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Genetic variants cause early death of alcohol
Swedish researchers say alcoholics are at increased risk of dying early if they carry a special genetic variant, according to Top News.
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Stem cell therapy will help restore lung tissue
The Singapore Research Agency on October 28 said the scientists created a new breakthrough when discovering stem cell therapy in the treatment and regeneration of lung t…
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Producing blood proteins from transgenic rice
In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, researchers describe rice grains that can produce large amounts of a blood protein call…
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Aspirine can prevent rectal cancer
According to a new study in British journal The Lancet, long-term intake of aspirine helps prevent colorectal cancer in people at high risk of inheriting the disease.
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Decoding the world's longest-lived human gene
The entire DNA sequence of a 115-year-old woman has been decoded, illuminating the mysteries of human life.
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Decode the 115-year-old woman's genome
The entire gene sequence of the old man who lived to 115 years of age has been decoded in the laboratory, allowing scientists to further study longevity.
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Create stem cells according to orders
US scientists use a new cloning technique to create customized stem cells, opening up the prospect of specific treatment.
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Newborn baby girls have two heads
Maternity in Soc Trang gave birth to a two-headed girl. When an ultrasound is detected, two fetal hearts are detected, so the family thinks that they are twins. Informat…
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The 6-year-old boy always suffered from blistering skin
Rhys Williams, 6, in Bolton, England, suffers from the most dangerous disease of skin diseases: Bullosa epidermal disease.
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Why people do not have fingerprints?
When a Swiss woman entered the United States, she claimed that she and 9 of her family had no fingerprints. They began to undergo genetic analysis to determine the cause…
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Blindness with human embryonic stem cells
Blind blind patients in the UK will participate in the first trial of eye treatment with human embryonic stem cell therapy in Europe.
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Found the gene responsible for intellect
A new work published in Molecular Psychiatry, specifically shows for the first time what genetic factors influence the depth of thinking.
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She was in pain when she met the sun
Every time the sun shines, Sarah suffers from a rare, untreatable skin disease called porphyria.
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The strange pig has two snouts
Due to a genetic mutation, a piglet is born with two snouts. However, this anomalous characteristics only create disadvantages for piglets when eating with the herd.
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Disease affects IQ the most
Genetic and educational characteristics are often thought to have the greatest impact on intelligence, but a new study found that illnesses affect IQ more than both.