Two new studies confirm that weight control is often the result of genetics, not willpower. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/health/genetics-weight-obesity.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Tag: Genetics and Heredity
Stanford Clears Professor of Helping With Gene-Edited Babies Experiment
Stephen Quake and two colleagues were found to have followed proper scientific protocol in their interactions with the Chinese researcher who did the work. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/health/stanford-gene-editing-babies.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Don’t Count on 23andMe to Detect Most Breast Cancer Risks, Study Warns
The DNA testing company, which has 10 million customers, misses nearly 90 percent of people with risky BRCA mutations. It says the criticism is overblown. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/health/23andme-brca-gene-testing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Trilobites: You Need Vitamin D to Live. How Could This Woman Survive With None in Her Blood?
She had a series of bone fractures, but when doctors did blood tests, the supplements she took for treatment were nowhere to be found. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/health/vitamin-d-bones.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Matter: Scott Kelly Spent a Year in Orbit. His Body Is Not Quite the Same.
NASA scientists compared the astronaut to his earthbound twin, Mark. The results hint at what humans will have to endure on long journeys through space. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/science/scott-mark-kelly-twins-space-nasa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Introducing the World’s First Gene-Edited Lizard
Scientists weren’t expecting him to look like this. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/us/crispr-albino-lizard.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
How Pain Tolerance and Anxiety Seem to Be Connected
An article about the case of a woman who feels little pain or anxiety raised many questions, such as: Do low-anxiety people seem to feel less pain? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/health/pain-anxiety-jo-cameron.html?partner=rss&emc=rss