Animal world
Labrador retrievers have a strange gene that makes them always hungry and fat easily
Research identifies a genetic mutation that increases the risk of hunger and obesity in Labradors and Flat Coated Retrievers.
Genetic Mutation
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The reindeer is as white as the dazed snow before the lens
Photographer Mads Nordsveen recorded young reindeer images with snow-white fur on a Norwegian mountain.
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Humans know how to say it thanks to a genetic mutation
In a recent study, US scientists identified the FOXP2 gene mutation as a cause for human speech.
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Steel people do not know if pain is due to a genetic mutation
Some cases right from birth have no pain or normal reactions to pain to avoid danger.
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Genetic mutations determine curling or straightening
Scientists from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (Australia) have recently discovered that human hair is curled or straightened by trichohyalin genes.
Biology
Why do black parents have blue, white eyes?
Previously in Europe, there have been many cases where African parents have white children ...
Biology
Genetic mutations can cause schizophrenia
The gene mutation associated with schizophrenia seems to have severed the connection between the two regions of the brain responsible for memory.
Biology
The imaging system sheds light on the origin of cancer
MIT biologists have developed a descriptive system that allows cells to undergo a certain mutation.
Biology
Mutant mosquitoes fight malaria
In a cramped, humid laboratory in London, mosquitoes swarming in net-covered cages are being investigated for ways to control malaria.
Environment
Genetic mutations help Russians survive World War II
A series of mutations related to metabolic processes have helped nearly 1.5 million Russians survive the most devastating World War II siege campaign.
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Genetic mutations
There is a white man who comes to evangelize on a small island in Africa. After a while, the black chieftain's wife gave birth to a white child.
Medicine - Health
Does genetic mutation help humans live longer than 100 years?
In 2017, Ana Vela (Spanish citizen) died at the age of 116. She is the oldest living person in Europe; is the 3rd person in the world, and also the symbol of this countr…
Medicine - Health
People exposed to dioxin can have genetic mutations
During the Vietnam War between 1961 and 1972, the United States sprayed more than 19 million gallons (72 million liters) of a mixture of herbicides, including Agent Oran…
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Genetic mutation that causes recurrent miscarriage in women
RSA is defined as a woman who experiences 3 or more miscarriages during the first 5 weeks of pregnancy. It is estimated that one in every 100 pregnant women will experie…
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Genes determine the sixth sense in humans
In addition to the usual 5 senses, humans also have the ability to perceive space, senses based on genetics.