DNA Map: What Diseases do you have?
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Want to know what diseases are in store for you through your genes? What diseases are you pre-disposed to contract? Nobel Prize winner James Watson, who pioneered the discovery of the DNA molecular structure, became the first individual to receive his own personal genome map. This is a giant step in medical care where one can know for certain one’s inherited diseases before the illnesses actually strike.
The project cost US$1 million and took two months to complete. The results show that Watson has some cancer-inducing variances which prove accurate for the 79-year-old scientist. He has had skin cancer while his sister had breast cancer. The genome map heralds an exciting and brave new era in health care.
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Fish are changing sex mid-stream from male to female. This is a natural phenomenon in the sexual evolution of species for some animals change sex to adapt to the environment or to increase their chances of mating and survival. But the shockingly high number of fish changing sex in rivers and seas recently is worrying. Researchers from the University of California discovered that two-thirds of male horny head turbot and sole around a sewage outfall in Los Angeles had developed ovarian tissues in their testes. Despite its name, the transsexual turbot is unfortunately not horny any more and will not be aroused by its female counterparts for sex. Other scientists found that 84 percent of the male Chinook salmon had changed sex in a section of the Colombian River in the United States. Are American fishes undergoing an identity crisis? Are they becoming homesexuals? What is the cause of this phenomenon?
Beauty is skin deep. A wildflower can help to promote inner beauty through its amazing therapeutic qualities. Oil from the seeds of the evening primrose plant found in North America, Europe, and parts of Asia, can be used to enhance natural beauty and relieve many symptoms of ailments ranging from PMS discomforts to diabetes-associated nerve damage and Alzheimer. 
In a reverse of events, China rejected goods imported from US companies amid claims that they do not meet safety and health standards. In what should be dubbed the ‘Ningbo and Shenzhen Raisin Party’, batches of health supplements and raisins shipped by three American companies were returned or destroyed because authorities in Ningbo and Shenzhen found unacceptable levels of bacteria and sulphur dioxide in them. 
Like a scene from Speed or the Matrix, a man got the ride of his life when he got hooked to a semi-trailer and was pushed down a highway for several kilometres at 80 mph. But he is not Keanu Reeves. Besides he has muscular dystrophy and is wheelchair-bound. Ben Carpenter thought he would die when his wheelchair handles got lodged on the grilles of the semi-trailer when he was crossing an intersection. His father watched with horror as his son disappeared from view and the wild terrifying nightmare began.