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Sciworthy

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Category: Medicine

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Short, Tall, or Average: It’s in Your DNA

Posted on February 12, 2017June 24, 2025 by Gina Misra

Genes are bundles of DNA that exist in your cells that affect how you look, grow, and age. Since the human genome was fully decoded in the…

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    A space-age rat cage helps NASA study health in low gravity

    Posted on March 27, 2016June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

    When the NASA Space Shuttle was flying, it carried a variety of scientific equipment for running experiments. One of these devices was an…

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      Evolutionary arms race via ancient viruses in primate evolution

      Posted on September 29, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      New findings by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, suggest that an evolutionary arms race between rival elements within…

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        Individual human microbe community linked to education and gender

        Posted on September 24, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        As scientists catalog the trillions of bacteria found in every nook and cranny of the human body, a new look by the University of Michigan…

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