The cooling of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, which began approximately 35 million years ago and gave rise to its
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The bacteria building your baby: Exposure to influential bacteria begins before we are born, new evidence confirms
Australian researchers have laid to rest a longstanding controversy: is the womb sterile? They carefully collected amniotic fluid samples from
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Research: New approaches for future therapies: 166 new risk genes for renal diseases discovered
Researchers discovered many new genetic causes of kidney diseases In Germany, more and more people are living with kidney disease.
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Sudden fainting caused by a Gene
Behind a fainting, a particular Gene may be stuck Fainting is not caused only by external factors, but also the
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Environmental pollutants could impact cellular signs of aging
Researchers have linked some environmental pollutants with diseases, a decreased life span and signs of premature aging, such as wrinkles
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Taming the genome’s ‘jumping’ sequences
The human genome is fascinating. Once predicted to contain about a hundred thousand protein-coding genes, it now seems that the
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NASA’s landmark Twins Study reveals resilience of human body in space
Results from NASA’s landmark Twins Study, which took place from 2015-2016, were published Thursday in Science. The integrated paper —
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Website puts fears about depression genes into perspective
A new interactive website launched by UNSW mental health researchers allows people with a family history of major depressive or
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An abundance of beneficial mutations
Despite its key importance, the genetic architecture of adaptive processes remains largely unresolved. Now a team of researchers, experimenting with
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Scientists Find 5 New Genes That Sway Alzheimer’s Risk
FRIDAY, March 1, 2019 — The largest study to date of the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer’s has uncovered five new
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