Identical twins share more than identical genes
For decades, researchers have studied genetically identical twins to estimate what proportion of disease risk is determined by one’s genes.
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Autism spectrum disorder: if not vaccines, then what?
New information gained from major scientific papers over the last two years has shed light on the causes and progression
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Chromosome remodeler SETD2 also remodels the cytoskeleton in kidney cancer cells
Kidney cancer begins when certain genes mutate and, as a result, alter how key molecules work. One of these key
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Novel epigenetic signature for tumor suppressors in normal cells found
By Glenna Vickers An epigenetic feature that may help identify novel cancer driver genes has been identified by researchers in
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Diet at conception could have long-lasting effects
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. What a mother eats around the time of conception can have a lifelong effect on how
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