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In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic ...

When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things - including a crucial event that happened while she was still growing inside her own mother's womb.

Scientists have recently unlocked the secrets of healthy longevity after conducting genetic studies on the world's oldest ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer. This allows bacteria to ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material in a process called horizontal gene transfer. Research by Professor ...

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Scientists have uncovered the genetic secrets behind the extraordinary 117-year life of Maria Branyas Morera, the world’s ...