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Matching drugs to DNA is ‘new era of medicine’ | BBC News
By James Gallagher, Health and science correspondent, Published March 29, 2022 We have the technology to start a new era in medicine by precisely matching drugs to people’s genetic code, a major report says. Some drugs are completely ineffective or become deadly because of subtle differences in how our bodies function. The British Pharmacological Society…
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Origin review: A genetic history of the Americas | New Scientist
By Michael Marshall, 26 January 2022 WHO were the first people to reach the Americas? When did they get there, and how? These are among the most mysterious questions in prehistory, and have long been studied using traditional archaeology: bones, artefacts and so on. In recent years, however, the field has been revolutionised by genetic…
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As little as 1.5% of our genome is ‘uniquely human’ | Live Science
The rest is shared with ancient human relatives such as Neanderthals. By Rachael Rettner – Senior Writer 2 days ago Less than 10% of your genome is unique to modern humans, with the rest being shared with ancient human relatives such as Neanderthals, according to a new study. The study researchers also found that the…
