Questions tagged [dna]
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Why isn't the mRNA in covid-19 vaccines taken up by all types of cells?
I'm familiar with the basic principles by which the moderna/pfizer vaccines work. I'm confused about how the vaccines are able to make sure that mRNA is only taken up by dendritic cells. If mRNA is ...
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Effects of hypophosphatemia on DNA
There is a lot of supportive evidence that its role in ATP results in much of the clinical manifestation of hypophosphatemia, but I was wondering about the other roles where Phosphate is an important ...
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What if we replace the DNA in stem cells with ours and we place the cells inside damaged organs to heal them?
I don't know a lot about stem cells or if a person's DNA could affect them in such a manner that if a person would have a damaged limb or organ, it would make it grow back with stem cell treatment.
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Interesting data from stool/poop
I'm interested in getting personal health data from unusual sources. What are some surprising things you can learn from your stool/fecal material, e.g. regarding:
Gut flora
Digestive health
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Pedigree disease risk calculation IRL - how difficult/expensive?
The probability of a child being affected by genetic diseases like Spinal muscular atrophy or Canavan disease (and many other) depends solely on the parents being carriers of such disease.
Suppose ...
