Archeology
Hard to believe in a land where one-third of women carry other human genes
An unexpected gift from the extinct ancestors - the Neanderthals, who brought unexpected luck to the women who owned it.
Genetic Variant
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Cancer
Detecting factors that make Asians more likely to die from two forms of cancer
Singapore scientists have discovered a MET gene, a genetic variation associated with a high risk of lung and head and neck cancers.
Archeology
Bone fossils 160,000 years explain the genetic variant of humans
The ancient fossil bone fossil dating back to 160,000 years is the oldest specimen ever discovered in the high mountains, explaining how humans adapt to an oxygen-defici…
Discover science
Strangely, black people have blond hair
A gene variant that makes up half of people's hair color changes, the paper published by scientists in Science magazine explains. The most surprising thing is that this…
Discover science
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…
Medicine - Health
Science proves that smart people usually live longer than usual?
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have shown that genotypes related to thinking ability will also be related to health.
Medicine - Health
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.
Medicine - Health
Discovering a variety of gene variants that cause heart disease
A moment of sweeping the genome of 100,000 people has discovered many gene variants that increase two types of blood fats that are thought to cause heart disease.