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Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops and how you ...
People with cancer have different amounts of a type of repetitive DNA - called Alu elements - than people without cancer. Now, machine learning can measure that from a blood draw. Researchers at the ...
Dr. Jeannine Gerhardt, an assistant professor of stem cell biology in obstetrics and gynecology and in reproductive medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has received a five-year, $2.1 million grant ...
Johan Jakobsson is professor of neuroscience at the Lund University Faculty of Medicine, where he leads the Laboratory of Molecular Neurogenetics. His lab is affiliated with the Lund Stem Cell Center, ...
Biological arms races are commonplace in nature. Cheetahs, for example, have evolved a sleek body form that lends itself to rapid running, enabling them to feast upon similarly speedy gazelles, the ...
Robertsonian chromosomes (ROB) are a type of structurally variant chromosome that is created when two chromosomes fuse together to form an unusual bond. Found commonly in nature, these chromosomes are ...
Stem cells sent to the ISS return with signs of accelerated aging, revealing key risks for future space travel.