The Human Gene

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  Vanessa R

  

  What Weed and Cocaine Do to Memory

  VICE - Shayla Love

  "Your memory is really your identity. Your own history, your own desires, your own fears.” It’s well accepted that marijuana is associated with changes in memory, and the more you use, the more it could impede your ability to remember. But “memory” is not just one thing, or one process. Some studies …

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  Vanessa R

  

  Blue light emitted by smartphones and laptops accelerates blindness by making a molecule in our eyes toxic, according to a new study

  Business Insider - Lindsay Dodgson

  • A new study found that blue light can cause macular degeneration, one of the leading causes of blindness.• Blue light harms our vision by damaging the eye's retina, the researchers say.• The study found that blue light turns a molecule in the eye into a poison that kills photoreceptor cells, which do …

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  Vanessa R

  

  CRISPR pioneer wants to make an at-home test that detects disease

  Engadget - Mallory Locklear

  A credit card-sized tool could test for a wide range of infections and diseases. Biotech company Mammoth Biosciences is working on a simple, portable test that would give everyone, from healthcare professionals to just people at home, the ability to detect various diseases, infections and cancers …

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  Vanessa R

  

  The First "Cell-Free" CRISPR Tech Is Here To Personalize Cancer Treatment

  futurism.com - Kristin Houser

  A new CRISPR tool does what CRISPR-Cas9 can't. A single technology can help kill superbugs, slow cancer's growth, and potentially help us end world …

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  Vanessa R

  

  Scientists Find DNA Clues That Show How Humans Are Evolving Right Now

  ScienceAlert - Michelle Starr

  Evolution never really stops, so it stands to reason that we humans are still undergoing evolutionary changes. Now some researchers have figured out …

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  Vanessa R

  

  Scientists Just Unlocked the Catalyst for Cancerous Relapse

  futurism.com - Karla Lant

  "It is becoming increasingly clear that the immune system is at the core of the puzzle of how we can treat cancer more effectively." Cancer Relapse New …