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Peer Bork advanced bioinformatics from single-protein sequence analysis to human genomes and whole microbial communities, pioneering gut enterotypes and coastal ecosystem documentation tools.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Kenya's Turkana people genetically adapted to live in harsh environment, study suggests

Centuries of natural selection produced genetic adaptations—notably changes in the kidney-expressed STC1 gene—enabling Turkana pastoralists to tolerate dehydration and purine-rich diets.
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