gene
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In September, the first gene therapy to treat the condition in children was approved in the US.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
A major focus of Lin's research is the APOE4 gene variant, which is associated with a substantially increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
If you could find out if you had a gene that would cut your life short, would you?
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The connection between the two research projects became clear after Ma identified DHRS7 as the gene responsible for producing the enzyme involved in 5-oxoETE signaling.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
But what if real-world traits, such as height or skin color, were the result of not a single gene, with just two states—“tall” and “short,” “on” and “off”—but of multiple genes?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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As somebody that grew up in British Columbia around the Haida and the different tribes that come from there, it’s steeped in my genes to recognize that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
I adorn myself so loudly in my nationality that the first thing people see isn’t my father’s dominant Swiss genes, but a declaration of my true birthright.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Published in Science Advances, the findings provide a new picture of how prehistoric Europeans interacted, exchanged genes, and maintained populations through thousands of years of dramatic environmental change.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
This creates a brief opportunity for nanoparticles carrying the microRNAs to pass through the barrier and enter the brain, where they can act on genes involved in tumor growth.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
The revelation of the structure of DNA by Watson, Crick, Wilkins, and Franklin brought one journey of genes to its close, even as it threw open new directions of inquiry and discovery.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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