Genes disrupt our sleep
Genes are believed to be largely responsible for sleep problems. Lifestyle is therefore not the only risk factor.Consuming exciting foods ...
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Smoking permanently modifies our DNA
The cigarettes can leave a lasting imprint on human DNA, altering up to 7,000 genes, or one-third of known human ...
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Down’s syndrome: DNA tests would be more reliable than amniocentesis
© istockThe analysis of fetal DNA circulating in the mother's blood would be more convincing than amniocentesis for the detection ...
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400,000-year-old human DNA: an “exciting” discovery
The discovery of the DNA of a 400,000-year-old human in a Spanish cave could allow us to piece together the ...
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400,000-year-old DNA reveals its secrets
The DNA of a 400,000-year-old human has been reconstructed from a bone found in a cave. An exploit that could ...
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A second code in the DNA
© iStockThis is a major discovery that should turn the understanding of genetic mutationsand related diseases. THE'Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) cells ...
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Nobel Prize for Chemistry: DNA repair mechanism awarded
© istockThere wouldn't be all of these life forms on Earth if deoxyribonucleic acid, known as DNA, breaks down irreparably ...
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Radiation: how scanners damage our DNA
© ThinkstockDo you know CT scans? This is normal: behind this barbaric name hides in fact a medical imaging technique ...
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Working at night disrupts our DNA
© iStockPhotoTo work on the effects of jet lag, researchers at the University of Surrey in Britain delayed the bedtime ...
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AIDS: what if, like the koala, we integrate the virus into our DNA?
© iStockFrench researchers from Inserm declare, in a study published today in the journal Clinical Microbiology and Infection, that we ...
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Cancer: it leaves a visible imprint on DNA
© isak55Cancer would leave its "signature" on the DNA molecule, reveals a study from the University School of Medicine in ...
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Alcohol: drinking on weekends damages the DNA of young adults
© iStockAccording to the figures of World Health Organization320,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 29 die from ...
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US plans to sequence all babies’ DNA
Sequencing the genome of all newborns could become a routine test in the United States. A research project is launched ...
Read moreMitochondrial diseases
Mitochondrial diseases are a set of inherited deficits in oxidative phosphorylation responsible for a lack of oxygen consumption and energy ...
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How scientists make DNA talk
The latest genetic expertise has not clarified the case of little Grégory. But these analyzes show that science has made ...
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The oldest woman in the world carried 400 genetic mutations
Researchers have analyzed the blood of a supercentenary and have detected 400 genetic mutations. A valuable discovery for scientists. Hendrikje ...
Read moreDNA tests are proliferating on the internet
France is considering market regulation, the first step of which is the official validation of these tests, accompanied by information ...
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