Research Articles
The Genetic Master Key: How KLF14 Unlocks Metabolic Health Secrets
Explore how KLF14 genetic variations function as master regulators in metabolic diseases, with sex-specific effects and therapeutic potential.
Unlocking Your Genetic Blueprint: Understanding Inherited Alzheimer's Risk
Explore the genetic factors, diagnostic approaches, and prevention strategies for inherited Alzheimer's disease risk.
How a Jumping Gene Accident Created Unique Corn: The Story of Bronze-mutable 4
Explore the fascinating story of the bronze-mutable 4 mutation in maize, a natural genetic experiment that revealed how transposable elements create diversity.
The Hunger Gene: How Ghrelin Influences Your Diabetes Risk
Explore how ghrelin, the hunger hormone, and its genetic variants influence type 2 diabetes risk, complications, and potential treatments.
The Carb-Proof Mouse: Unlocking a Genetic Secret to Fatty Liver Disease
Discover how breaking the ATF4 gene in mice creates resistance to fatty liver disease even on high-carb diets, revealing new therapeutic pathways for human health.
The Two Faces of a Urate Transporter: How SLC2A9 Isoforms Balance Our Health
Discover how SLC2A9 isoforms mediate electrogenic urate transport with different characteristics in the presence of hexoses and their implications for human health.
The Silent Synchronizer: How Your Body Clock and Genes Shape Obesity Risk
Explore how genetic predisposition and circadian misalignment interact to influence obesity risk and metabolic health.
The Sweet Sabotage: How Fructose Tricks Your Body into Storing Fat
Discover how fructose uniquely hijacks your body's fat-making genes in intestines and kidneys, leading to increased fat storage through fascinating scientific experiments.
The Genetic Scissors: Rewriting the Code of Life with CRISPR
Explore how CRISPR-Cas9 technology is revolutionizing genetic engineering, from bacterial defense systems to groundbreaking medical applications.
The Weight Gene Mystery: Why a Promising Obesity Gene Theory Divided Scientists
Exploring the controversial Trp64Arg mutation research in Japanese men and how scientific understanding of obesity genetics evolved through conflicting studies.