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# Genes

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# trinity
'Neurons can't get notions of being muscles': What makes cells with the same DNA act differently?
“Imagine your genes are books in a library…”
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Apr 7th 2018, 9:45 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you agree with gene editing?
The controversial process could help eradicate certain diseases.
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Aug 3rd 2017, 9:18 AM
# Breakthrough
Scientists fix disease genes in human embryos for the first time
Just over 72% of the embryos ended up being free of a heart disease-causing mutation.
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Aug 3rd 2017, 7:22 AM
# New Discovery
People from this Greek beach village have a gene that helps them live longer, despite diet
The isolate population in Mylopotamos live on a diet rich in animal fat.
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May 27th 2017, 9:00 PM
# Fertility
The first three-parent baby in the UK could be born next year
The technique would allow mothers who carry disease-causing mutations in their genes to give birth to children free of the illness.
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Dec 15th 2016, 9:27 PM
# China
This factory plans to clone animals on an industrial scale
It will develop animals such as pet and police dogs, racehorses, and cows.
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Nov 24th 2015, 7:30 PM
# thanks mam
Women inherit more than their looks from their mothers
And it can be used to make children healthier.
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Aug 22nd 2015, 7:00 PM
# Genes
Scientists might have found the reason that people suffer from alcoholism
The experiment involved looking at a protein that exists in both fruit flies and humans.
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Jul 14th 2015, 6:03 AM
# Genes
Sturridge: My recurring injuries could be hereditary
The Liverpool forward admits that his family have always suffered with muscle problems while he also hopes to strike up a partnership with Mario Balotelli when he regains fitness
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Oct 30th 2014, 12:37 PM
# happy gene
The closer you live to Denmark, the happier you are... It's science, apparently
The greater a nation’s genetic distance from Denmark, the less happy its citizens are – according to new research.
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Aug 3rd 2014, 10:15 AM
# Bear necessities
At last: Study explains why polar bears are fat and yet healthy
It’s all down to genes and some super-speedy evolution.
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May 8th 2014, 7:43 PM
# Health
Autism and schizophrenia may be caused by the same mutations
That’s the finding of a research group at Trinity College.
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Apr 29th 2014, 9:01 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you agree with IVF treatment that uses genes from three parents?
The UK has given it a green light. What do you think of the scientific breakthrough?
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Jun 28th 2013, 8:58 AM
# hollow leg
Why some people (and mice) can eat a lot and stay skinny
It may be in the genes – but you don’t give up the exercise or healthy eating just yet…
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May 5th 2013, 11:30 AM
# get off the couch
Hey lazybones, good news: scientists say laziness could be genetic
It’s not you, it’s your genes…
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Apr 13th 2013, 8:45 AM
# gene-ius
New findings may provide relief for osteoarthritis sufferers
Eight potential osteoarthritis susceptibility genes discovered, which scientists say may be instrumental in future disease prevention and treatments.
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Jul 3rd 2012, 7:15 AM
# speed gene
Modern racehorses all share 'speed gene' from one common ancestor - study
An Irish scientists says all modern Throughbreds share a “speed gene” which originated in a British mare living 300 years ago.
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Jan 24th 2012, 5:53 PM
# Blood Pressure
Genetic variants influence blood pressure: study
New research has uncovered a link between genes and blood pressure – however experts say that lifestyle factors are still important contributors to hypertension.
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Sep 14th 2011, 9:41 AM
# Good News
Feeling cheery? You could have the 'happiness gene'
Researchers have discovered that how happy – or sad – we are is partially down to what’s in our DNA.
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May 6th 2011, 1:07 PM
# Brainy
Scientists may have found the key to how the human brain develops
Researchers have isolated a single gene which may determine the size of the brain, and which may be crucial in understanding the development of our grey matter.
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Apr 29th 2011, 3:42 PM
LIVE
Coffee lover? Blame your genes
If you find yourself reaching for a cup of coffee or square of chocolate throughout the day to keep you going, it could be because of your genes.
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Apr 11th 2011, 11:14 AM
# Health
Scientists discover gene linked to alcohol consumption
Researchers have identified a gene which appears to regulating the amount of alcohol a person consumes – people with the gene drink an average of five per cent less alcohol than those without it.
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Apr 5th 2011, 10:41 AM
# Aging
Men are the weaker sex, says study
Could it be that women live longer because they are less “disposable” than men?
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Oct 31st 2010, 2:52 PM