Scientists said Monday they had found a handful of healthy people each carrying a genetic mutation that should have condemned them to crippling disease or death. The discovery, made by scanning the genomes of nearly…
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Obesity ‘master-switch’ in genes may be turned off: study
Scientists have identified a genetic master-switch that makes some people more prone to obesity than others, and research out Wednesday suggests it can be turned off, possibly leading to weight loss. So far, researchers have…
How much coffee you drink linked to genetics
Researchers have long known that your genetics influence the amount of coffee you consume. Is it just one cup or do you prefer to take eight or none at all? A genome-wide meta-analysis of 91,462…