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‘Worry’ genes may stifle risky investments
The following is an edited excerpt. People who have a certain combination of anxiety-generating genes often worry, and that anxiety ...
Can culture protect genetics from misuse?
The following is an excerpt. In the past, good science has been used for unethical purposes, like eugenics. The concept ...
Tissue donors deserve to know ‘moral risk’
The following is an excerpt. People who contribute tissue to biobanks have a right to basic information about how their ...
‘Scarecrow’ gene enhances photosynthesis
A recently discovered gene could lead to new varieties of staple crops that have 50 percent higher yields. By 2050, ...
Risk genes show up in newborns’ brain scans
Brain scans of newborns show the same brain changes that appear in adults with gene variants linked to Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, ...
Scientists create GM fly with gene mutation similar to one that causes seizures in humans
Scientists have created fruit flies with a gene mutation analogous to one that causes epileptic seizures in people—a first in ...
How kidneys keep hold of early stem cells
Scientists have identified two proteins that are required to maintain a supply of stem cells in the developing kidneys of ...
Size and stickiness predict stem cell future
The size and consistency of fat-derived stem cells can predict what type of cell they will become—findings that could lead ...