In the last few decades, much has been written about the subject of DNA, and for good reason. The DNA a person receives from his or her parents determines all of their physical characteristics, and may leave them vulnerable to ...
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Why a Genetic Flaw May Lower Heart Disease Risk
Generally speaking, studies about genetic flaws usually focus on the potential consequences of such abnormalities. But imagine if a malfunctioning gene actually had a highly positive impact on your health? As strange as such a scenario might seem, a team ...
Read More »4 Similarities and Differences between the Sexes You Might Not Have Known
According to popular literature, men are from Mars and women are from Venus. According to truthful literature, that’s nonsense and we’re all from Earth. While it can sometimes seem like males and females are fundamentally different, that’s accurate so long ...
Read More »A New Way to Fight Food Poisoning
In the United States, we generally assume that the food that we eat won’t get us sick. To be sure, the next meal you eat probably won’t be laced with disease-causing bacteria. However, food borne illnesses are hardly uncommon. In ...
Read More »Can Your Genes Handle Fatty Foods?
Fried foods are bad for you. We all know that. Many have observed, however, that the impact of these foods tends to vary from person to person; some put on weight relatively quickly, whereas others appear almost immune to their ...
Read More »Why Genetics Can Influence Your Weight
When it comes to the major health issues in the developed world, obesity ranks near the top of the list. Over the last several decades, the US obesity rate has risen dramatically, reaching 36 percent in the year 2010. Furthermore, ...
Read More »The Synthetic Cell: A New Frontier for Science
The idea of creating a cell entirely from scratch might seem impossible, something only achievable with advanced technology in the distant future. But a team of scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Maryland have managed to accomplish ...
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