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Genetics and genomics

Both genetics and genomics are important for our understanding of health and disease. While genetics is the study of individual genes, genomics is the study of the entire set of a person's genes — their genome.

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Fat cell memories: Why it's hard to maintain healthy weight

Fat cell memories: Why it's hard to maintain healthy weight

Research suggests that fat cells "remember" past obesity. That may explain the weight loss and weight gain yo-yo effect.
ScienceNovember 22, 2024
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Closing the genomics gap: How to improve Indigenous health

Closing the genomics gap: How to improve Indigenous health

Researchers are learning about gene variations in Latin America's Indigenous communities to improve medical treatments.
ScienceAugust 12, 2024
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Cancer prevention: Would you want AI to predict your fate?

Cancer prevention: Would you want AI to predict your fate?

What happens if an AI test predicts we carry a disease-causing gene mutation?
ScienceOctober 6, 2023
A 55,000-year-old early human skull from the Manot Cave next to a Neanderthal skull and a modern human skull

Why you owe your life to a handful of early humans

Why you owe your life to a handful of early humans

Nearly all of our ancestors died some 900,000 years ago, according to an intriging new study. Just 1,280 survived.
ScienceAugust 31, 2023
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The Human Genome: Global DNA data gets diversity bump

The Human Genome: Global DNA data gets diversity bump

Scientists say they have added DNA diversity to our understanding of human genetics with new ‘pangenome’ data.
ScienceMay 10, 2023
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Designer babies already exist — their creator went to jail

Designer babies already exist — their creator went to jail

Right or wrong, gene therapies are here to stay. How does gene editing work and what are its limits?
ScienceApril 20, 2023
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