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CMFRI scientists crack genetic code of Asian green mussel
According to the scientists, the genome assembly of green mussels will emerge as a valuable tool fo…
PTI
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Williams syndrome is the genetic condition that makes people pathologically friendly in a lonely world
Living with Williams syndrome makes people hypersocial in a world where loneliness is an epidemic. …
Hayley Cuccinello
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My identical twin and I needed open heart surgery on the same day. Doctors had to color-code us to tell us apart.
Twins Pablo and Julio Delcid were told they needed open heart surgery related to Marfan syndrome th…
Kelly Burch
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German scientists find 28 new risk genes for Covid severity
A team of German scientists have discovered 28 new risk genes, pushing the total number to 51, that…
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Scientists have mapped the genetic code of the immortal jellyfish that can age in reverse after reaching adulthood
The T. dohrnii can turn itself from a full-grown jellyfish all the way back to its juvenile stage a…
Matthew Loh
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Israeli scientists inch closer to developing a genetic treatment to cure AIDS
The one time injection technique utilises type B white blood cells that would be genetically engine…
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An at-home DNA test promises to tell you what strain of weed is best for you, and what kind will make you paranoid
Endocanna Health offers a DNA test that tells you how to use cannabis better based on your genetic …
Andrea Michelson
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The rise of Anne Wojcicki, the CEO of 23andMe who's about to be worth more than $1 billion when the genetic-testing giant makes its public debut
With Wojcicki gearing up to take 23andMe public, here's a look back at how she got her start and bu…
Avery Hartmans
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Even if the coronavirus did leak from a Wuhan lab, that wouldn't necessarily mean it was engineered
Researchers in Wuhan collected samples of bat viruses closely related to the coronavirus prior to t…
Aylin Woodward
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The genetic code of the Wuhan coronavirus shows it's 80% similar to SARS. New research suggests a potential way to neutralize the virus.
A second study, led by scientists from Fudan University in Shanghai and the Chinese Center for Dise…
Aylin Woodward
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Despite 23andMe's declining revenue, CEO Anne Wojcicki said she's committed to consumer-first healthcare 'entirely outside the system'
23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki said its consumer-focused philosophy hasn't wavered since day one. 23andM…
Patricia Kelly Yeo
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Unlike the Easter Bunny, these rabbits can't hop. Scientists have solved the mystery of the 'hand-standing' bunnies.
Sauteur d'Alfort rabbits walk on their forelegs instead of hopping on their hind legs. Scientists s…
Joshua Zitser
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Researchers identify 13 genetic variations that can make you more susceptible to COVID-19
An international research group compared the genes of about 500,000 people who had COVID-19 and 2 m…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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From mammoth teeth, scientists just pulled DNA that's more than 1 million years old - the oldest DNA ever found
Researchers just sequenced the world's oldest known DNA, which came from mammoth teeth found in the…
Aylin Woodward
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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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When the coronavirus runs rampant, mutations and new strains are more likely. That may be what happened in the UK.
Letting the coronavirus spread and replicate, and therefore mutate, increases the possibility that …
Aylin Woodward
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Life-threatening COVID-19 cases may be linked to 5 key genes, a study found. It's a clue about how to treat the disease.
Two of the genes are linked to the innate immune response, the body's first line of defense, while …
Aria Bendix
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Prince Harry says 'pain and suffering' is in the royal family's DNA. Here's how genetic trauma works.
What you eat, where you live, and the stress you experience can trigger genetic changes in future g…
Andrea Michelson
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Millions of minks have been killed since June because they can pass the coronavirus to people. But fears of a mutated strain are overblown.
Denmark is culling up to 17 million minks after finding a mutated strain of coronavirus in the anim…
Aylin Woodward
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No, the coronavirus did not recently mutate to become more transmissible: 'People are still getting the same virus we saw in the spring'
Scientists are pushing back on a new study that says the new coronavirus has mutated to be more tra…