Genetics http://nwpr.org en Victory Over The Angel Of Death http://nwpr.org/post/victory-over-angel-death <p>In a 1789 letter, Benjamin Franklin wrote: &quot;In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.&quot; Well, it should interest you to know that death is no longer a certainty, at least for one species. The Rock Doc, Dr. Kirsten Peters, has the details.</p><p>&quot;The gene for death has been isolated &ndash;and reversed- by scientists. Not a bad day&rsquo;s work, you might say.</p> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:12:19 +0000 Dr. Kirsten Peters 10055 at http://nwpr.org Victory Over The Angel Of Death Study: Chemicals In Great-Grandma’s Life May Promote Disease In You http://nwpr.org/post/study-chemicals-great-grandma-s-life-may-promote-disease-you <p>The chance of a woman getting ovarian disease may be tied to the toxic chemicals her great-grandmother was exposed to. That&rsquo;s according to a new study by researchers at Washington State University. As Jessica Robinson reports, the study could help explain the role of environmental factors in inherited diseases. Fri, 04 May 2012 13:43:13 +0000 Jessica Robinson 7742 at http://nwpr.org