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Natural variation
Natural, or genetic, variation is the occurrence of naturally occurring differences in DNA sequence between individuals of the same species. Natural variation arises as a result of random mutations which are passed from parent to offspring. Examples of natural variation among the human population include hair color, freckles, and blood type.
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AUG 12, 2016Space & Astronomy
Scientists are always out to learn more about how our Solar System formed, the only problem is, we don’t have a ti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 13, 2016Cancer
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Until recently astronomers thought only a small percentage of stars have strong magnetic fields, but a new way to probe ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
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Could the epigenome provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation?
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Some people learn a new skill right away, while others cannot. What is it about their brains that accounts for the varia ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
An international research project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservation ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 30, 2015Neuroscience
French prosecutors have reported that first officer Andreas Lubitz appeared to want to destroy the aircraft carrying 149 ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 24, 2015Earth & The Environment
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Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated the first-ever recording of optically ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 16, 2015Cancer
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A first-of-its-kind study shows that who we inherit genetic variants from - our mother or father - is crucial for the de ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
AUG 12, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Scientists are always out to learn more about how our Solar System formed, the only problem is, we don’t have a ti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 13, 2016
Cancer
People with ginger hair, pale skin, and plenty of freckles usually know they can’t stay out in the sun for very lo
...
JUN 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work published in Molecular Psychiatry now reports an association of CNV and schizophrenia. In collaboration wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
There’s a new hot vitamin on scientists’ minds right now, but it’s one not many people may be familiar
...
MAY 29, 2016
Plants & Animals
Will the oceans one day run out of the oxygen that marine life relies on to survive? Experts seem to think so. In a rece
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a serious public health problem. Figuring out how antibiotic resistance genes disperse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2016
Microbiology
The human microbiome, the subject of a relatively new field of research attracting intense interest, has primarily been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2016
Cancer
Scientists say they’re now closer than ever to personalized treatment for breast cancer after identifying a compre
...
APR 27, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system due to heat clouds that surround the planet that keep the temperature ov
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 23, 2016
Cardiology
To reduce risk of heart attack, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle are clear. But genetics can still stack the deck. A
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Until now scientists have believed the variations in traits that exist along a continuum—height, skin color, tende
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 25, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
More than half of “standard farmed pigs” infected with African Swine Fever die, but their warthog and bushpi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 16, 2016
Immunology
Human immune systems vary based on multiple characteristics including genetics, gender, obesity, and age, with the latte
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 06, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Until recently astronomers thought only a small percentage of stars have strong magnetic fields, but a new way to probe
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
APR 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Scientists have long suspected that respiratory viruses - the sort that cause common colds or bronchitis - play a critic
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Could the epigenome provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation?
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 15, 2015
Neuroscience
Some people learn a new skill right away, while others cannot. What is it about their brains that accounts for the varia
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 15, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
An international research project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservation
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 30, 2015
Neuroscience
French prosecutors have reported that first officer Andreas Lubitz appeared to want to destroy the aircraft carrying 149
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 24, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Many strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than archaea, primitive single-celled bacteria-like micro
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 19, 2015
Technology
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated the first-ever recording of optically
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 16, 2015
Cancer
Scientists have discovered 15 previously unknown genetic ‘hot-spots' that can increase a woman's risk of developing brea
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 09, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A first-of-its-kind study shows that who we inherit genetic variants from - our mother or father - is crucial for the de
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke