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I got tested for the BRCA gene mutation while I was pregnant. With my family history, I knew I wanted a double mastectomy regardless of the results.
In this excerpt from "Nearly Departed," Gila Pfeffer describes getting tested for the BRCA gene mut…
Gila Pfeffer
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The original coronavirus strain has almost disappeared in the US. One chart shows how variants took over.
The Alpha variant took over as the US's dominant coronavirus strain in April. Delta could replace i…
Aria Bendix
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SPAC HighCape Capital soars 140% on deal to buy protein-sequencing firm Quantum-Si
The blank-check firm announced it will merge with Quantum-Si, a biotech company that has created a …
Emily Graffeo
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Scientists say they have induced 'virgin births' in fruit flies for the first time by switching on the right genes
For the first time researchers were able to induce parthenogenesis, or asexual reproduction without…
Marta Biino
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At most, just 7% of the human genome is unique to our species. We share most genes with Neanderthals, Denisovans, and other ancestors.
A study suggests just 1.5% to 7% of the human genome is unique to our species. The remaining genes …
Aylin Woodward
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Scientists have completely sequenced the human Y chromosome for the first time, with huge implications for heath and evolution research
For the first time, geneticists have completely sequenced the Y chromosome, the last to be fully ma…
Jenny McGrath
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China publishes gene sequences from latest spike
However, international food and health bodies believe the possibility of transmission by food is ex…
PTI
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Gene Drives: The advanced sci-fi technology to fight malaria mosquito explained
Scientists are using the most advanced form of genetic engineering to wipe out a population of mala…
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Scientists map a full human genome for the first time, including previously hard-to-read 'junk DNA' that could contain clues about conditions from autism to aging
The Human Genome Project sequenced 92% of the human genome in 2003. Now, new technology has allowed…
Gabrielle Bienasz
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Gene-sequencing giant Illumina is teaming up with IBM Watson to analyze your genes
"We're partnering with IBM Watson to take data that comes out of those tests and leverage deep lear…
Lydia Ramsey
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Southern Africa is not a hotbed of variants — it's just very good at sequencing and spotting them
President Biden said southern Africa's transparency should be "encouraged and applauded," but so fa…
Hilary Brueck
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Scientists fully sequenced DNA of a man who died at Pompeii and found he may have had a disease that hindered his escape
Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago, burying Pompeii in volcanic ash. Researchers are now…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Cathie Wood's Ark ETFs are surging on big gains in CRISPR gene-editing stocks following the success of first human trials
Ark Invest's Cathie Wood said last year that the next "FANG" stocks would likely come from the gene…
Matthew Fox
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Identical twins don't always have identical genes, research shows - a new twist in the nature versus nurture debate
From the earliest stages of development, identical twins' genomes can differ in small but significa…
Susie Neilson,Aylin Woodward
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How Illumina's Gene Sequencing Technology Could Transform Health Care
Less than a decade ago, the process of sequencing an individual genome, meaning decoding someone's …
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The first gene-edited reptile is a finger-sized albino lizard
The major cause of these vision problems is that the fovea (a pit-like depression in the human eye …
Aylin Woodward
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COVID-19: CSIR submits 53 genome sequences of coronavirus in Indians to global body; To submit 450 more by May 15
New Delhi, May 7 () Amidst concerns that coronavirus have undergone mutation and the new strain may…
PTI
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Scientists found a 5,700-year-old piece of used gum in a lagoon - and sequenced the entire genome of the woman who chewed it
According to a study published today in the journal Nature Communications, scientists were able to …
Aylin Woodward
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Charlotte Hu
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People with more 'education genes' are becoming rarer, suggests study of 129,000 Icelanders
As the team points out, no one knows the exact mix between genetic and environmental factors that l…