R J Berry
Biographic Data
| ID | 175924 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R J Berry |
| GIVEN NAMES | R J |
| FAMILY NAME | Berry |
| SIGNATURE | BERRY R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Royal Free Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7162-5046 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 79 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
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The genetical implications of domestication in animals
This chapter suggests that answers to some questions: Are there any known morphological changes which inevitably accompany domestication? Can the same changes arise by any other mechanism besides domestication? The most intensive studies of domestication have been carried out on the grey or Norway rat. The Norway rat increased its body weight by a fifth in the first twenty-five generations of domestication. A factor enhancing such allometric chan…
Twinning and major birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997–2007
BACKGROUND: Twinning has been associated with many types of birth defects, although previous studies have had inconsistent findings. Many studies lack information about potential confounders, particularly use of fertility treatment. Our objective was to assess the association between twinning and birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS). METHODS: We used data from the NBDPS, a population-based, case-control study of ma…
Usual folic acid intakes: A modelling exercise assessing changes in the amount of folic acid in foods and supplements, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003–2008
Objective The USA currently fortifies enriched cereal grain products (ECGP) with folic acid at 140 μg/100 g. In addition, folic acid can be voluntarily added to ready-to-eat cereals (RTEC) up to 400 μg/serving and it is found in many dietary supplements, most often at a dose of 400 μg. We sought to model folic acid intake under various fortification and supplementation scenarios. Design The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey is a po…
Prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women in south-east China, 1993–2005
Objective To report the prevalence of anaemia by demographic characteristics and its secular trend over 13 years for south-east Chinese pregnant women, and to determine the focus of anaemia prevention in Chinese pregnant women. Design Prospective study of the data on Hb concentration and other demographic information from a large-scale population-based perinatal health surveillance system in south-east China. Setting Fourteen cities or counties i…
Fabricated Nature: Where Are the Boundaries
Problems associated with our use of technology have multiplied as the technologies themselves have become ever more powerful and particularly since we can now manipulate life itself. Genetical manipulation encapsulates for many the questions, fears and confusions raised by technological advances. The Prince of Wales’s criticisms of GM have been useful in crystallizing these. Some of the issues he has raised are due to misapprehension (such as the…
Prevention of Neural-Tube Defects with Folic Acid in China
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Periconceptional administration of folic acid can reduce a woman's risk of having a fetus or infant with a neural-tube defect. As part of a public health campaign conducted from 1993 to 1995 in an area of China with high rates of neural-tube defects (the northern region) and one with low rates (the southern region), we evaluated the outcomes of pregnancy in women who were asked to take a pill containing 400 microg of folic…
Environmental Education, Ethics and Citizenship Conference, Held at the Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers), 20 May 1998
The search for a worldwide environmental ethic is linked to the increase in environmental concern since (particularly) the 1960s, and the recognition that environmental problems can have a global impact. Numerous people and organizations have put forward their understanding of the necessary components of such an ethic and these have converged in a series of international statements (Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment, 1972; World Char…
Environmental education, ethics and citizenship conference, held at the royal geographical society (with the institute of British geographers), 20 may 1998: A worldwide ethic for sustainable living
The search for a worldwide environmental ethic is linked to the increase in environmental concern since (particularly) the 1960s, and the recognition that environ mental problems can have a global impact. Numerous people and organizations have put forward their understanding of the necessary components of such an ethic and these have converged in a series of international statements (Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment, 1972; World Cha…
Environmental Dilemmas: Ethics and Decisions
A microcomputer-based vital records data base with interactive graphic assessment for states and localities
Vital records data bases describe large populations over long periods of time, yet their organization and size often preclude or discourage their use. We constructed a microcomputer-based data base of all singleton births in Massachusetts, 1975-84. The original data were stored in 700,000 records, each 174 bytes long, occupying a total of over 120 megabytes (MB). By removing redundant information and unique identifiers, and packing the data, we s…
Section I. Genes and skeletons, ancient and modern
The natural history of man in Shetland
The Shetland Islands lie in the North Atlantic approximately equi-distant between Scotland, Norway and the Faroes. The earliest known colonizers came from the Mediterranean, but when the Vikings arrived ( c . AD 800), there seem to have few or no human inhabitants. The descendants of the west Scandinavians who came to the islands in the early Viking movement still comprise the bulk of the human population, and form a series of isolates unique in …
Origins and relationships of the ancient Egyptians. Based on a study of non-metrical variations in the skull
Environmental mutagenesis in a genetical perspective
It is easy to be alarmist about the release of potential mutagens into the environment on the basis of: Mutations are bad More mutations are disastrous. However, it is relatively easy to show that these equations are wrong, in that we have to take into account a number of complicating factors: Mutagen concentration ? mutational yield Segregating gene loci ? genetical damage Number of mutations ? amount of defect. The influence of these complicati…
Genetical Change in Ancient Egypt
Genetical Change in Ancient Egypt
Origins and relationships of the ancient Egyptians. Based on a study of non-metrical variations in the skull
Section I. Genes and skeletons, ancient and modern
A microcomputer-based vital records data base with interactive graphic assessment for states and localities
Vital records data bases describe large populations over long periods of time, yet their organization and size often preclude or discourage their use. We constructed a microcomputer-based data base of all singleton births in Massachusetts, 1975-84. The original data were stored in 700,000 records, each 174 bytes long, occupying a total of over 120 megabytes (MB). By removing redundant information and unique identifiers, and packing the data, we s…
Genetical Change in Ancient Egypt
Environmental mutagenesis in a genetical perspective
It is easy to be alarmist about the release of potential mutagens into the environment on the basis of: Mutations are bad More mutations are disastrous. However, it is relatively easy to show that these equations are wrong, in that we have to take into account a number of complicating factors: Mutagen concentration ? mutational yield Segregating gene loci ? genetical damage Number of mutations ? amount of defect. The influence of these complicati…
Origins and relationships of the ancient Egyptians. Based on a study of non-metrical variations in the skull
The natural history of man in Shetland
The Shetland Islands lie in the North Atlantic approximately equi-distant between Scotland, Norway and the Faroes. The earliest known colonizers came from the Mediterranean, but when the Vikings arrived ( c . AD 800), there seem to have few or no human inhabitants. The descendants of the west Scandinavians who came to the islands in the early Viking movement still comprise the bulk of the human population, and form a series of isolates unique in …
Section I. Genes and skeletons, ancient and modern
A microcomputer-based vital records data base with interactive graphic assessment for states and localities
Vital records data bases describe large populations over long periods of time, yet their organization and size often preclude or discourage their use. We constructed a microcomputer-based data base of all singleton births in Massachusetts, 1975-84. The original data were stored in 700,000 records, each 174 bytes long, occupying a total of over 120 megabytes (MB). By removing redundant information and unique identifiers, and packing the data, we s…
Environmental Dilemmas: Ethics and Decisions
Prevention of Neural-Tube Defects with Folic Acid in China
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Periconceptional administration of folic acid can reduce a woman's risk of having a fetus or infant with a neural-tube defect. As part of a public health campaign conducted from 1993 to 1995 in an area of China with high rates of neural-tube defects (the northern region) and one with low rates (the southern region), we evaluated the outcomes of pregnancy in women who were asked to take a pill containing 400 microg of folic…
Environmental Education, Ethics and Citizenship Conference, Held at the Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers), 20 May 1998
The search for a worldwide environmental ethic is linked to the increase in environmental concern since (particularly) the 1960s, and the recognition that environmental problems can have a global impact. Numerous people and organizations have put forward their understanding of the necessary components of such an ethic and these have converged in a series of international statements (Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment, 1972; World Char…
Environmental education, ethics and citizenship conference, held at the royal geographical society (with the institute of British geographers), 20 may 1998: A worldwide ethic for sustainable living
The search for a worldwide environmental ethic is linked to the increase in environmental concern since (particularly) the 1960s, and the recognition that environ mental problems can have a global impact. Numerous people and organizations have put forward their understanding of the necessary components of such an ethic and these have converged in a series of international statements (Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment, 1972; World Cha…
Fabricated Nature: Where Are the Boundaries
Problems associated with our use of technology have multiplied as the technologies themselves have become ever more powerful and particularly since we can now manipulate life itself. Genetical manipulation encapsulates for many the questions, fears and confusions raised by technological advances. The Prince of Wales’s criticisms of GM have been useful in crystallizing these. Some of the issues he has raised are due to misapprehension (such as the…
Prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women in south-east China, 1993–2005
Objective To report the prevalence of anaemia by demographic characteristics and its secular trend over 13 years for south-east Chinese pregnant women, and to determine the focus of anaemia prevention in Chinese pregnant women. Design Prospective study of the data on Hb concentration and other demographic information from a large-scale population-based perinatal health surveillance system in south-east China. Setting Fourteen cities or counties i…
Usual folic acid intakes: A modelling exercise assessing changes in the amount of folic acid in foods and supplements, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003–2008
Objective The USA currently fortifies enriched cereal grain products (ECGP) with folic acid at 140 μg/100 g. In addition, folic acid can be voluntarily added to ready-to-eat cereals (RTEC) up to 400 μg/serving and it is found in many dietary supplements, most often at a dose of 400 μg. We sought to model folic acid intake under various fortification and supplementation scenarios. Design The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey is a po…
Twinning and major birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997–2007
BACKGROUND: Twinning has been associated with many types of birth defects, although previous studies have had inconsistent findings. Many studies lack information about potential confounders, particularly use of fertility treatment. Our objective was to assess the association between twinning and birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS). METHODS: We used data from the NBDPS, a population-based, case-control study of ma…
The genetical implications of domestication in animals
This chapter suggests that answers to some questions: Are there any known morphological changes which inevitably accompany domestication? Can the same changes arise by any other mechanism besides domestication? The most intensive studies of domestication have been carried out on the grey or Norway rat. The Norway rat increased its body weight by a fifth in the first twenty-five generations of domestication. A factor enhancing such allometric chan…
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Biology (8 works) · Geography (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Evolutionary biology (4 works) · Forensic and Genetic Research (4 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Engineering (3 works)