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People have no fingerprints
Medicine - Health

People have no fingerprints

By analyzing the genetic code of 16 members in a 9-born Swiss family without fingerprints, researchers from Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Israel found mutations in…

December 14, 2018
The mutant child shocked in England
Medicine - Health

The mutant child shocked in England

Alfie Clamp, a 2-year-old boy who suffered a very severe form of disability that shocked even the top medical scientists in England.

December 14, 2018
Leukemia is caused by genes
Medicine - Health

Leukemia is caused by genes

Three mutant groups of genes cause acute myeloid leukemia, a form of leukemia, that has been discovered by scientists.

December 14, 2018
Detecting a mutant gene causes bone disorder
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Detecting a mutant gene causes bone disorder

Scientists have discovered a single mutant gene that causes Hajdu-Cheney syndrome, a disorder that causes progressive bone loss and osteoporosis, which causes bones to b…

December 14, 2018
Strange disease: Syndrome
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Strange disease: Syndrome

The boy, George Cullen, 11, and his brother, Simon Cullen, 13, have sharp teeth like vampire characters in the movie Twilight.

December 14, 2018
Improve the birth rate of cloned mice
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Improve the birth rate of cloned mice

Research by scientists from the Japan Institute of Physicochemical Research shows that if a mutant gene on the X chromosome works, the birth rate of a somatic cloned mou…

December 14, 2018
The gene for swine flu virus is not mutant
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The gene for swine flu virus is not mutant

The recent full study of the H1N1 flu virus has proven that the virus has been circulating for many years, mainly in pigs, but humans are unaware.

December 14, 2018
Discovered nearly 200 genes related to cancer
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Discovered nearly 200 genes related to cancer

US researchers have detected nearly 200 mutant genes in breast and colorectal tumors, many of which have never been suspected of playing a role in tumor formation and de…

December 14, 2018
Longevity thanks to mutant genes
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Longevity thanks to mutant genes

In addition to being fortunate to avoid accidents in life, an extremely important factor for longevity is an unusual combination of mutant genes that can protect the bod…

December 14, 2018