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The virus is mutating as expected. We can still stop it.
A South African tip led to the discovery of mutations around the world. With infections skyrocketing, “it’s a race against time.”
Two studies move us closer to understanding the origins of life on our planet. They may also help with another of the great mysteries of science - helping us to understand where to look for life on other planets.
It’s not just what makes males into males. The sex chromosome also influences health in hidden ways, some experts believe, and may even explain why men have shorter life spans.
Viruses have been a part of our lives for so long, in fact, that we are actually part virus: the human genome contains more DNA from viruses than our own genes.
We laugh even before we can speak, but why? Science has some answers to the mystery of human laughter, and some of them might surprise you
We now can identify which genes were important at each stage of domestication history, and discover what they do.
An organism living in ocean muck offers clues to the origins of the complex cells of all animals and plants.
Blood type is dictated by genes that determine which kinds of molecules, called oligosaccharides, are found on the surface of your red blood cells. Norovirus and a few other viruses use these oligosaccharides to grab onto and infect intestinal cells
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