Neanderthal genes control human gene expression
Neanderthal DNA is still involved in controlling a range of traits in modern humans...
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Genetic susceptibility/predisposition
Increased probability - compared to the general population - of developing a disease, due to the presence of one or more gene mutations.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
New genetic links to pancreatic cancer discovered
Researchers have used whole-genome sequencing to uncover new mutations responsible for a rare type of pancreatic cancer...
Eight percent of tiredness linked to genes
A UK Biobank study has found that genetics accounts for eight percent of the difference in people's feelings of tiredness and low energy...
Major US report supports human genome editing
An influential advisory group has given cautious support to the idea of making heritable changes to the human genome in order to treat or prevent disease...
Gene testing in young patients may uncover 'cancer families'
More than half of patients with sarcoma, a rare cancer, have mutations that are known to increase the risk of other types of cancer...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Genetic risk scores could predict Alzheimer's
Researchers looking at multiple genes have developed risk scores that could identify those most likely to develop Alzheimer's disease in later life...
Video Review: What If My Neighbour's Kid Was Genetically Modified?
Paul Knoepfler's TEDx talk covers familiar ground — designer babies, segregation between 'natural' and GM children, unintended side effects, playing god, and eugenics all feature in his dystopian vision of a future involving genetically modified humans...
Osteoporosis drug touted as potential 'BRCA-blocker'
A drug currently used to treat osteoporosis in old age may help prevent breast cancer in women with a genetic predisposition for the disease...
Healthy lifestyle reduces risk of common breast-cancer genes
Researchers in the USA have found that following a healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer among certain women with a strong genetic disposition to the condition...
Lab in a lunch box
The development of a portable DNA laboratory for professionals and enthusiasts raises questions about how regulations can possibly protect consumers in this rapidly developing field...