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Mitochondrial disease: Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

Facebook Tweet Email Link London AP  —  Eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental…

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Common genetic mutation increases the risk of dementia in men

About one man in 36 carries two copies of a tiny change in the HFE gene and that detail can…

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Fatal genetic disorder treated by replacing the brain’s immune cells

Microglia are specialised immune cells in the brain Science Photo Library/Alamy Replacing the brain’s immune cells pauses the progression of…

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Child walks again after receiving experimental treatment for rare genetic condition – STAT

Child walks again after receiving experimental treatment for rare genetic condition  STAT Coenzyme Q headgroup intermediates can ameliorate a mitochondrial encephalopathy  Nature…

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Harlequin ichthyosis: The rare genetic disease that gives babies hard ‘scales’

Disease name: Harlequin ichthyosis, also called ichthyosis fetalis and harlequin baby syndrome Affected populations: This genetic condition affects an estimated…

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How might society react to babies with two genetic fathers?

“All hell will break loose, politically and morally, all over the world.” So said James Watson, the Nobel prize-winning co-discoverer…

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Self-reported race, ethnicity don't match genetic ancestry in the U.S.: study – Hacker News

Self-reported race, ethnicity don’t match genetic ancestry in the U.S.: study  Hacker News Massive NIH study challenges use of race as…

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This Genetic ‘Trick’ Helped the Black Death Linger for Centuries – Gizmodo

This Genetic ‘Trick’ Helped the Black Death Linger for Centuries  Gizmodo One of the world’s most notorious pathogens has survived for…

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Black Death Plague Bacterium Became Less Fatal thanks to Just One Genetic Tweak

Black Death Plague That Killed Millions Became Less Fatal because of This Genetic Tweak Reducing the copies of one gene…

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Sperm donor with rare genetic mutation fathered 67 children. Ten now have cancer, prompting calls for reform – CNN

Sperm donor with rare genetic mutation fathered 67 children. Ten now have cancer, prompting calls for reform  CNN Sperm from cancer-risk…

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