are given permission to use genetic tests to decide on insurance policy in the UK

INDIA

Odisha’s first case of harlequin ichthyosis reported in Berhampur

Mutations in the ABCA 12 gene are stated to cause harlequin ichthyosis

For Indians only

A serious hereditary condition or genetic disease has been discovered among Indians

Checking leukaemia

Role reversal

Anti-HIV drugs can mutate the genes of an embryo

Shaping genetic inheritance

Same genes express differently due to smoking, alcohol, stress

Autism caused by genes or environment?

Recent studies add weight to the environmental factor theory

Protein lack

Danger zone

Byte

Thalassemia patients might need fewer blood transfusions

Diagnosis of Down's Syndrome can be more precise now

Bad blood

By 2050, half a million kids would be born with sickle cell anaemia