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A newly discovered gene defect among people of Inuit ancestry in Greenland, Canada and Alaska will possibly lead to screening of all newborn Inuits as they will otherwise be at risk of dying from child vaccines or simple viral infections. For several weeks, medical doctors at Rigshospitalet had difficulty diagnosing a very ill 22-month-old Greenlandic child. The child showed signs of meningitis, and there was also a suspicion of tuberculosis, which is relatively common in Greenland. The treatment did not work as intended and the child's condition was serious. "A whole genome sequencing was carried out and this revealed a...

NORTHWOOD, Ohio (WTOL) - There's a one-of-a-kind cat in Wood County, Ohio and it has folks doing a double take. The little kitten has two faces. It was born a few days ago to a shop cat at Woodville Auto Finance in Northwood, Ohio.

A breeder in Sakaide city on Shikoku, Japan, took this photo of one of his little dogs, which are in demand and expensive. ( Hidekazu Kawanabe ) Genetic defects rise with fad-driven inbreeding of dogs in Japan By Martin Fackler Wednesday, December 27, 2006 TOKYO Care for a Chihuahua with a blue hue? How about a teacup poodle so tiny it will fit into a purse — the canine equivalent of a bonsai? The Japanese sure do. Rare and unique dogs are highly prized here and can set buyers back more than ¥1 million, or about $8,400. But the...