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Gene discovered that makes it easier to have a baby girl
A large new analysis suggests some people carry a gene variant that makes them more likely to have daughters than sons.
Gene Variant
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5 gene variants related to prostate cancer
Research leader, scientist Janet Stanford of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, said they chose to study the SNP gene variant because it plays a key role in biotransformatio…
Archeology
Diabetic risk is caused by Neanderthal gene
A genetic variant inherited from the extinct Neanderthal genus may increase the risk of diabetes in the South American community.
Biology
Published a complete map of the genetic variation of rice
A research team from China and Japan has published a complete map of the gene variants of rice, which supplies food for half of the planet's population.
Biology
Detection of gene variants increases the risk of myocardial infarction
Genetic science journal
Biology
Detecting gene variants causes high blood pressure
US scientists have discovered two human genetic variants that are considered to be one of the causes of high blood pressure risk.
Biology
Detailed publication of the map of human gene variants
October 17, 2008 - A group of international scientists has published a map of the human gene variant that has been evaluated to be the most detailed and complete ever.
Biology
Publication of human gene variant map
Scientists have created a kind of map of human genes. This is a step forward to find genes that explain differences in individual health and why people have different wa…
Animal world
Stunned with the strange toad without head still jumping jubilantly
Scientists were extremely shocked and surprised to discover that this species of toad is not at the beginning of this peculiarity.
Medicine - Health
44 gene variants related to depression were discovered
According to Reuters, the findings came after 200 scientists around the world conducted research on 135,458 cases of depression.
Medicine - Health
There is a kind of gene that makes some people crave adventure
Called DRD4-7R, this is a special gene variant that makes people like to move; Scientists estimate that about 20% of the world's population possesses the gene.
Medicine - Health
Found twins in humans
Many people have long wondered why some people are capable of twins, while many others do not. Recently, the researchers revealed that a number of genes have been found…
Medicine - Health
National happiness can be caused by genetic mutations
A scientific study by Bulgaria announced on January 14 said that a sense of national level happiness is caused by a special genetic mutation.
Medicine - Health
One-fifth of the world's population has smart, long-lived genes
Researchers found that one in five of us carries a variant of
Medicine - Health
Happy marriage depends on DNA?
Some people say that the secret of a happy marriage is patience or never argue with a bed.