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The Warrior Gene: A Mirage?


Individuals with decreased levels of monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) activity display more aggressive tendencies; however, environmental stressors such as childhood abuse can magnify the effec...
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Genomes and Gynecology: Shedding Light on Endometriosis


Research QuestionWe hypothesize that genome-wide association studies (GWAS) can be a valuable tool to create screening for detecting the presence of genes linked to endometriosis risk var...
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Improving accuracy of coronary artery disease diagnosis with biomarker-based machine learning models


We hypothesize that by utilizing CatBoost and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), biomarker and electrocardiogram-based machine learning models can predict whether a patient has coronar...
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Completing the human reference genome one chromosome at a time


A person’s genome influences so much about their life: it can affect how they look, how they act, and their susceptibility to genetic diseases, among others. One of the reasons that we kn...
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Socioeconomic Status, Epigenetics, and Mental Health


Introduction Epigenetics is the study of changes in gene expression without altering the DNA sequence itself. Changes in gene expression can result from DNA methylation, which is when an...
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Can Genetically Engineered Bacteria Solve The Plastic Pollution Crisis?


Plastic is an innovation which has pervaded every aspect of modern life, but human dependence on plastic comes at a heavy price. Plastic remains in the environment for millenia, breaks do...