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Protesters march outside the White House to call attention to those who have long COVID and those who have the disabling disease Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

A new clue to the reason some people come down with long COVID

Researchers have found a link between the FOXP4 gene and the occurrence of what's known as long COVID. The finding could lead to a better understanding of a condition that affects millions.

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  • Max Barnhart
This colorized transmission electron micrograph of a human white blood cell (bottom) shows the HLA antigen — the uneven red areas on the cell's exterior surface. A variant of the HLA gene could play a role in warding off COVID symptoms.

You know those folks who had COVID but no symptoms? A new study offers an explanation

Everybody knows someone — maybe it's you — who got COVID but never got sick or who thinks they never got COVID at all. A new study found one possible reason, involving a certain gene and common colds.

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  • Max Barnhart and
  • Regina G. Barber
A brown anole next to the albino brown anole University of Georgia geneticists bred through the use of the gene editing tool CRISPR. It marks the first CRISPR editing of a reptile's genes.

Geneticists At UGA Are First In Editing Lizard Genes

Geneticists at the University of Georgia have accomplished the first ever editing of the gen es of a lizard with the gene editing tool CRISPR. The...

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