dnakin.com http://www.dnakin.com Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:05:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Distinct types of stem cells contribute to mammary gland development and maintenance http://www.dnakin.com/distinct-types-of-stem-cells-contribute-to-mammary-gland-development-and-maintenance/ http://www.dnakin.com/distinct-types-of-stem-cells-contribute-to-mammary-gland-development-and-maintenance/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:05:16 +0000 nanny http://www.dnakin.com/distinct-types-of-stem-cells-contribute-to-mammary-gland-development-and-maintenance/ In a study published in Nature, researchers identify novel classes of breast stem cells that ensure the development and expansion of the different cell lineages of the mammary gland during pregnancy. The mammary gland expands considerably during puberty and pregnancy during which it differentiated into milk-producing cells. Two different cell types formed the mammary gland: the myoepithelial cells and luminal cells. Both luminal and myoepithelial lineages contain long lived unipotent stem cells which present extensive renewing capacities and ensure the development and the maintenance of the mammary gland throughout life.

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]]> http://www.dnakin.com/distinct-types-of-stem-cells-contribute-to-mammary-gland-development-and-maintenance/feed/ 0 On the Women’s Health Movement in the Context of Globalization http://www.dnakin.com/on-the-womens-health-movement-in-the-context-of-globalization/ http://www.dnakin.com/on-the-womens-health-movement-in-the-context-of-globalization/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:05:16 +0000 nanny http://www.dnakin.com/on-the-womens-health-movement-in-the-context-of-globalization/ On the heels of our 40th anniversary symposium with its focus on global initiatives, this excellent plenary address delivered by Sylvia Estrada Claudio at the 11th International Women’s Health Meeting (IWHM) in Brussels on women’s health and globalization is especially timely.

In it, Claudio touches on many important themes: human rights, reproductive justice, body image and media, class, race, heterosexism, the environment, corporate greed, and more. There is much to consider in this piece.

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]]> http://www.dnakin.com/on-the-womens-health-movement-in-the-context-of-globalization/feed/ 0 Jul 21, New Donor Conceived Group at FTDNA http://www.dnakin.com/jul-21-new-donor-conceived-group-at-ftdna/ http://www.dnakin.com/jul-21-new-donor-conceived-group-at-ftdna/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:20:28 +0000 nanny http://www.dnakin.com/jul-21-new-donor-conceived-group-at-ftdna/ A new DNA project has been started at Family Tree DNA by Lindsay Greenawalt. Greenawalt writes for the blog Confessions of a Cryokid. The initiative helps locate the half-siblings of people conceived with donated sperm or egg using Y-DNA and Family Finder data. This shows that adoptees and family genealogists are not the only ones who benefit from the use of DNA testing.

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Jul 21, New Donor Conceived Group at FTDNA

]]> http://www.dnakin.com/jul-21-new-donor-conceived-group-at-ftdna/feed/ 0 Mar 1, Genographic Project Update http://www.dnakin.com/mar-1-genographic-project-update/ http://www.dnakin.com/mar-1-genographic-project-update/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:50:11 +0000 nanny http://www.dnakin.com/mar-1-genographic-project-update/ Updates:
- Richard Hill, who found his biological family through DNA testing, created DNA-Testing-Adviser.com. He released a guide to DNA testing that is available for free download entitled “How to Identify Ancestors and Confirm Relationships through DNA Testing.” This guide received a positive review in Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
- Sale at Family Tree DNA Sept. 26-Sept.27
- New subscribers at 23andMe will not be notified of matches to people whose subscriptions have lapsed.
- A new Yahoo group has been launched by the ISOGG
- The Adoptee Rights Coalition held demonstrations in San Antonio August 7th and 8th.

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]]> http://www.dnakin.com/mar-1-genographic-project-update/feed/ 0 Aug 2, $50 Coupon for DNA Test at 23andMe http://www.dnakin.com/aug-2-50-coupon-for-dna-test-at-23andme/ http://www.dnakin.com/aug-2-50-coupon-for-dna-test-at-23andme/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:49:03 +0000 nanny http://www.dnakin.com/aug-2-50-coupon-for-dna-test-at-23andme/ 23andMe, a DNA testing company, has a new coupon code gives you $50 off. It expires August 9th, 2011. To redeem the code, click the “I have a discount code” button and enter “BQ8ABT.” In order to make a purchase on the website, you must be a paying member—the rate is nine dollars per month, with a twelve-month minimum commitment. The website features a Relative Finder function, which allows people to search for long-lost cousins.

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]]> http://www.dnakin.com/aug-2-50-coupon-for-dna-test-at-23andme/feed/ 0 2011 Women’s Health Hero: Mavi Kalem Expects Turkish “Our Bodies, Ourselves” to Spark Reform http://www.dnakin.com/2011-womens-health-hero-mavi-kalem-expects-turkish-our-bodies-ourselves-to-spark-reform/ http://www.dnakin.com/2011-womens-health-hero-mavi-kalem-expects-turkish-our-bodies-ourselves-to-spark-reform/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:45:02 +0000 nanny http://www.dnakin.com/2011-womens-health-hero-mavi-kalem-expects-turkish-our-bodies-ourselves-to-spark-reform/ As a 29 year old feminist in Turkey, It is hard to label myself as one. Many unfair questions are posed to us when we identify ourselves as feminists. We are a small group in Turkey, and though we have been subjected to social prejudices, our numbers are slowly but steadily growing. There is an endemic lack of understanding of the issues pertaining to feminism in Turkey. Only specific issues with regards to women are addressed, while other equally important issues are left out. I decided to write the “Bedenlerimiz Biziz” the Turkish version of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” with a group of women. The purpose was to create awareness on feminism and bringing up theses important issues facing women in Turkey today. The project will complete by the end of 2011, and I believe this book will revitalise the feminist movement in Turkey and around the world.

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]]> http://www.dnakin.com/2011-womens-health-hero-mavi-kalem-expects-turkish-our-bodies-ourselves-to-spark-reform/feed/ 0 Registration Open for Southern Black Midwives and Healers Summit http://www.dnakin.com/registration-open-for-southern-black-midwives-and-healers-summit/ http://www.dnakin.com/registration-open-for-southern-black-midwives-and-healers-summit/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:30:57 +0000 nanny http://www.dnakin.com/registration-open-for-southern-black-midwives-and-healers-summit/ trip cancellation insurance for a secure trip. This group is an action and solution-oriented leadership development program it is designed to help increase breastfeeding rates. We would like you to join this group to help as a midwife. Our summit is to be held in D’Iberville, MS on October 14-16. Thank you for your interest.]]> The Registration for Southern Black Midwives and Healers is now open. Buy trip cancellation insurance for a secure trip. This group is an action and solution-oriented leadership development program it is designed to help increase breastfeeding rates. We would like you to join this group to help as a midwife. Our summit is to be held in D’Iberville, MS on October 14-16. Thank you for your interest.

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]]> http://www.dnakin.com/registration-open-for-southern-black-midwives-and-healers-summit/feed/ 0 2011 Women’s Health Hero: Women and Their Bodies, an Israeli and Palestinian Collaboration http://www.dnakin.com/2011-womens-health-hero-women-and-their-bodies-an-israeli-and-palestinian-collaboration/ http://www.dnakin.com/2011-womens-health-hero-women-and-their-bodies-an-israeli-and-palestinian-collaboration/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:18:30 +0000 nanny http://www.dnakin.com/2011-womens-health-hero-women-and-their-bodies-an-israeli-and-palestinian-collaboration/ Women and Their Bodies is a group founded in 2005. International travellers be safe with visitor health insurance. It was formed with more than 300 volunteers from different professionals.Its main purpose is to develop and share information and language on health, sexuality and rights with Jewish and Arab Communities. They are working together towards shared interest and goals. Israel Venture Network's social entrepreneur Fellow ship Program awarded Dana one of its two fellowships for 2007-2009.

]]> Women and Their Bodies is a group founded in 2005. International travellers be safe with visitor health insurance. It was formed with more than 300 volunteers from different professionals.Its main purpose is to develop and share information and language on health, sexuality and rights with Jewish and Arab Communities. They are working together towards shared interest and goals. Israel Venture Network’s social entrepreneur Fellow ship Program awarded Dana one of its two fellowships for 2007-2009.

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]]> http://www.dnakin.com/2011-womens-health-hero-women-and-their-bodies-an-israeli-and-palestinian-collaboration/feed/ 0 BPA exposure in utero may increase predisposition to breast cancer http://www.dnakin.com/bpa-exposure-in-utero-may-increase-predisposition-to-breast-cancer/ http://www.dnakin.com/bpa-exposure-in-utero-may-increase-predisposition-to-breast-cancer/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:07:06 +0000 nanny http://www.dnakin.com/bpa-exposure-in-utero-may-increase-predisposition-to-breast-cancer/ A recent study accepted for publication in Molecular Endocrinology, a journal of The Endocrine Society, found that perinatal exposure to environmentally relevant doses of bisphenol A (BPA) alters long-term hormone response and breast development in mice that may increase the propensity to develop cancer.
BPA, a human-made chemical produced and marketed largely for specific industrial purposes, is detected in body fluids of more than 90 percent of the human population. It was originally synthesized as an estrogenic compound and there has been concern that exposure to BPA could have developmental effects on various hormone-responsive organs including the mammary gland

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]]> http://www.dnakin.com/bpa-exposure-in-utero-may-increase-predisposition-to-breast-cancer/feed/ 0 Why is DNA Testing Important? http://www.dnakin.com/why-is-dna-testing-important/ http://www.dnakin.com/why-is-dna-testing-important/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 09:24:29 +0000 admin http://www.dnakin.com/?p=132 DNA testing is used by many different people for a whole host of different reasons. Many distinct DNA tests are available that meet the needs of different research purposes.

Perhaps the most well known and frequently used need for DNA testing is to establish a genetic link between people. By testing DNA you can discover if the people are related through blood lines. This is particularly important in cases of inheritance claims, relationship cases where infidelity is suspected, and Social Security claims as well as immigration issues.

You can test for maternity and paternity. You can also test to see if a person is the biological grandparent of the child, or if two or more people share the same parents. All of these tests can also be very important in terms of finding out about health issues and shared risk of genetic conditions. Buy a Visitors Health Insurance

DNA testing means you can go further into your family relationships than you can with paper records, which may be false or limited in their scope. You can learn a lot about your ancestors and your relatives. By comparing your DNA with the DNA of other people you can determine familiar relationships that can help you solve a number of problems or curiosities.

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