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University of Oxford Professor Fritz Vollrath puts forth his “hot testicle hypothesis”. Vollrath suggests that elephants may carry more copies of p53 encoding genes due to an evolutionary mechanism that functions to protect sperm against harsh temperatures, but serendipitously offers cancer protection.
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Mashup Score: 0New Blood Test for Prostate Cancer Is 94% Accurate - 1 year(s) ago
A new blood test developed by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) can detect prostate cancer with 94% accuracy.
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A new study has found that a gene variant that causes a flush reaction after alcohol consumption also increases inflammation and impacts circulation. This finding could explain why individuals carrying this gene variant also have an increased risk of developing a common type of heart disease.
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Mashup Score: 0Genetic Evidence That Alcohol Accelerates Biological Aging - 2 year(s) ago
Researchers from Oxford Population Health have published results from a new genetic-based analysis which suggest that alcohol directly accelerates aging by damaging DNA in telomeres.
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#Genetic Evidence That Alcohol Accelerates Biological #aging https://t.co/XikOXMAmJZ #Alcohol consumption and #telomere length: #Mendelianrandomization clarifies alcohol’s effects https://t.co/uUB6T4GFFg "alcohol dose is important –even reducing drinking could have benefits." https://t.co/OSaKHLMdaH
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Mashup Score: 0What’s Hot in Synthetic Biology Right Now? - 2 year(s) ago
In this opinion piece, Eric Rhodes, CEO of ERS Genomics, shares his roundup of some of the most exciting innovations in synthetic biology right now.
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A new study has evidenced the epigenetic differences between groups of type 2 diabetes patients, highlighting the need for personalized treatment strategies.
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#Epigenetic Differences Exist Between Different Groups of Type 2 #Diabetes Patients https://t.co/jOX53NcgiB #PM101 #methylation Novel Subgroups of #T2D Display Different Epigenetic Patterns, Which Associate With Future #Diabetic Complications @ADA_Pubs https://t.co/uypcj4J96A https://t.co/UCaoJQ1D9v
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Mashup Score: 0Dog Breed Is Not an Accurate Way to Predict Behavior - 2 year(s) ago
A new study that combined genome sequences from over 2,000 dogs with survey data from a further 18,000 pooches has come to a conclusion that upends over a century of established thinking on dog behavior, finding that a dog’s breed contributes little to its behavioral tendencies.
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Mashup Score: 1Genes That May Trigger Heart Attack Identified in New Study - 2 year(s) ago
The 162 genes that are likely to cause coronary heart disease have been identified and ranked in order of impact on heart health.
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A new study by researchers at University College London suggests that an anti-viral gene, OAS1, might contribute to the observed association between Alzheimer’s disease and COVID-19 risk.
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Mashup Score: 1A Coronavirus Epidemic Took Place 20,000 Years Ago - 3 year(s) ago
A collaborative research study has analyzed genetic data from the 1000 Genomes Project and discovered that a coronavirus epidemic occurred in East Asia over 20,000 years ago. The study is published in Current Biology.
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Hot Testicle Hypothesis May Explain Why Elephants Evolved Anti-Cancer TP53 Genes https://t.co/tNOwmSvcB0