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Genetic pathways explain why some people grow tall and others stay short
A landmark review in Nature Reviews Genetics dissects the rare and common genetic variants that shape human height. The paper ...
There's Now a Third Way to Inherit Traits That Isn’t Your DNA or RNA, Scientists Say
Scientists at the University of Toronto studying the hermaphroditic worm Caenorhabditis elegans found that amyloid-like ...
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Breakthrough DNA Analysis Reveals Everyone on Earth Shares Genes from Two Ancient Populations
In a nutshell All modern humans share DNA from two ancient populations that split 1.5 million years ago and reunited through interbreeding about 300,000 years ago. The genetic mixture is approximately ...
Nuclear DNA testing at issue in Gilgo Beach murder case. Here's what it is.
The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward trial, but Rex Heuermann's attorneys are challenging something called nuclear DNA testing​​.
Geneticist says techniques for analyzing DNA in case of alleged Gilgo serial killer Rex Heuermann are 'widely accepted'
Heuermann's defense team has sought to bar from trial the DNA results from rootless hairs found at six of the seven crime ...