Qatar leads the way in mapping genetic risk factors for the Arab population
Despite making up around 400 million of the global population, Middle Eastern populations have been under-represented in genomic studies — until now...
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Heritability
The extent to which a particular trait is inherited. Studies of heritability typically estimate the proportion of observed variation in a particular trait (for example, height) that can be attributed to inherited genetic factors in contrast to environmental ones.
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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.
Event Review: Hacking Darwin - Genetic engineering and the future of humanity
Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity, an event by London Futurists, was held online on 16 May...
Improved base-editors advance CRISPR based genome editing
Refined base editing techniques that appear to reduce off-target effects may improve the accuracy of future gene therapies, according to new research...
Book Review: The Human DNA Manual — Understanding your genetic code
DNA-themed products are becoming increasingly common within the consumer marketplace, however, genetic literacy within the general population is typically poor which may make it difficult for potential customers to scrutinise these products with a discerning eye...
The potential use of CRISPR to treat disease is gaining momentum
Promising results from clinical trials give hope for using CRISPR genome editing to treat various heritable diseases and cancer in humans...
Post-traumatic stress disorder has genetic component
Developing post-traumatic stress disorder following traumatic events has a strong genetic component, a new study shows...
Human germline is 'not inviolable', says German ethics council
The German Ethics Council has stated that intervention in the human germline - that is, DNA inherited by children from their parents - 'is not inviolable' when it comes to potential interventions...
First genes linked to ADHD discovered
A study of 55,000 people has found the first regions of the genome linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
Long life has little to do with genetics
Your genetics may have less impact on how long you will live than previously thought, according to research using family trees consisting of more than 400 million individuals...
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.
Aggressive prostate cancer gene identified
Finnish researchers have identified two possible mutations in one gene that are both correlated with prostate cancer...