Gene splicing eyed as possible Lesch Nyhan treatment
Researchers at UC San Diego and Stanford report isolating and copying the gene behind Lesch Nyhan syndrome, a rare incurable disorder causing severe retardation and self-mutilation in boys. The study, using recombinant DNA, could help understand brain gene effects and pave a path toward therapy.
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Dan Tedrick
Associated Press
LA Jolla
Calif
University of California Medical
San Diego
Stanford University
National Academy of Sciences
Theodore Friedmann
Friedmann
Fried
Mann
Nyhan
Douglas J. Jolly
Abby C. Esty
H. Ali Bernhard
Social factors, not genes, drive math skill gaps says sociologist
Evanston based sociologist David Maines challenges a Johns Hopkins study asserting biology underpins math differences. His two year, National Institute of Education funded study finds social pressures push boys toward math while girls face anti math messaging from parents and teachers, limiting math focus and diverse interests.
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Evanston, Ill
Northwestern University
David Maines
Maines
National Institute of Education
Johns Hopkins University
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