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Genetic expression confirmed by gene type
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Genetic expression confirmed by gene type

From dark skin to red hair, all human strains on earth have typical natural traits. But how can our genome be encoded to make this difference?

December 14, 2018
Newborn screening nationwide
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Newborn screening nationwide

To reduce the rate of children born with malformations or genetic diseases is not good, since 2008 newborn screening techniques will be deployed nationwide.

December 14, 2018
Genetic map: a new tool for malaria research
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Genetic map: a new tool for malaria research

An international team of scientists has announced the completion of a large genome map that represents the genetic variation of human malaria parasites of the Plasmodium…

December 14, 2018
Detecting genetic changes that cause autism
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Detecting genetic changes that cause autism

Scientists at the Pasteur Institute in Paris (France) have identified genetic changes that cause autism in children. The findings may provide a more insightful view of t…

December 14, 2018
Coffee - poison medicine for cardiovascular
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Coffee - poison medicine for cardiovascular

In a recent study, American scientists found that people who drank coffee were more likely to have a heart attack, because the amount of caffeine in the blood could not…

December 14, 2018
Is pulmonary TB inherited?
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Is pulmonary TB inherited?

Pulmonary tuberculosis is a contagious disease caused by Kock infection, not a genetic disease. Pulmonary tuberculosis is called primary when the disease is present at t…

December 14, 2018
Personality does not depend on genes
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Personality does not depend on genes

Gene shaped our health and appearance more than our character. A new study on thousands of people living in an area isolated from the world has shown that.

December 14, 2018
It is possible to predict premature women
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It is possible to predict premature women

Scientists have discovered a gene variant that can help predict the risk of premature birth of a pregnant woman. The findings also help explain why American and African…

December 14, 2018
Sausages can cause genetic changes
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Sausages can cause genetic changes

Everyone knows that eating lots of sausages is not healthy. But a new study also found that sausages can contain ingredients that mutate DNA and increase the risk of can…

December 14, 2018
Agent Orange 'causes genetic damage'
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Agent Orange 'causes genetic damage'

According to a study by New Zealand scientists published on July 28, the soldiers were genetically damaged by exposure to Agent Orange during the war in Vietnam.

December 14, 2018