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Recreate facial images from DNA
The forecast was made by a group of scientists who found DNA from five genes that could help determine the color of eyes, hair, and skin, affecting facial shapes in huma…
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Identify 5 genes that regulate face shapes
Scientists have identified five genes that regulate the shape of the human face. This finding may help to better understand facial abnormalities such as cleft palate as…
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New drugs treat leukemia rarely in humans
The drug, called Bosulif, produced by Pfizer Inc, is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), a blood and bone marrow cancer that often affects older people.
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Discovered two variants of resistance to malaria
The findings of German and African scientists published in the August 15 issue of Nature show they have discovered two gene variants that are resistant to malaria. This…
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Birth control pills for men
Researchers in the US have said that a new anti-cancer drug that works to prevent sperm in the laboratory in the laboratory has increased the hope of creating birth cont…
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Insomnia is caused by genes?
Insomnia can push thousands of healthy people into health depletion, even madness. There are many causes of insomnia, such as the consequences of working shifts, flying…
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Find the recessive gene that causes congenital blindness
According to scientists, congenital blindness is a disease caused by recessive chromosomes through retinal degeneration and only about 70% of the causes are found, while…
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Depression will put you at risk for brain shrinkage
According to a study by American scientists, people who work under stress or have mild depression, may be brain shrinking and emotionally and mentally degraded.
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Nine genes were found to be related to bone density
Scientists have identified nine genes that seem to weaken or strengthen bones, a finding that opens up the possibility of treatment more effectively than osteoporosis -…
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Decoding DNA of malaria parasite
On August 5, scientists from India and the United States reported decoding the genes of the parasites that caused most of the malaria cases outside Africa, and found tha…
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Find out how to recover memory
Most people, the elderly, do not know that their memory has deteriorated. Experts Heidelberg University (Germany) has found a way to stop being forgotten because of age…
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Can be blinded by chemicals
Eyesight of blind mice restored after scientists injected a chemical into their eyes, opening up the prospect of treating blindness for humans.
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Humans are about to breed in a new way
In order for the mutant gene not to be passed down through generations, humans must deliver their sperm (or eggs) to genetics experts to cleanse them from any genes that…
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Wukong recognizes the benefits of decoding human genes
The project of the human genome (HGP) has entered its 11th year, but some scientists believe that many researchers and journalists have misconceptions about the genetic…
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Complete decoding the human sperm genome
The Stanford University (USA) study, published in the Cell Journal, may help researchers understand the genetic mix to ensure the descendants carry mixed genes from both…