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	Leigh syndrome: Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
		Several different types of genetic enzyme defects are thought to cause Leigh syndrome, meaning that the disorder may be caused by defective enzymes, the proteins made by the body to speed up the biochemical reactions required to sustain life.
		Other cases of autosomal recessive Leigh syndrome are associated with other genetic enzyme deficiencies (i.e., NADH-CoQ and Cytochrome C oxidase), although the gene or genes responsible for these deficiencies are not known.
		Genetic counseling may be of benefit for families with a history of Leigh syndrome.
	health.enotes.com /genetic-disorders-encyclopedia/leigh-syndrome (1770 words)

	Aristotle (384-322 BCE): General Introduction [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
		Jaeger argues for an early, middle and late period (genetic approach), where the early period follows Plato's theory of forms and soul, the middle rejects Plato, and the later period (which includes most of his treatises) is more empirically oriented.
		As an analogy, Aristotle comments that, either "excess or deficiency of gymnastic exercise is fatal to strength." Third, he argues that desire-regulating virtues are character traits, and are not to be understood as either emotions or mental faculties.
		If, on the other extreme, we develop a deficient character trait by curbing fear too little, then we are said to be cowardly, which is also a vice.
	www.utm.edu /research/iep/a/aristotl.htm (7037 words)

	ScienceDaily: New Gene Scanning Technology Marks A Major Advance In Disease Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		This is the first time that it has been possible to find out whether there may be unknown rare genetic variations in the population which may cause mild forms of a particular disease or feature in just one or two individuals, or may even protect them against disease.
		Genetic Mutations Linked To Breast, Ovarian Cancer May Be Underestimated (December 17, 2001) -- Mutations in key genes which could make some women more susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer may be more widespread than researchers had previously believed.
		Mutations can be caused by copying errors in the genetic material during cell division and by exposure to radiation,...
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/07/050707062508.htm (1508 words)

	Master race - Wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		To maintain the supposed superiority of the Nordic master-race eugenics was practiced.
		In order to eliminate "defective" citizens, the T-4 Euthanasia Program was administered by Karl Brandt to rid the country of the mentally retarded or those born with genetic deficiencies.
		Modern geneticists no longer give credence to the biological arguments on which the hierarchical model of race is built.
	wikipedia.findthelinks.com /ma/Master_race.html (310 words)

	TRT6 abstracts / 27-29 October, 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Genetic disorders cause a great socio-economic burden in India, due to the accelerating demographic switch from infectious and nutritional to non-communicable disorders, a high birth rate, large number of consanguineous marriages, and lack of rehabilitative facilities.
		Prenatal diagnosis of genetic disorders is easily accepted due to the burden of treatment of genetic disease as well as approval accorded to abortion by the government.
		Predictive genetics involves testing and counseling of someone who is currently normal, but at risk of inheriting the mutant gene as in autosomal dominant disorders.
	www2.unescobkk.org /eubios/trt6abs.htm (14610 words)

	Search Tuna Report for dna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A nucleic acid that carries the genetic information in the cell and is capable of self-replication and synthesis of RNA DNA consists of two long chains of nucleotides twisted into a double helix and joined by hydrogen bonds between the complementary bases adenine and thymine or cytosine and guanine....
		News Mutated plant digs deep to find genetic renewal Upending prevailing genetic theory, a team of scientists at Purdue University has discovered a mechanism in plants that allows them to correct defective genes from their parents by tapping into an ancestral data bank of healthy genetic material....
		When considering the genetic determination of criminal conduct, warns Harold Edgar, professor of law and technology at Columbia Law School, We must be careful not to reduce complex human behavior to biological simplicities....
	www.searchtuna.com /ftlive2/972.html (1840 words)

	nanomedicine - a definition from Whatis.com
		A more advanced use of nanotechnology might involve implanted devices to dispense drugs or hormones as needed in people with chronic imbalance or deficiency states.
		Heart defibrillators and pacemakers have been around for some time; nanomedicine carries this to the next level down in terms of physical dimension, with the potential to affect the behavior of individual cells.
		At the extreme, nanomachines might replicate themselves, or correct genetic deficiencies by altering or replacing DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules.
	whatis.techtarget.com /definition/0,,sid9_gci512908,00.html (313 words)

	Articles - Vanilla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The part of the plant in which the distinctive flavory compounds are found is the fruit, resulting from the pollination of the flower.
		´´Vanilla planifolia´´ flowers are hermaphrodite: they carry both male (anther) and female (stigma) organs; however, to avoid self-pollenization (which would tend to result in genetic deficiencies), a membrane separates those organs.
		Such flowers may only be naturally pollinated by a specific bee found in Mexico.
	www.ccomplete.com /articles/Vanilla (1582 words)

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