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What solvents do you believe would be most effective in changing HiPSC’s into islets of langerhans

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Its was proven that Down Syndrome affects children born of older women, but why is it that nowadays, younger women

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Do you think alternate universes exist and what do you think of Einstein’s “String Theory”?

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if you can find a way to cure cancer what will you do and who will you test it.

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if a mother doesn’t have enough of a certain vitamin in her body can that pass onto her baby?

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Is using recombinant DNA the most successful way in making insulin

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Are freckles hereditary

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is there a blood type that makes you less prone to diseases?

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If you have one extra chromosome you’re Down syndrome so what happens if you have one less chromosome if that is

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is raynauds genetic? is it a recessive trait?

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if conjoined twins share the same DNA do they still have 23 chromosomes or 46 since they’re joined together?

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Genes Zone

A section of DNA | Image: Richard Wheeler

A gene is a set of instructions for making a particular protein. The instructions are written in DNA, which is a very, very, long molecule. All living things depend on genes, and all of the DNA in one of your cells has the instructions for making a person. Each cell in the human body contains about 25,000 to 35,000 genes. They carry the information that determines the features or characteristics that are passed on to you — or inherited — from your parents.

In the Genes Zone there is one scientist experimenting on an immune cell which can be used to treat multiple sclerosis, one exploring the possible impact of new technologies such as gene-editing, and another researching new ways to treat breast cancer. Another scientist studies natural antibiotics produced by animals, another looks at how our DNA can change the way our brains work and another finds DNA fingerprints using animal poo!

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