In biomedical research, plant breeding, and countless other endeavors, geneticists
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Incorrect Lifestyle has a much greater impact on the risk of stroke than genes
Study shows that Lifestyle has a greater effect on the
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Scientists simplify and accelerate directed evolution bioengineering method: Technological innovation can be used to rapidly make new antibodies and pharmaceutical enzymes
In a process known as directed evolution, scientists reengineer biomolecules
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Self-assembling protein filaments designed and built from scratch: Scientists’ newfound ability to create these components could lead to constructing entirely novel, useful materials unlike any found in nature
For the first time, scientists have created, from scratch, self-assembling
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Just a few drinks can change how memories are formed
One of the many challenges with battling alcohol addiction and
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DNA ‘dances’ in first explanation of how genetic material flows through a nucleus
DNA flows inside a cell’s nucleus in a choreographed line
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Largest autism sequencing study to date yields 102 genes associated with ASD
In the largest genetic sequencing study of autism spectrum disorder
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Guided by CRISPR, prenatal gene editing shows proof-of-concept in treating disease before birth
For the first time, scientists have performed prenatal gene editing
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New research reveals a mitochondrial gene that protects against Alzheimer’s disease: USC researchers find humanin levels play an important function in the aging process
New research from USC has uncovered a previously unknown genetic
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More than 80% of people with cancer risk genes don’t know it
More than 80% of people with cancer risk genes don’t
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