Pill helps heart and cancer risk study finds safe use
The Women's Health Initiative study of nearly 162000 women finds oral contraceptives linked to lower heart disease and stroke risk, and modestly reduced overall cancer risk, with protection increasing with longer use. Researchers note hormone type and timing affect outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Michael Diamond
Wayne State University
Detroit
Rahi Victory
Wayne State
Victory
Diamond
Robert Rebar
Reproductive Medicine Group
National Institutes of Health
Wyeth
Scientists slash estimate of human genes in 2000s
New York AP reports researchers reduce human gene count to 20 000 to 25 000 from 30 000 to 40 000 in 2001. Francis Collins notes humans not impressive in competition compared with plants and worms. C elegans has about 19 500 genes and Arabidopsis about 27 000, implying complexity stems beyond gene count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Francis Collins
New gene count lowers humans to 20k to 25k
The International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium reports a revised human gene total of 20,000 to 25,000, far below 2001 estimates. The study, published in Nature, notes the count reflects genes coding for proteins and compares to organisms like C elegans with about 19,500 and Arabidopsis with about 27,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
International
Human Genome Sequencing Consortium
Fewer Human Genes Found in Genome Study
Nature reports the final human genome sequence yields 20,000 to 25,000 genes, down from 30,000 to 40,000. Researchers note many counted genes were nonfunctional copies or split counts, with 19,599 genes supported by lab work. Gerald Rubin of UC Berkeley calls the estimate a solid, unlikely to change baseline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Rubin
University of California, Berkeley
Rubin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Women’s Health Initiative
American Society For Reproductive Medicine
Eric Lander
Broad Institute
Cambridge
Mass
Genome Project
Collins
National Human Genome Research Institute
Lander
Orc
Andrews Hwy
Odessa
Askus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!