A pair of genetic abnormalities could help doctors determine who might have colon cancer and how aggressive the malignancy might be. ...more

January 21, 2009

It may not be the most attractive or appealing definition, but in its strictest scientific sense, life is a common, sexually transmitted, medical condition with 100 percent mortality. At the time we are conceived, we are all programmed to die. Human life is being transmitted through "genes" the same way, since its creation. How well and how long each one of us lives is essentially decided by the genes, if we let nature take its course. ...more

January 11, 2009

Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. ...more

October 10, 2008

NORTH PORT - Genetic material from Patrick Dewayne Murphy was found under the fingernails of 6-year-old Coralrose Fullwood after she was found murdered in North Port two years ago, court records show, suggesting she fought her attacker. ...more

September 13, 2008

In a recent training class, a group of East Manatee teachers each bit their inner cheek, gurgled a mouthful of salt water and then expelled the mix into a test tube in which they added alcohol and then detergent. ...more

July 8, 2008

In his first 14 seasons as a college coach, Steve Addazio only encountered two offensive linemen (Jeff Faine at Notre Dame, Adam Hines at Indiana) he considered capable of starting as true freshmen. Addazio, now offensive line coach at the University of Florida, probably wished while coaching each one that he could clone the wunderkind to make his job easier. ...more

October 27, 2007