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DO YOU FEEL THE BURN? THE SCIENCE BEHIND YOUR SPICE TOLERANCE
New research shows that genetics and personality play a much bigger role in our spice tolerance than the taste receptors on our tongues.
EVERY TOOLBOX NEEDS A JELLYFISH
GFP: A Valuable Tool that Resulted From Combining Fascination, Beauty and Science Together
CANCER GENETICS & EPIGENETICS
Cancer is inherently a genetic disease. Within our bodies, there is an ongoing biological battle between two categories of genes with opposing functions. On one side, there are cancer-causing genes. But on the other side, there are genes responsible for preventing this illness from arising in the first place. Read on to learn more about the genetic mechanisms behind cancer.
THE GHOSTS IN YOUR GENOME: HOW RETROVIRUSES INFLUENCE YOUR DEVELOPMENT
Most of your genome doesn’t code for proteins, but for viruses. Here we discuss their roles in controlling some basic aspects of human development.