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On the genetic level, we're not all that different from chimps. But those small differences in DNA can have huge effects.
In one of the most comprehensive studies of the genetics of obesity to date, a research team has identified rare gene variants that protect lucky carriers from putting on weight.
New messenger RNA vaccines to fight the coronavirus are based on a technology that could transform medicine. Next up: sickle cell and HIV.
The radical future unleashed by the genetics and biotechnology revolutions has already begun. It's up to us to start shaping it.
The virus is mutating as expected. We can still stop it.
It is a story that began three decades ago, with a little-known scientist who refused to quit.
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.
Geneticists have turned up intriguing links between DNA and the disease. Patients with Type A blood, for example, seem to be at greater risk.
We now can identify which genes were important at each stage of domestication history, and discover what they do.
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