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A collection of photos of genetically unrelated lookalikes, along with DNA analysis, revealed that strong facial similarity is associated with shared genetic variants. The work appears August 23rd in the journal Cell Reports. “Our study provides a rare insight into human likeness by showing that people with extreme lookalike faces share common genotypes, whereas they …
Snack choices could be linked to genetics according to a new family health study from the researchers at the University of Guelph which investigated genetic variants in taste receptors associated with fat, bitter, and sweet tastes and found that close to 80% carried at least one of these genotypes predisposing to poor snacking habits, as …