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Genes and the body
How genes work in the body and how they go wrong in disease. Genes are fundamental to human biology, but what do they do and how do they interact with the environment?
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Researchers at the University of Essex have shown that a genetic variant could make some people more sensitive to their emotional environment - and more susceptible to anxiety disorders - than others. 13/01/12 From Nature and nurture
The discovery of a gene that causes a form of hereditary spastic paraplegia may provide an important insight into what causes axons, the stems of our nerve cells, to degenerate in conditions such as multiple sclerosis. 10/01/12 From Genes and disease
A rare genetic disorder has given researchers a surprising insight into how the pancreas develops. The finding provides a clue to how it may be possible to 'programme' stem cells to become pancreatic cells. 12/12/11 From How the body works
Researchers in South-east Asia have identified two genetic variants associated with increased susceptibility to severe dengue. The study offers clues to how the body responds to dengue infection. 17/10/11 From Genes and disease
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The genome contains all the genes required to build and maintain the body. These processes are gradually being understood, often through research on other organisms.
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Studies of genetic differences between people and populations can shed light on what makes us individual and on the history and evolution of humans as a species.
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Genes can have a powerful impact on our health, sometimes directly - through chromosome or single gene disorders - or by influencing our susceptibility to disease.
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Are we the product of our genes or of the environment that surrounds us? Undoubtedly both.
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