1.   Although these conditions may have a genetic basis, how those genes might work their will is still hardly specific, hardly clear.

2.   And that information may help explain how the gene works and provide ideas on blocking its cancer-causing effects.

3.   But how the genes work is only partly understood.

4.   By learning how the ATM gene works, Lee said, scientists are identifying potential targets for cancer drugs and other therapy.

5.   Hoping to learn more about how the gene might work, Ruvkun analyzed the order of the chemical letters in its DNA.

6.   It will attempt to answer some of the fundamental questions of life sciences, such as how genes work together to create and cleanse cancer and other diseases.

7.   Lambowitz and his colleagues said they expect their work to produce a greater understanding of how genes work.

8.   Scientists say they have discovered how two important genes work together in a healthy cell and why cancer can form when these genes are defective.

9.   The theory goes that Pimas who survived times of famine were those whose thrifty genes worked to store fat during times of plenty.