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In his famous 1859 book On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin described the Tree of Life, noting that evolutionary descent has “sometimes been represented by a great tree.” Generations of scientists have been connecting branches between species with a …
Y chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA – A new frontier of genetic ancestry Read More »
Introduction to SARS The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) emerged in 2003 in China. An epidemic followed, spreading across 26 countries and infecting over 8000 people before the virus was contained. The typical symptoms of SARS are similar to …
The Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) For the past few months, the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 that causes the disease COVID-19), which emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, has been making headlines as a rapidly evolving public health threat. To date, …
It is estimated that 350 million people worldwide suffer from one of 7,000 rare diseases, which are diseases that affect fewer than 200,000 patients. Approximately 50% of people affected are children. Typically, it takes five to seven years to diagnose …
A new study says that genetics affects household income, but the evidence is not as clear as it sounds. What the research says (and doesn’t say) The researchers conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) that looked for genetic variants that …
More than 15 years ago, the Human Genome Project produced a single human genome at a cost of over $3 billion. Since then, exponentially decreasing costs have enabled researchers to sequence the genomes of hundreds of thousands of people. Today, …
From one to millions – the age of population genomics Read More »
We live in an age of ever-increasing data. In just about every field imaginable, data is being generated at a mind-blowing pace. Luckily, this data isn’t simply sitting around collecting dust, but instead, it’s being mined for meaningful insights that …
When the successful sequencing of the human genome was first announced in early 2003, many thought that this would revolutionize how we understand health and disease. Through this decade-long effort that cost nearly $3 billion, scientists had painstakingly identified the …
G-what?: An introduction to the genome-wide association study (GWAS) Read More »
The Loneliness Epidemic Humans are social creatures. Whether from missing out on that concert it seems like everyone is posting pictures of, moving to a new job in a new city, or following the death of a loved one, we’ve …
Edited by Christina Swords, Ph.D. A genetic look at lefties If spiral-bound notebooks, scissors, and can openers are your mortal enemies, than chances are you are left-handed. Yes, lefties understand — often from painful first-hand experience, pardon the pun — …
