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Scientists have modified #yeast cells into a #biosensor that can sense the presence of #Cannabis, by making the yeast glow when it successfully detects one.
This is taken a step further by embedding the biosensor into a #portable device's #camera to track down its activity.

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This opens the doors to the possibility of developing #drugs for treating people with #muscular #dystrophy and other muscle-destroying conditions.

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The #scientific literature is filled with instances of #genes that can grant us #superhuman #strength.
The #MSTN gene mutation boosts #muscle #mass in the body, which normally limits its excess growth.
This mutation adds twice the amount of normal muscle mass in the individual.

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It is often said that stressful situations can make you a #Warrior or a #Worrier.
The response to stress comes from the genes #COMT and #BDNF. The gene #COMT affects our performance under #pressure while #BDNF plays the role of #resilience in stress.
#genetics #stress #layoffs

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The age-old condition #heartattack is not only for #elderly #people these days.
#Heartattacks among #young people have been on the rise which is predominantly due to the #sedentary #lifestyle along with predisposing #genetic factors that widely remain #undiagnosed.

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The toughest substance of the human body, the #ToothEnamel can itself have a tough time.
#Amelogenesis #imperfecta is a #congenital #tooth #disorder that involves the enamel's #abnormal formation, making the #tooth prone to breakage.

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A mother's dietary fat during #pregnancy is linked with the offspring's #brain development. Studies have shown that high-fat diets trigger the immune cells in the developing #brain of males to overconsume #serotonin, leading to #disorders like #depression .
#Mentalhealth

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Beneficial evolutionary mutation.

A #gene called #ApoA1M encodes a #protein that removes #cholesterol from the walls of #arteries and works as an #antioxidant to prevent #inflammation associated with #arteriosclerosis.
#Cardiology #strokeawareness #health

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The use of #SanitaryPads containing absorptive agents such as #Dioxin has been linked to the incidence of #genital cancer, because #Dioxin can accumulate in the body and impact the #reproductiveorgans, potentially leading to #cervical or #ovarian #Cancer.
#health #Awareness

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We all like playful danger. Like we allow grown homo sapiens from #SaudiArabia get eviscerated from #Argentina on international national television, today

That is legal.

But drinking isn't?

#Messi #Argentina #Saudi

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The biggest sports event in the #globe has become less entertaining for the spectators this year.
The host nation for #FIFAWorldCup2022 , #Qatar, has decided to #ban #alcoholic beverages in and around the #stadium premises.

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Certainly, there have been mixed reactions, but what if this decision has helped to reduce the health-related conditions due to #alcohol consumption which otherwise, might have led to #liver #cirrhosis and #cancer?
#health #cancer #football #alcohol #awareness

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Mutation in #laminA gene causes #Progeria.
Heart problem, stroke are the leading cause of death due to progeria.
#geneticdisorder #genomics #health

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#Progeria also known as #HutchinsonGilfordSyndrome, is a rare, progressive, #genetic disorder that causes #children to #age rapidly beginning in their first two years of life.
#Genomics #health #geneticdisorder

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#Ricin, a highly #noxious #protein extracted from the seed of #castor plant, was used as a #biological weapon in #WorldWar1 by the United States.
Inhaling or injecting #Ricin can destroy the building systems(#ribosomes) leading to high #fever and #death.
#Genomics #protein

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The #Usher #syndrome causes #deafness and an #eye disease called #retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

#Abnormal gene #MYO7A #inherited from father and mother. This altered #gene affects the child in #pregnancy. Its affects both males and females.

#Genomics #MYO7A #deafblindness

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#Ectatomin is a #protein #toxin from the #venom of an #ant that is capable of changing cell membrane's #electric #potential rapidly and leading to cell #death .
The #toxin creates #pores on the membrane, allowing the #ions to exchange which leads to a sudden #voltage change.

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#Resistance in #E.coli
The #structure of a #protein can expel #toxic molecules from the #cells of #bacteria .
#Protein in #E.coli aids #bacteria in developing #resistance to multiple #antibiotics .
#Genomics #protein #bacteria #Antimicrobialresistance

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Similar to cattle, the prions cause #CreutzfeldtJakob disease in #humans making the #brain look #spongy under the microscope.

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#Mad #cow #disease is a progressive #neurological #disorder that makes cows violent.

#Prions, which are #proteinaceous #infectious particles, cause this disease by #folding #proteins into an #abnormal state.
#protein #bovine #mentalretardation #health