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Is fatigue more due to lifestyle choices rather than genetics?

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 7 Oct 24

We all get tired after certain activities or a day’s activities. The reasons behind fatigue are complex and depends on number of factors. Generally, fatigue is attributed to bodily functions and genetics. However, these days...

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Notes On Genetics & John Carter Cash

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 31 Oct 23

Dear everyone, I hope you all are doing well. I couldn't sleep, so decided to be productive and write. I was reading earlier about John Carter Cash, son of late country music icon John R. "Johnny" Cash. I couldn't help noticing...

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Genetics and social distancing.

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 16 Nov 21

People often scream that why should they stay indoors and how long can they go on with this social distancing in the pandemic. Well genes of the virus explain it very well. The green highlighted alphabets that you see in the...

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What Are Your Thoughts About Musicians and Their Groupies?

MarleneAM @MarleneAM (293) 27 Sep 21

Wow. Until I watched the video posted below, my idea of a rock 'n roll groupie was pretty mild compared to the overview of some of the most famous groupies that I have never heard of, but, apparently, they made history as being...

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Colorado Shooter is Bald Because of Genetics

Nate @NateB11 (816) • United States 24 Mar 21

I don't care what anyone says, the Colorado shooter is bald because of genetics. I bet his grandfather on his mother's side is bald as an eagle. I was thinking about income inequality, student loan debt and people racked with...

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Fahr's Syndrome

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 26 Feb 21

Hello all, I was reading earlier about something called "Fahr's Syndrome". From what I read, it can mimic Schizophrenia. It is said to be a rare ailment, usually with some hereditary link. I do have to wonder if it really...

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What did your parents pass on to you?

Bill McAlpine @ScotMac (1335) • Edinburgh, Scotland 16 Jan 20

I don't mean what they left you in a will I mean what genetic characteristics did they give you? Was it something you are glad to have inherited - perfect teeth or good looks? Or is it something you would rather not have had - a...

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colitis:or,i didn't want to eat that anyway..

scarlet_woman @scarlet_woman (23463) • United States 5 Nov 18

and i promised myself i wouldn't make another crappy discussion.. colitis is one of those wonderful things you occasionally inheirit from your parents messed up combo of bad genes.. and they can't seem to...

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Beautiful~

Shubhu @shubhu3 (36463) • New Delhi, India 18 Sep 18

Life is all about achieving your dreams and when your passion becomes your dream and you start following it, then there can be nothing more magnificent than this. My closest buddy Rohit used to love studying Genetics during his...

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The Olesen Family

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 27 Apr 18

he Olesen family of Elgin, Illinois have had a strange relationship with lightning. Since 1899 ten members of the family have been struck and two of them have died. The family believed that this attraction may have something to do...

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Trisomy 18

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 24 Apr 18

I found out my first grandchild may have trisomy 18. This is a condition where chromosomes are duplicated. It is usually fatal and if babies do survive the pregnancy they may not survive long after birth or be severely disabled.

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You might be more Viking and / or Anglo Saxon than you think.

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 3 Feb 18

Came across reference to this article on facebook and am perusing said article now. It appears new scientific (last month) evidence has been analyzed and the Northern Irish (or those who can claim ancestral ties) could have more...

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Do You Think That Some Humans Have Alien DNA?

Joseph Victor Milford @JoeMilford (11) 3 Oct 17

A friend of mine was recently telling me that some of us who have a certain blood type or genetic traits have alien DNA. I thought this was funny, but interesting. Any thoughts?

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Irish people aren't descended from the celts?

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 22 Jun 17

I am still in the middle of reading the article but know that this is going to be interesting to several of us here on mylot. So here I am sharing it. Article suggests that Ancient Ireland was settled by people of Northern Spain...

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Researchers Discover New Human Ancestor, Recessive Gene

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 24 Feb 17

After years of exhaustive research, paleo-anthropologists have identified a new human ancestor that appears to have passed on its genes to certain children in middle school. This gene appears to control the level of energy and...

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Genetics Lab

CaseyL @CaseyRoss9966 (4056) • United States 26 Jan 17

The third week of the second-semester class started on Monday. I am taking a genetics class this semester and so far I am enjoying it. It is a lot more in depth then the description of the class gives it so I was a little...

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The Exhausted Educator Writes Again

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 21 Mar 16

You can tell we are only a week away from Spring Break here in my school district. The students seem to have decided they are already on break and we teachers are simply there to babysit them until the parents can be forced to...

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Did you know that coyotes, wolves, and your beloved Fifi can mate?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 10 Nov 15

I heard a report on the radio yesterday that surprised me. Coyotes, wolves, and dogs are genetically similar enough that they can all mate. Apparently, many animals we think of as coyotes or wolves are actually hybrids. On the...

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Did you hear the story of the man who was his own child’s uncle?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 7 Nov 15

This sounds like a joke, but really truth is stranger than fiction. A couple in America wanted a child and things didn’t seem to be working out so they went to a fertility clinic for help. This was successful and they had a...

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To what extent to genetics affect our personality traits?

Nibedita Deb @nibeditade (4) • India 5 Nov 15

It has often been said that genetics shape our personality a lot. Although, there are others who claim that genetic-based traits can be replaced with new learned ones, as one grows up. To what extent is this possible? Have you...

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