Genetic

Share on PinterestA test for type 1 diabetes developed in European populations may be effective in people of Indo-European ancestry.Although people often use the word diabetes to describe one condition, there are actually two different types of diabetes.Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that causes damage to the beta cells in the pancreas that…

A Malay pangolin climbing a Lychee tree. Credit: Jinping Chen Mammals known as scaly anteaters are natural hosts of coronaviruses, but are not likely the direct source of the recent outbreak in humans, according to a study published today (May 14, 2020) in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Jinping Chen of the Guangdong Institute of…

Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 4:53 p.m. CT May 4, 2020 | Updated 6:29 p.m. CT May 4, 2020CLOSEScientists reading the genetic blueprints of the new coronavirus, drawn from 250 Wisconsin COVID-19 patients, have discovered two distinct clusters of disease: one in Madison, and the other in Milwaukee. There appears to have been limited mixing between the two viral…