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Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of social partners. Some genes promote certain microbes that can spread between ... Medical Xpress: Aging, smoking, oral bacteria and genetic mutations linked to higher stomach cancer risk These factors include genetic and age-related blood mutations, smoking and infection by oral bacteria. Published in Cancer Discovery, the findings provide new insight into the earliest biological ... Aging, smoking, oral bacteria and genetic mutations linked to higher stomach cancer risk A single protein bolted to the inner membrane of a bacterial cell can shred a virus’s DNA before that genetic material ever reaches the interior. That is the central finding behind SNIPE, a newly ...

MSN: Genetic influences on health can ripple through social groups via shared microbes Genetic influences on health can ripple through social groups via shared microbes