Do your genes hold the secret to your success? Duke and UNC researchers explain.
In 2013, Angelina Jolie brought attention to genetics when she announced that she had had a double mastectomy. A gene mutation had increased her risk of breast cancer to 87 percent, so she preemptively removed the potentially cancerous tissue.Researchers are finding more and more associations with particular sets of genes, from cancer and obesity risks to how far you’ll go in school. A recent study from Duke, UNC and other universities, published in the Proceedings of the National […]
