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Brain Markers of Resilience Linked to Genetic Risk

Scienmag

Additionally, expanding the genetic analysis to include epigenetic modifications and gene expression profiles could enrich understanding of the molecular cascades underpinning resilience.

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Ancient Lost Sea Leaves Its Mark on Global Soft Coral Diversity

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Their meticulous work, spanning more than twenty years and involving the genetic analysis of over 4,400 museum specimens, challenges long-standing assumptions about soft coral diversity and their biogeographical patterns across the Indo-Pacific.

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Decoding Barcodes Reveals the Earliest Blueprints of Our Cellular Origins

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Spearheaded by Professor Shalin Naik and Dr. Tom Weber, the team has unveiled a revolutionary technology known as LoxCode, a high-resolution genetic barcoding system capable of tracing every cell’s ancestry within a living organism.

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Researchers Suggest Placenta and Hormone Levels in the Womb Played Key Role in Human Evolution

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Ongoing advancements in organoid technology, genetic analysis, and cross-species endocrinology promise to enrich our understanding of how pregnancy’s subtle biochemical variations have sculpted the neural circuits foundational to human thought, culture, and social life.

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New Study Challenges the Idea of ‘Incestuous Royalty’ in Neolithic Ireland

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Keywords : Human remains, Prehistoric archaeology, Neolithic Ireland, Passage tombs, Genetic analysis, Social equality, Newgrange, Archaeological interpretation

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Genetic analysis can reduce adverse drug reactions by 30%

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A European collaboration involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet suggests that a genetic analysis prior to drug therapy could significantly reduce suffering and health care costs. Patients can experience 30% fewer serious adverse reactions if their drugs are tailored to their genes, reports a study published in The Lancet.

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Genetic analysis of ancient massacre reveals instance of indiscriminate killing

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Credit: Novak et al, 2021, PLOS ONE (CC-BY 4.0, [link] Genetic analysis provides clarity and also prompts further questions around an ancient massacre in Poto?ani,