Some of the same mutations allowing humans to fend off deadly infections also make us more prone to certain inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, such as Crohn’s disease. Researchers describe how …read more Source:: Science
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Combination of three gene mutations results in deadly human heart disease
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•Scientists believe that more common forms of disease may be the result of a combination of more subtle genetic mutations that act together. Now researchers have used technological advances to …read more Source:: Science
PCB pollution threatens to wipe out killer whales
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•More than 40 years after the first initiatives were taken to ban the use of PCBs, the chemical pollutants remain a deadly threat to animals at the top of the …read more Source:: Science
Researchers predict risk for common deadly diseases from millions of genetic variants
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•A research team reports a new kind of genome analysis that could identify large fractions of the population who have a much higher risk of developing serious common diseases, including …read more Source:: Science
Mystery of raging black hole beams penetrated
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•They are nature’s very own Death Star beams – ultra-powerful jets of energy that shoot out from the vicinity of black holes like deadly rays from the Star Wars super-weapon. …read more Source:: Science
Supercomputer simulations confirm observations of 2015 India/Pakistan heat waves
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•New evidence of human influence on extreme weather events. After examining observational and simulated temperature and heat indexes, the research team concluded that two separate deadly heat waves that occurred …read more Source:: Science
Deadly snakes ‘milked’ to create potent new anti-venom
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•LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND / KADUNA, NIGERIA – The puff adder is one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most deadly snakes. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews