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Inferring human genomes at a fraction of the cost promises to boost biomedical research
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Inferring human genomes at a fraction of the cost promises to boost biomedical research

by  Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics From left to right: Robin Hofmeister, Diogo Ribeiro, Simone Rubinacci and Olivier Delaneau Credit: Delaneau Group Thousands of genetic markers have already been robustly associated with complex human traits, such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, obesity, or height. To discover these associations, researchers need to compare the genomes of many individuals at millions of...

Identical twins aren’t perfect clones, research shows
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Identical twins aren’t perfect clones, research shows

by Christina Larson  In this Saturday, June 18, 2005 file photo, identical twins Alf, left, and Sven Fehnhanhn, left background, 79, from Kassel, pose along with seven-month-old Luis Carl, right, und Albert Frank Millgramm, right background, during a twins’ meeting in Berlin. According to research published on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, identical twins are not exactly genetically...