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Researchers from University College London found that 30 percent of the difference between the body weight of one child and another can be explained by their genes. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Study: Strong Genetic Component Found Among Obese Children

Researchers from University College London found that 30 percent of the difference between the body weight of one child and another can be explained by their genes.

2013/03/27

File photo of an obese person. (Photo by VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/GettyImages)

Study: Genetic Obesity May Prevent Depression

New genetic research has found that the genes thought to be contributing factors to obesity could have one benefit for the people carrying them – by acting as an inhibitor to genes that may cause depression.

2012/11/21

Mitt Romney (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Opinion: National Review Resorts To Junk Science To Boost Romney

It isn’t just Republican Members of Congress that have junk theories they attach to pseudo-science. Kevin D. Williamson, a conservative writer for the National Review, thinks based on their offspring, genetics and “evolutionary biology” Barack Obama should have ovaries and that Mitt Romney should owns him in this election, “Like a Boss”.

2012/08/23

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