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A Network Of ‘Painful’ Genes

An international team of scientists has described a ‘network map’ of genes involved in pain perception.

It’s In The Genes: East Asians More Likely To Be Resistant To Some Cancer Drugs

A gene variant commonly found in individuals of East Asian descent, but not in African or European people, may be responsible for resistance to targeted cancer drugs used to treat certain types of leukemia and lung cancer.