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Jo Cameron was referred to pain geneticists after doctors discovered she underwent serious surgery without painkillers
Her genetic mutations suppress pain and anxiety and boost happiness, wound healing and memory loss
Researchers believe the findings point towards a “novel painkiller discovery”
Tag: Genetics
A mother’s genetics determines how clever her children are, according to researchers, and the father makes no difference. Women are more likely to transmit intelligence genes to their children because they are carried on the X chromosome and women have two of these, while men only have one.
Scientists have pinpointed a fault in a gene that should turn off hunger signals in Labrador retrievers making the dogs more inclined to become food-obsessed.
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