Genetic Change

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More scary mutations than genetic changes?
Biology

More scary mutations than genetic changes?

Last July, Monsanto withdrew its sale of genetically modified seeds with biotechnology in the EU, which paved the way for competitors to challenge Monsanto's market shar…

December 17, 2018
Stress causes genetic changes
Medicine - Health

Stress causes genetic changes

Stress can cause long-term harm to men's sperm and may even slow down the child's mental development, according to research by American scientists.

December 14, 2018
Detecting sex reduces genetic changes
Medicine - Health

Detecting sex reduces genetic changes

Biological textbooks have always said that the main function of sex is to promote genetic diversity. However, Henry Heng does not agree with this view.

December 14, 2018
Tobacco causes genetic changes
Medicine - Health

Tobacco causes genetic changes

Recently, in the Journal of Cancer in the UK, researchers believe that the main harm to tobacco is to alter genes and cause lung cancer.

December 14, 2018
Detecting genetic changes that cause autism
Medicine - Health

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
Sausages can cause genetic changes
Medicine - Health

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