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The magnificent tree frog (Litoria splendida) is normally green, but this mutant is blue J Barker/AWC A rare blue frog found in the Kimberley region of…
Two of the researchers and several study participants with Laron syndromeJaime Guevara-Aguirre and Bartel Longo People with rare genetic mutations that cause short stature and may…
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting millions of people worldwide. This disease affects the parts of the brain that control memory, thinking,…
About a quarter of Labradors have a mutation in the POMC gene that induces starvation.Charles Mann/Getty Images Labradors and flat-coated retrievers, two dog breeds, may be…
Researchers have discovered a unique case in a Colombian family where a woman with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease remained cognitively healthy due to a…