Covid-19: Features that could make someone coronavirus super-spreader identified
Using computer-generated models, scientists have simulated sneezes in different types of people, and identified the biological features that could make
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KDM5A and PHF2 positively control expression of pro-metastatic genes
Epigenetic mechanisms present alternative targeting opportunities, but their contributions to Ewing sarcoma metastasis and disease progression remain poorly understood. Here,
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Exposure to man-made chemicals influences genes controlling aging, immune system and metabolism
Today, humans are exposed to thousands of man-made chemicals. Yet the effects on people’s health are still not fully understood.
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China’s experimental Covid-19 vaccine appears safe, no adverse reactions: Study
A Chinese experimental coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Institute of Medical Biology under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
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It’s all connected: Your genes, your environment, and your health
Human health is highly dependent on genetics, yet it is also known to be affected by factors in an individual’s
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Scientists identify dozens of genes allowing cancer cells to evade the immune system
Toronto scientists have mapped the genes allowing cancer cells to avoid getting killed by the immune system in a finding
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Study in twins finds our sensitivity is partly in our genes
Some people are more sensitive than others—and around half of these differences can be attributed to our genes, new research
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Scientists unravel secrets from the faults in our genes
Imagine the body’s instruction manual, the genome: here words are genes, letters are DNA, and the equivalent of typos can
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African-American and white women share genes that increase breast cancer risk
The same genes that greatly increase the risk of breast cancer in U.S. white women, including women of Ashkenazi Jewish
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Why are young, healthy people dying from COVID-19? Genes may reveal the answer.
—What are coronavirus symptoms? —How deadly is the new coronavirus? —Is there a cure for COVID-19? —How does coronavirus compare
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