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The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to ...
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Researchers discovered hybrid combinations capable of overcoming hybrid lethality and producing numerous offspring using ...
A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published ...
A newly published paper in Nature describes the complex process of launching a nine-country collaboration in Africa to ...
The tool helps scientists understand how single-letter mutations and distant DNA regions influence gene activity, shaping ...
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When two defective gene variants combine, normal protein function can sometimes be restored.
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Our genome isn’t as peaceful as it looks—some DNA elements are constantly trying to disrupt it. Scientists studying fruit ...