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Tiny DNA difference controls how you like or hate specific smells
People react differently to the same smells. Something that smells wonderful to you could be offensive to your friend, but ...
Gene for brown hair, blue eyes and freckles discovered
A genomic variant strongly associated with sensitivity to the sun, brown hair, blue eyes and freckles has been identified by a new ...
Dolphins live in family groups, study says
The most common and well-known of their kind, bottlenose dolphins are famous for their roles in movies, television and water parks everywhere ...
Humans and chimps use genetic variation to combat pathogens
The following is an excerpt. A new genome-wide analysis, led by the University of Chicago Medical Center, searched for evidence of long-lived ...