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Jul 10, 2017

In PLOS Genetics, researchers in Sweden, Germany, and Pakistan report on a role for an isoform of the claudin 10-coding gene CLDN10B in a rare genetic condition characterized by altered sweat glands, insufficient sweating, a lack of tears, poor heat tolerance, and related kidney damage.

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Last of the Northern White Rhinoceroses, Sequenced

Researchers have sequenced the northern white rhinoceros to gauge whether it could be brought back from the edge of extinction, the New York Times reports.

DNA Phenotyping Allowed in Bavaria

Bavaria expands its forensic genetic analyses to include DNA phenotyping, raising discrimination concerns.

Thanks for the Stress, Dad

Tufts University researchers found a role for miRNA in transmitting stress between generations, the Economist reports.

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