Thursday, July 28, 2011

DID YOU KNOW?


Human beings differ only in 0.1% of their overall DNA; in the other 99.9%, they are identical. One of the ways our DNA differs the most is in the coding for the enzymes that process the majority of the most commonly prescribed drugs. These enzymes vary more than any others known.
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A complete 3 billion base genome would take only 3 gigabytes of storage space, which would fit on memory cards now commonly used in many digital cameras.
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The codeine product insert warns that nursing mothers may cause harm to their babies if ,like 7% of the population, they have duplications of a gene called CYP2D6.


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