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			<title>New phenome database to study bipolar disorder</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/08/2007/#story_3646</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A free, online database is now available that might help efforts to identify genes associated with an increased risk of bipolar disorder. This serious condition, also known as manic-depressive illness, causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy and ability to function.The Bipolar Disorder Phen ... ]]></description>
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			<title>New psychiatric genomics centre</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/06/2007/#story_3482</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A new centre is to be established by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the US to study the genetics of common psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (see press release). Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (previously known as manic depression) affect around 2% of the populat ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Honeybee genome sequenced</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/10/2006/#story_2755</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Researchers have published the genome sequence and analysis of the western honeybee, Apis mellifera [Honeybee Sequencing Consortium (2006) Nature 443, 931-949]. This is the third insect genome to be sequenced, after the fruit fly and the mosquito. Its genome is more similar to the human genome than  ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Genetics of female orgasmic dysfunction</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/06/2005/#story_1767</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A paper published in the new Royal Society journal Biology       Letters reports on a classical twin study to investigate genetic       factors in female orgasmic dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction among women is       widely reported in the UK, but there is no consensus as to how far this represents   ... ]]></description>
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			<title>New project to look at the genetics of depression</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2004/#story_1341</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A new initiative, the NEWMOOD project, was launched at the annual Human Genome Meeting in Berlin last week. The project is a multinational study into the genetics of depression and mood disorders. A team of researchers in thirteen laboratories from ten different countries, co-ordinated by Professor  ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Gene expression profiling suggests a link between common psychotic diseases</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/09/2003/#story_1188</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A report in The Lancet [Tkachev, D. et al. (2003) Lancet 362, 798-805] identifies some defects in expression of myelin-related genes present in both individuals with schizophrenia and those with psychotic bipolar disorder (also called manic depression), two forms of mental illness with markedly dist ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Genetic contribution to sexual identity</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/10/2003/#story_1193</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A recent publication in Molecular Brain Research suggests that genes may exert a direct effect on the male/female sexual differentiation of the brain. Sexual differentiation of the brain is classically considered to arise due to hormonal influences during embryogenesis directing different neural dev ... ]]></description>
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			<title>NHGRI Social and Behavioral Research Branch launched</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/11/2003/#story_1229</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The US National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) recently announced the formation of a new Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB), due to open in January 2005 as part of the new Social and Behavioral Science Center (see press release). The centre is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Bioethics group supports behavioural genetics research but advocates caution in its application</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/10/2002/#story_1098</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2002 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Reporting on its findings from a two-year investigation into research on the genetic basis of behaviour in the normal range (that is, excluding recognised psychiatric illness), a Working Party appointed by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics has concluded that it would not be justified to stifle such  ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Evidence for a gene-environment interaction in tendency to violent behaviour</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/08/2002/#story_1083</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2002 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Males who carry a gene variant that is thought to lower the activity of the enzyme monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) are claimed in a new study to be particularly susceptible to behavioural problems as a result of childhood abuse [Caspi, A. et al (2002) Science 297, 851-854; also see news item by Stokstad, ... ]]></description>
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			<title>“Genetics of fear”?</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/07/2002/#story_1075</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A paper published in Science magazine reports the results of a study on the relationship between a genetic polymorphism in the gene encoding a protein that functions as a transporter of the neurotransmitter serotonin, and the response of a part of the brain called the amygdala to “fearful stimuli” [ ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Musical ability and genetic determinism</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/03/2001/#story_920</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The results of a study published in Science suggest that musical ability, assessed as the ability to recognise pitch correctly, is highly heritable [Drayna, D. et al (2001) Science 291, 1969-1972]. The researchers tested the ability of 136 pairs of identical twins and 148 pairs of fraternal twins to ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Nuffield Council on Bioethics launches public consultation on behavioural genetics research</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/03/2001/#story_913</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ As part of its current inquiry into the ethics of research on genetics and behaviour, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics is conducting a consultation to investigate public attitudes to this controversial issue. The inquiry will explore the ethical implications of research into the genetic contributio ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Nuffield Council on Bioethics to consider the ethics of &amp;quot;behavioural genetics&amp;quot; research</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/01/2001/#story_877</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Earlier this month, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics announced that it has set up a working party to look into the ethics of research into genetics and human behaviour. The working group will investigate the scientific basis for such studies, survey current work in this area, and consider what effe ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Doubt shed on the existence of a &amp;quot;homosexuality gene&amp;quot; on the X chromosome</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/05/1999/#story_679</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 1999 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In 1993 the announcement of evidence for a &quot;gay gene&quot; on the X chromosome generated enormous publicity. In contrast, the recent publication of research failing to support this link has been greeted with silence by the news media. Rice and colleagues [Rice, G. et al. (1999) Science 284, 665-667 (Abst ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Smarter mice - and people?</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/09/1999/#story_691</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A storm of publicity surrounded the recent report in Nature that scientists had genetically engineered a strain of mice with enhanced ability to learn and remember [Tang, Y-P. et al. (1999) Nature 401, 63-69]. Perhaps the most startling aspect of the work was that it was apparently so simple: they j ... ]]></description>
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			<title>The problems of behavioural genetics</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/06/1999/#story_675</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 1999 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ An assumption among researchers using animal (usually mouse) models to study genetic effects on behaviour has been that it is possible to standardise the behavioural test and the environment so that any effects observed can justifiably be attributed to genetic differences between the animals tested  ... ]]></description>
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