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Yoga may be good for your mind, body–but what about your genes?

Kristen Hovet | 
Research suggests that yoga, and similar mindfullness-focused activities, may foster genetic changes that help people cope with stress and avoid ...
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Could a Planet of the (Talking) Apes ever really evolve?

Ricki Lewis | 
War for the Planet of the Apes is the latest entry in the 50-year old franchise. A scientist asks: do ...
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Ignore at your own peril: Race plays role in cancer and other health risks

Alex Berezow | 
It may be uncomfortable to discuss, but there are genetic and biological differences among races and genders. Ignoring these factors ...
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Rare genetic diseases can arise from unsuspecting carriers

Ben Locwin | 
Discovery of the rare disease -- marked by blindness, deafness, fragile bones and albinism -- could lead to genetic screening ...
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To combat evolution denial, teach kids genetics first

A new study suggests teaching children genetics first may help them better understand how and why humans have evolved ...
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Colon cancer rates spiking among millennials, but no one knows why

Ben Locwin | 
It might be tempting for activists to blame GMOs for the rise in colon cancer rates among younger people, but ...
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Beta Israel reconsidered: Defending the Israelite ancestry of Ethiopian Jews

Ibrahim Omer | 
Ethiopian Jews are often portrayed in modern media and in some academic texts as having no true ancient ancestral connection ...
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Genetics for public health: A lost cause?

Meredith Knight | 
Its power for discovering rare diseases is well proven. But genetics’ impact on public and preventative health has a long ...
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Why racial diversity in genetics studies matters in patient care

Elizabeth Newbern | 
DNA is approximately 99.5 percent similar across all humans. But there are key differences in that remaining half percent. Those ...
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University of Pennsylvania’s Ashley Winslow uses crowdsourcing to hunt down genetics of depression

Ashley Winslow, Kiona Elliott | 
University of Pennsylvania's Ashley Winslow talks clinical depression, using crowdsourcing to find genetic markers ...
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Epigenetic Zs: Could a bad night’s sleep alter your genes?

Ben Locwin | 
Sleep deprivation can not only ruin your day, it may change your DNA ...
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Synthetic biologists developing cells programmed to target, destroy cancer

Ben Locwin | 
Synthetic biology might be ready to graduate from cells engineered to perform only one task to multiple cells in a ...
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ACLU to Myriad Genetics: Patients, not companies, own personal genetic data

Meredith Knight | 
Myriad Genetics is back in another legal dispute. This time it's in hot water for denying patients a portion of ...
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Microbe genes key to minimizing environmental damage from Deepwater Horizon spill

Meredith Knight | 
Bacteria were instrumental in cleaning up the largest oil spill in world history. Does this mean a future for microbes ...
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Life insurance companies deny coverage to those with cancer genes like BRCA

Meredith Knight | 
US law bars discrimination against based on a person's genetics, but the law only protects in certain areas, which is ...
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Next-generation genetics offer new way to combat hospital infections

Andrew Porterfield | 
In the face of antibiotic resistant bacteria, hospitals still use century-old detection methods. New gene sequencing methods will change that ...
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Genetic analysis shows lasting effects of caste system on health of modern Indians

Andrew Porterfield | 
Modern genetic analysis shows that India's caste system still has a significant affect on the health and biology of modern ...
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Genetics of relationships and marriage

Ben Locwin | 
Many online dating services claim to use science to match people with their perfect mate. But the science of relationships ...
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Genetics might be able to save the world’s coral reefs

Andrew Porterfield | 
Coral reefs are suffering from bleaching and other effects of climate change. Modern genetic techniques--even GM--might save them ...
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Madonna may suffer from ‘DNA paranoia’

Ben Locwin | 
Madonna is famous for her work on stage particularly her singing and performing, but behind the scenes, she's famous for ...
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If you’re indifferent about reading this article, it may be genetic

Ben Locwin | 
Being apathetic may feel like following the path of least resistance. But studies of apathy in the brain show otherwise ...
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Taboo: Modern genomics key to understanding basis of ‘race’

Andrew Porterfield | 
The fierce decades-long debate between postmodernist social scientists and population geneticists over the biological basis of group human differences is ...
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James Watson: Basing ‘war on cancer’ on genome research diverts resources

Andrew Porterfield | 
Billions have been spent on the "ultimate weapon" against cancer--gene-based, personalized medicine. But the money may be mis-aimed on the ...
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Why Americans respond to drug placebos more than any other nationality

Ben Locwin | 
Remarkably the placebo effect--a fake treatment in which a person taking an inactive substance like sugar, water or saline solution ...
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Is Europe’s opposition to importing GMOs violating trade agreements?

Andrew Porterfield | 
The World Trade Organization ruled that the EU violated treaties when it banned GM imports. What's happened since? ...
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The high-risk world of rare genetic diseases

Andrew Porterfield | 
judging from headlines, rare diseases seem like afflictions of the wealthy. But they are widespread and attention is finally drawing ...
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A co-existence peace plan for GMOs and organics

Andrew Porterfield | 
Could organic and GM farming step past the rhetoric and vitriol, and co-exist? The science says yes ...
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