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Politics Philosophized: We are all the same despite life differences

Max Ferrandino March 3, 2021
Regardless of who you identify as, you should realize you are the same as everyone else. Minute differences in external appearance or political ideology do not give you the right to judge, belittle or harm someone.
EDITORIAL: GeneSight test may help to alleviate mental health stigma

EDITORIAL: GeneSight test may help to alleviate mental health stigma

Editors October 5, 2015

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: someone you know struggles with mental health. And, if they don’t, they might suffer from something physical, such as arthritis, or migraines or back...

After analyzing the genomes of more than 250,000 subjects, researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have identified 400 different regions on the human genome related to height. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Children’s Hospital finds GIANT genetic numbers

Meagan Dawson October 16, 2014

Tall, short or somewhere in between, height’s numerical value never surpasses feet and inches. However, a study conducted by Boston Children’s Hospital found that the number of genes that comprise...

BU, MSU researchers zero in on genetic roots in butterflies

BU, MSU researchers zero in on genetic roots in butterflies

Becca DeGregorio September 18, 2014

All roads lead to Rome. Such a confident statement serves as the basis for the age-old biological theory commonly known as the “many roads” theory. Supporters of this theory believe that many random...

Researchers discover technique for new genome, improving biotechnology field

Daily Free Press Admin October 28, 2013

Recent developments in the field of synthetic biology show not only that can we produce life, but also that we can produce it exactly the way we want to. No, this doesn’t mean you can predetermine your...

Your genes: Off or on?

Daily Free Press Admin September 9, 2013

New MIT study brings researchers a step closer to effectively applying gene-controlling systems Being able to manipulate genes could revolutionize countless fields, which is why researchers around the...

The nice gene

Daily Free Press Admin April 16, 2012

By Kimberly Clark, Features Staff Writer If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Remember hearing that as a kid? It was the exhausted mantra of weary parents, school teachers...

Fitting into your jeans may be all about genes

Daily Free Press Admin April 10, 2012

According to the World Health Organization, more than one in 10 adults suffers from obesity and over 2.6 million people die from being obese and overweight every year. In many ways obesity has become a...

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