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[UK, USA] GAGE: (blog) Poorly conducted research is a gift to the opponents of tobacco control
A study implicates genes in the failure of taxation to get heavy smokers to quit, but the findings are far from clearcut . . . Tobacco control research is under huge amounts of scrutiny from those trying to undermine it. Poorly conducted experiments wher
Jan 16, 2013
The Guardian (uk)
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Jan 16, 2013 07:04
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[UK] HARRISON: A cigarette with a tumour? If only cancer was that simple …
But all malignant tumours have the potential to spread. The best way to prevent this is to protect your DNA from mutation if you possibly can. It really is better not to smoke.
Jan 11, 2013
Financial Times (uk)
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Jan 11, 2013 15:53
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[Germany] Giant tobacco plants that stay young forever
researchers have located a genetic switch which can keep the plants young for years and which permits unbounded growth. In short, an ideal source of biomass.
Jan 2, 2013
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (de)
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Jan 3, 2013 04:40
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LETTER: A Fan’s Notes
she sneaked into John Lennon’s hotel room in Philadelphia minutes after it had been vacated. She pilfered a cigarette butt from the ashtray ... “Years from now, when technology has advanced, I’ll be able to clone him. Because I have his DNA on that cigare
Dec 30, 2012
New York Times
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Dec 31, 2012 18:03
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[Iowa] Can't quit smoking? Study: Genetics may hold key to success
Now, smokers from western Iowa and eastern Nebraska are taking part in a study to determine how genetics may impact their ability to kick the habit.
Dec 31, 2012
Radio Iowa
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Dec 31, 2012 09:30
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[Taiwan] DNA adducts linked to oral cancer in smokers
Having a high susceptibility to certain types of DNA damage caused by tobacco smoking could significantly increase the risk for oral cancer, show results of a Taiwanese study.
Dec 28, 2012
News-Medical.net
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Dec 28, 2012 13:41
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Study links tobacco use to gene changes, cancer risk
Cigarettes leave you with more than a smoky scent on your clothes and fingernails. A new study has found strong evidence that tobacco use can affect the activity of genes known to increase the risk of developing cancer. The finding may give researchers a
Dec 27, 2012
ScienceNOW
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Dec 28, 2012 05:29
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Smoking smothers your genes, a new finding indicates
A new study has found strong evidence that tobacco use can chemically modify and affect the activity of genes known to increase the risk of developing cancer. The finding may give researchers a new tool to assess cancer risk among people who smoke. DNA
Dec 26, 2012
The Bend (OR) Bulletin
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Dec 26, 2012 15:07
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[UK] Passive smoking can damage your child's DNA
The study also found that the greater the number of cigarettes a child was exposed to, the greater the damage to DNA and production of other harmful chemicals. The study involved 54 children, half of whom were exposed to cigarette smoke and half were no
Dec 17, 2012
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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Dec 17, 2012 06:29
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Smoking, Taxes, and Genes
The 20 percent of Americans that continue to smoke cigarettes even in the face of taxes that have skyrocketed over the past 50 years can now point their nicotine-stained fingers at their own genes. At least, that's the gist of a new PLOS ONE study that in
Dec 14, 2012
The Scientist
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Dec 14, 2012 18:28