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  Ancient viral invaders: How sleeping DNA awakens to drive cancer

  studyfinds.org - StudyFinds Staff

  Researchers have shown that these viral remnants, far from being inert, can play a critical role in cancer's ability to survive and thrive.The post …

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  Modern Human DNA Contains Bits From All Over The Neanderthal Genome – Except The Y Chromosome. What Happened?

  iflscience.com

  Neanderthals, the closest cousins of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction some 30,000 years ago.Genetic studies …

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  This Rare Gene Variant Seems to Protect You From Alzheimer's Disease

  ScienceAlert - Carly Cassella

  A woman in Colombia with rare genetic resistance to Alzheimer's disease may have more company than scientists thought. Family members with just a …

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  The Human Y Chromosome Is Evolving Way Faster Than The X Chromosome

  iflscience.com

  For the first time, researchers have fully sequenced the sex chromosomes of non-human primates, revealing how the male-specific Y chromosome is …

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  BRAIN GAME I’ve got a copy of the terrifying ‘dementia gene’ – I’ve taken 5 steps to reduce my risk and you can too

  The US Sun - Jerome Burne

  IT'S over 20 years since I discovered I have the gene, APOE4, which has been linked to a raised risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Nearly a million …

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  'Fossil viruses' embedded in the human genome linked to psychiatric disorders

  Live Science - By Sahana Sitaraman

  Certain stretches of ancient viral DNA in the human genome may increase the chances of developing three neuropsychiatric disorders. Ancient viral DNA …