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There is more to evolution than the genes species inherit.
Epileptic seizures are caused by brain cells becoming overactive.
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This technique could also be applied to other conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg with Moshe Biton (right) and Aviv Regev (left). The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is one of the major funders of the Human Cell Atlas.
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Pioneered by the Human Cell Atlas consortium, our understanding of the human body is about to be transformed – and with it, the way we treat and prevent disease
The success rate of IVF still remains at around 30%.
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Genetic mutations can impact our ability to reproduce – even via in vitro fertilisation.
Over half of the human genome contains repetitive DNA sequences whose functions are still not fully understood.
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Advances in technology have enabled researchers to sequence the large regions of repetitive DNA that eluded the Human Genome Project.
Along with calories and nutrients, food can influence the genetic blueprints that shape who you are.
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Scientists are just beginning to decode the genetic messages in your food – and how that may affect your health.
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DNA contains all the instructions needed to make your body work.
Being able to perceive sweetness can guide foragers to the most calorie-rich picks.
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If you ever feel like you can’t stop eating sugar, you are responding precisely as programmed by natural selection. What was once an evolutionary advantage has a different effect today.
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Having strong social support and a sense of belonging buffered and even reversed some of the harmful effects of stress on genes.
Some people may adapt to certain types of exercises more quickly than others.
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Our analysis showed 13 genes that were directly responsible for influencing how certain people adapted to different types of exercise.
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Understanding your genes is a great way to understand certain things about yourself — yet, who we are is determined by so much more than just DNA.
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The real message is how old you are when you first have sex and have your first child is controlled by a little bit of nature and a lot of nurture.
A complete human genome, seen here in pairs of chromosomes, offers a wealth of information, but it is hard connect genetics to traits or disease.
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The first full human genome was sequenced 20 years ago. Now, a project is underway to sequence 1 million genomes to better understand the complex relationship between genetics, diversity and disease.
Messenger RNA carries the instructions for life from DNA to the rest of the cell.
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In the spotlight for its role in COVID-19 vaccines – and a Nobel Prize – mRNA is not a new invention. It’s a crucial messenger molecule at work every day in every cell in your body.
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It’s a mixture of your genes which you get from your parents, and also your life experience.
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A transcript of episode 8 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including new research on why people react to cold temperatures differently.
Our study is the first to show that childhood maltreatment, at least in part, causes poorer mental health.
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People who had experienced childhood maltreatment had higher risk of mental health problems, including depression, ADHD and schizophrenia.
If the same mechanism exists in humans, it may explain health differences in children conceived by older fathers.
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Male rats transfer different hereditary information to their offspring depending on their age.
People with this gene variant shivered less and had a higher core body temperature when exposed to cold water.
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Around 1.5 billion people worldwide have this common genetic variant.
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The achievement didn’t live up to the hype, but it has illuminated new areas of ‘genetic dark matter’.