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Are you a vegetarian? It could be all down to your genes, claims new study
BEING a vegetarian may be down to our genes, a study claims. Scientists found three “strongly linked” to the ability to stick to strict plant-based diets and 31 “potentially associated”. A study found genes ‘strongly linked’ and ‘potentially associated’ with the ability to stick to strict plant-based dietsGetty Several, including two of the top three, are involved in metabolism. The…
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Designer Vera Wang, 74, and her lookalike 30-year-old daughter WOW social media with their ‘ageless’ looks – as fans gush about their ‘unreal genes’
Vera Wang has once again left fans stunned with her youthful beauty as she celebrated her lookalike daughter’s 30 birthday – with social media users heaping praise on the pair’s ‘amazing genes’ while joking that they look like ‘twins’. The bridal wiz, 74, is known for holding the key to the fountain of youth – which she claims is vodka…
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Not so inconceivable after all! Scientists engineer 'virgin birth' in female fruit flies after tweaking just THREE genes – so could it be done in humans?
Babies born to women without men may have come a step closer after fruit flies were made to have virgin births by scientists. The first recorded case of a virgin birth in a crocodile earlier this year made headlines around the world – with crocodiles joining a host of animals including chickens, turkeys and Komodo dragons, which can give birth…
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As a pioneering research programme is launched to determine how children’s genes determine their physical and mental health, DR XAND VAN TULLEKEN explains how your little ones could become heroes just by spitting in a test tube
Would your family like to help make medical history and change the lives of millions for the better? Today, the world’s first national research programme into how children’s genes determine their physical and mental health is being launched by the NIHR BioResource, based at Cambridge University Hospitals — and I’m appealing for thousands of UK families to join. It’s ground-breaking…
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Dads’ DNA makes a baby greedy in the womb – while mum’s genes try to stop it from growing, study finds
A DAD’S DNA makes a baby greedy in the womb — while a mum’s genes try to stop it from growing, a study says. The father’s side forces a mother to release sugar and fat to a foetus while hers focuses on ensuring it is not too large to birth. Getty Growing babies get hungry due to their dad’s DNA,…
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