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New insights from the 1000 Genomes Project provide most complete view to date of human genetic variation
Completed in 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the first sequence of the human genome, albeit based on DNA from a small ...
Time to ditch splitting the bill? Paying for a close friend could actually make you happier
When an outing calls for upfront payment, such as admission to the cinema, a play or a theme park, the question of who covers ...
Newly discovered 'sixth sense' links gut microbes to the brain in real time
In a breakthrough that reimagines the way the gut and brain communicate, researchers have uncovered what they call a ...
Extracellular matrix pathway emerges as treatment target for pediatric cancer
Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have discovered a key difference between the two main types of ...
Patients' own autoantibodies may hold key to boosting cancer immunotherapy response
A new study has revealed that autoantibodies—immune proteins traditionally associated with autoimmune disease—may profoundly ...
Floating babies, cosmic radiation and zero-gravity birth: What space pregnancy might actually involve
As plans for missions to Mars accelerate, so do questions about how the human body might cope. A return trip to the red planet would give more than enough time for someone to become pregnant and even ...