Sentences with phrase «genetic health implications»

Not to mention possible genetic health implications and other problems.

The DNAffirm provides superficial contentment to dog owners who simply would like to know the specific breeds mixed into their dog without really having to go into full detail about possible genetic health implications and genetic markers.

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Two teams have independently discovered that a single regulatory protein acts as the master genetic switch that triggers the development of male and female sexual forms (termed gametocytes) of the malaria parasite, solving a long - standing mystery in parasite biology with important implications for human health.

In 2003, in «A vision for the future of genomics research,» Francis Collins — who was then the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health — and his co-authors encouraged collaboration between basic scientists and clinical scientists, and between life scientists and social scientists, to address the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic and genetic research and the resulting new technologies.

«Our findings also have important implications for mitochondrial diseases in humans, because this research significantly advances our understanding of how mitochondrial DNA mutations affect individuals and populations, and provides a potential mechanism to explain how different genetic variants may affect health,» Dr Rollins said.

«We're showing the biological underpinnings of these correlations, and understand whether genetic variation may make some people more or less susceptible to certain carcinogens in food, which may have future important implications for prevention and population health.»

Her work has led to advances in understanding the ethical aspects of physical and mental illness research, societal implications for genetic innovation, the role of stigma in health disparities, the impact of medical student and physician health issues and optimal approaches to fostering professionalism in medicine.

Cornell's genetic specialists provide information about inherited diseases, how they are passed from generation to generation, and the related health implications.