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An illustration of a white outline of an obese person. The adipose tissue is highlighted in yellow, the stomach in purple and the brain in red. A strand of DNA stretches from each of these organs, with one base in the strand highlighted in each to represent a mutation. This represents out precision medicine can be used to inform obesity diagnosis and treatment.
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Researchers are applying insights into the genetic variations and physiology of obesity to apply tailored interventions to patients to improve treatment outcomes.

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Researchers Develop Standards for Reporting Polygenic Risk Scores

Selecting Embryos for IQ, Height Not Currently Practical: Study

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Neuroscientist Rahul Desikan Dies

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Genetic Risk Score Developed for Obesity

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Brain-Computer Interface Advances Help Reconnect the Mind and Body

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Flawed Studies Linked Menopausal Hormone Therapy to Breast Cancer

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Publisher Investigates an Alleged Peer Review Extortion Attempt

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Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Optimizing NGS Library Preparation for Reliable Sequencing Data

Optimizing NGS Library Preparation for Reliable Sequencing Data

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Using TCR Repertoire Sequencing to Advance Immunology Research

Using TCR Repertoire Sequencing to Advance Immunology Research

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Mapping Clonal Mosaicism in Aging Tissues

Mapping Clonal Mosaicism in Aging Tissues

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