The COMT gene and the stress response
In the landscape of human genetics, certain genes play a key role in determining our responses to various stimuli, stress being one of them. The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene is one such key player. Known for its role in the breakdown of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with the [...]
Genetic Diversity in Clinical Trials: A Pending Challenge in Personalized Medicine
A recent article in El País has shed light on a crucial issue in the field of personalized medicine: the lack of diversity in clinical drug trials. Most of these trials are conducted in populations of European origin, which can have serious consequences for populations that are not represented [...]
Conway. The Game of Life
Explanation of the Game of Life The Game of Life is a cellular automaton developed by mathematician John Horton Conway in 1969. He named it after his wife, Heidi, who had died earlier that year. The game consists of a grid in which every square may or may not be [...]
What is heritability?
We have written this short entry to provide an overview of the concept of heritability and the recent addition to the ADNTRO health report where we provide (1) “estimated heritability” or (2) “explained heritability”. The definition of heritability is “a statistical concept that describes how much of the variation in a given trait can be attributed to […]
Why some dolphins are pink?
The pink dolphin is a fascinating marine mammal that has aroused curiosity around the world. Although many people wonder if pink dolphins really exist, the answer is yes. This phenomenon can occur for two main reasons: the species Inia geoffrensis, known as the Amazon pink dolphin, and the case of pink dolphins [...]
Nothing endures but change
Genetic predisposition (sometimes also known as genetic susceptibility) is the probability that an individual has to develop a disease due to its genetic component. Genetic predisposition is determined based on specific genetic variations that are normally inherited from one of the parents. These genetic variations contribute to the development of a disease, […]
How much does genetics influence behavior?
"Blueprint" is the title of the controversial book by Robert Plomin explaining in detail the result of his studies with identical twins for more than ten years - Identical siblings in their genetic sequence ... it happens in 30/1000 births.
The universal man
A story about genetic variations in the population. The title gives its name to an idea developed by ADNTRO and which has two important objectives; firstly to help you to know how different your genotype is from the population average (in this case using 1000 genotypes to compare - with a [...]
The truth about genetic databases
ADNTRO would like to share this article published by Nebula Genetics. The "truth" is that genetic databases within scientific research lack racial diversity. Although more than 26 million individuals have taken some kind of genetic test, an overwhelming majority are Caucasian: 78% are of European ancestry to be [...]
