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The mitochondrial genome can help researchers map ancestry and better understand the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases.

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Discover Genetic Influences on the Immune Response

The Genetics Behind Immune Response Variability

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Sex Ratios at Birth Linked to Pollutants

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Genetic Variant Discovered in Amish Protects from Heart Disease

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Shane Campbell-Staton Dissects the Anthropocene

Study Tracks Geographical Gene Flow and Ancestry in the US

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African American Genomes Yield Insight into Slavery Practices

Neanderthal Ancestry in Europeans Unchanged for Last 45,000 Years

Ancient Andeans Had Novel Genetic Advantages to Adapt to Altitude

Geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza Dies

Study Finds Epigenetic Differences Between Hatchery-Raised and Wild-Born Salmon

Dragonfly is World-Record Flier

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Ancient DNA Elucidates Basque Origins

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The Iceman Cometh

An Open Invitation

In Evolution's Garden

Bridges for UK Water Voles

Genetics-Poverty Link Questioned

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The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Story: How Researchers Traced a Red-Meat Allergy to Ticks

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Fragments of Lyme Disease Bacteria Linked to Liver Dysfunction

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Advances in Automated RNA Library Preparation

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Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

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What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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Multiplexing PCR Technologies for Biopharmaceutical Research

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