Quiz Answers: Heritability Demystified
Congratulations to Monica P., the winner of our heritability quiz! Read on for the answers and to learn more about what we can say about nature vs. nurture.
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Variants Linked to Lung Cancer Might Also Raise Risk for COPD
A new discovery could someday help identify smokers at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. More than 12 million...
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How A Person Smokes Might Affect Lung Cancer Risk
For many common diseases, environment is far more important than genetics in determining whether a person will be affected. One of the best examples of this is lung cancer. Nearly...
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SNPwatch: One Variation, Many Cancers
SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may...
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Variants in Genes for Carcinogen Transporters Linked to Lung Cancer
When the toxins in cigarette smoke are inhaled, lung cells don’t just sit there and take it. A complex network of proteins is activated with every puff. The proteins break...
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SNPwatch: Environment also genetic?
Despite the success of genome-wide association studies, many experts rightly point out the need to remember that most common diseases have a significant environmental component.For example, cigarette smoking increases one’s...
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