Genetics

23andMe’s Study Draws Links between Covid-19 and Our Genetics

May 25, 2021 by Sage Edwards

Last spring as Covid-19 began making its way through the population 23andMe began a study to answer the question “who’s likely to get sick, or to get very sick?” A common problem with studies like this is finding enough participants,… [read]

An Examination of Genome-Wide Association Studies Finds a European Bias

February 12, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

If you’re a person of European ancestry from the United States, United Kingdom, or Iceland, congratulations! A recent study review published in Communications Biology examined 3,369 genome-wide association studies (GWAS) conducted from 2005 to 2018 and found that more than… [read]

Is Diabetes Caused by Sugar or Bad Genetics?

May 18, 2016 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 18, 2016

To put it simplistically, sugar feeds the worst of our gut flora, including parasites, non-beneficial bacteria, and Candida. This opens the doors to all sorts of disease. People whose calorie intake is 25% sugar or more are three times more… [read]