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Tag: Genetics

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Toward personalized cancer treatments

Posted on September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 by Sciworthy

Medical researchers developed a computational analysis technique, called VIPER, that can predict how cancer cells respond to drug…

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    Is there an optimal time of day to take cancer meds?

    Posted on February 3, 2025June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Scientists showed that some cancer medications work better when taken at a certain time of day. They suggested doctors combine optimal…

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      Gamers characterize human gut microbes

      Posted on November 18, 2024June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

      Researchers developed a video game that allows non-scientists to assist in analyzing genome sequences of microorganisms in the human…

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        Closing the diversity gap in genetic studies

        Posted on March 4, 2024June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

        Scientists developed a new statistical method to improve genome-wide studies of diseases and traits in people with diverse ancestries.

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          Are honey bees on the decline?

          Posted on January 16, 2023March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

          Scientists have observed lab honey bees are living 50% shorter lives than they were 50 years ago. As a result, commercial beehives and honey…

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            Can genes predict how severe your COVID-19 case would be?

            Posted on December 19, 2022January 12, 2023 by Sciworthy

            A type of coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2, causes the disease called COVID-19. This disease has caused a worldwide pandemic and made a…

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              Can genetics tell us if dog behavior really varies by breed?

              Posted on June 7, 2022June 25, 2025 by Hunter Dulay

              Dogs have been in our lives for at least 10,000 years. At first, dogs did not look like today’s common breeds — these appeared only…

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                Can dead fish still pass on their genes to a new generation?

                Posted on March 3, 2022October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

                Food producers and aquarium enthusiasts alike are interested in preserving rare breeds of fish. Fish such as platinum arowana and large…

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                  Mosquitos are more common in poorly kept-up neighborhoods

                  Posted on October 28, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  The team concluded, based on their data, that socioeconomic status is related to Aedes aegypti abundance within Puerto Rico’s urban…

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                    Who figured out the structure of DNA?

                    Posted on May 21, 2020October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

                    Today, we know DNA is where we get our traits. We know we inherit our DNA from our parents, and that our DNA contains genes. We know that we…

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