Ayurveda (Part 1)
Ayurveda is the name of the traditional medicine of India. It is considered one of the oldest healing therapies (5000 years) and aims to maintain and preserve health (both physical and mental) through natural products and healthy lifestyles. Ayurveda (Ayur = Life, Veda = Science) defends that […]
Why do we have our hearts on the left?
The position of the heart in the human body has always been a source of curiosity. One of the most frequently asked questions is: "Why is the heart on the left side? Understanding this peculiarity not only brings us closer to the basic knowledge of anatomy, but also helps us to understand the evolution and vital functions of the [...]
Why do I have delayed onset muscular soreness?
We are going to delve into one of the characteristics that we study in our reports: shoelaces. To this day, the origin of the shoelaces is not known with certainty. However, there are theories about how they are formed. A few years ago it was believed that lactate crystallization was responsible for causing […]
How to interpret the results of SNPedia?
SNPedia is a wiki of genetic variations. It contains information on the effects (phenotype) associated with genetic variations (genotype) allowing a quick and easy query about your SNPs. However, it is important to have some knowledge about the structure of DNA to correctly interpret the results of SNPedia. DNA is the carrier of information […]
Top 10 curiosities about DNA: part II
DNA is one of the most intriguing molecules in existence, as it contains all the information necessary to make us who we are. In the previous Top 10 Curiosities about DNA: part I article we saw some curious facts about its size, about how the human genome was sequenced for the first time and [...]
Top 10 Curiosities about DNA: part I
DNA is one of the most intriguing molecules out there, as it contains all the information necessary to make us who we are. Currently we know in detail its structure, how it replicates, the elements that make it up, and its fundamental units or genes. In this article we are going to explore some curious facts about this […]
Sport and Genetics
Why do you have three ice creams a day and don't have a gram of fat? How does he manage to jump so much? Why are you recovering so well? These are questions that people ask themselves every day. Well, it is true that taking care of yourself and sports training are important keys to answering these questions, but they are not […]
Genetics of emotions
In this post you will discover if emotions are inherited, and what are the genes on which happiness depends.
Learn about the interaction between genome and food with ADNTRO
In the last ten years, the number of people with food allergies and intolerances has increased dramatically. This is evident in our daily lives, since now restaurant menus always clearly indicate the allergens in each dish, something that a few years ago was not seen so frequently. But, […]
Genetics and Nutrition
Surely throughout your life someone has told you that you are unique and the truth, I could not be more right. Our DNA plays that role, the role of making us unique, because, although the vast majority of DNA "letters" are the same between different people (99.9% of coincidence)
