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Tiny DNA difference controls how you like or hate specific smells

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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

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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

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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

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The following is an excerpt. A new genome-wide analysis, led by the University of Chicago Medical Center, searched for evidence of long-lived ...