Why do individuals respond differently to the same environment? Researchers from North Carolina State University and Oregon State University have
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Electrical wire properties of DNA linked to cancer: ‘DNA charge transport,’ a process used in DNA repair, is disrupted by a colon cancer mutation
One of the biggest helpers in our bodies’ ongoing efforts to prevent DNA mutations — mutations that can lead to
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Did last ice age affect breastfeeding in Native Americans? New findings link genetic mutation to mammary duct growth as well as shoveled teeth
The critical role that breast feeding plays in infant survival may have led, during the last ice age, to a
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Gene affects how some women store fat — and ups their diabetes risk: Natural variation has potent effect on women who have it — but not on men
A natural variation of the gene KLF14 causes some women to store fat on their bellies and hips and puts
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Breakthrough brings gene-editing medicine one step closer to patient applications: New technique vastly improves precision of gene-editing technology
Imagine a future where a guided biomachine put into your body seeks out defective gene sequences in each cell and
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The humble fruit fly continues to boost biomedical discovery
For more than 100 years, the humble fruit fly has been used to understand fundamental biological processes and has been
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