Butgenetic variants are not always present in every population.They often arise due to natural selection as a response to specific diseases prevalent in certain regions. For instance, in areas where malaria is endemic, individuals with a particular genetic variant called sickle cell trait, have a ...
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Cas12a shows another interesting and useful trait; once it binds to and cleaves specific dsDNA, it is activated to indiscriminately and non-specifically cut any ssDNA. This ability of Cas12a can be exploited in diagnostics by using a reporter ssDNA, and it is being used for diagnostic applicati...
might be had a need to make advanced prediction of lifespan and therefore accelerate lifespan scientific studies. Highly delicate and specific frailty-based predictive endpoint requirements for aged mice remain elusive. While frailty-based prediction falls quick as a surrogate for lifespan, it did ...