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You’re Practically Guaranteed to Get Alzheimer’s If You Have This Genetic Variant
A team of scientists seems to have discovered a previously hidden genetic cause of Alzheimer’s. In a new study Monday, the researchers found strong evidence that people carrying two copies of a genetic variation already tied to Alzheimer’s risk are practically destined to develop the neurodegenerative disorder as they get older. As much as 2%…
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A Woman Barely Feels Pain and Heals Rapidly. Scientists Are Unravelling Her Weird Genetics
Scientists are starting to crack the mystery behind one woman’s pain-free life. In new research, a team in the UK dove deep into the genetic make-up of Jo Cameron, a woman in Scotland with a rare mutation that leaves her practically incapable of experiencing physical and emotional pain. Among other things, the team found that…
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Adorable, Highly Inbred Land Parrots Are Somehow Genetically Thriving
Flightless, ungainly, and famously bad at sex, the critically endangered kākāpō of New Zealand — the world’s heaviest parrots — are in surprisingly good genetic health after 10,000 years of inbreeding, according to new research.
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Denmark to Cull Mink Population After Finding Coronavirus Mutation That Spread to Humans
Denmark is taking aggressive action to stop the spread of coronavirus outbreaks on mink farms that have now seemingly jumped back into humans. On Wednesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that farm workers have contracted infections with strains of the virus that contain a mutation first found in infected minks — a mutation that…