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DNA ‘Junk’ Now Seen as Complex Switches Deciding Health, Illness
Almost a decade after the U.S. human genome project was completed, scientists say they have mapped the underlying regulatory...
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Men and Women Really Do See the World Differently
Guys’ eyes are more sensitive to small details and moving objects, while women are more perceptive to color changes,...
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Benign Malaria Drove Human Evolution
The malaria species rampant in the Asia-Pacific region has been a significant driver of evolution of the human genome,...
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Genetic Control of Embryo Development Modeled
As an animal develops from an embryo, its cells take diverse paths, eventually forming different body parts — muscles,...
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Calorie Restriction Falters in the Long Run
To those who enjoy the pleasures of the dining table, the news may come as a relief: drastically cutting...
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DNA Offers Sharp Image of Ancient Humans
Scientists have produced a digital image of a genome tens of thousands of years old with the resolution of...
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Gene Predicts Happiness in Women
A new study has found a gene that appears to make women happy, but it doesn’t work for men....
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Simplifying Genetic Codes to Look Back in Time
Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers have shown simpler versions of the universal genetic code can still function in protein...
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Reimagining Evolution: Most Mutations Come From Dad
Humans inherit more than three times as many mutations from their fathers as from their mothers, and mutation rates...
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Brain Wiring, Not Just Size, Helped Humans Evolve Beyond Chimps
Human and chimp brains look anatomically similar because both evolved from the same ancestor millions of years ago. But...