Scientists at The University of Manchester have discovered a genetic
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Co-evolution between a ‘parasite gene’ and its host
A Danish research team has delineated a complex symbiosis between
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Why some human genes are more popular with researchers than others
Historical bias is a key reason why biomedical researchers continue
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Genes, joules or gut bugs—which one is most to blame for weight gain?
With obesity on the rise, so too is the diet
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A very special protein synthesis machinery
Ribosomes are among the most important molecular machines within the
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Molecular switches are not just ‘on’ or ‘off’
The GTPases constitute a very large protein family, whose members
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Genes shown to influence how well children do throughout their time at school
Children differ widely in how well they do at school.
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Garlic ingredient from the lab bench: Short total synthesis of ajoene, a biologically active component in oil extracts of garlic
Fresh garlic extracts contain a variety of healthy organosulfur compounds,
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Broad ‘genetic architectures’ of traits and diseases: Cognitive traits and psychiatric disorders stand apart, typically being influenced by tens of thousands of gene variants
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have
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Genetic tools uncover cause of childhood seizure disorder missed by other methods
Early childhood seizures result from a rare disease that begin
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