In a tiny country of just 320,000 people, scientists have begun to discover precisely how our DNA makes us who we are -- and how it might turn on us. This week, researchers used the complete genomes of 2,636 Icelanders, coupled with a trove of historical data and medical records, to create the most complete genetic map of a nation we've ever seen. (A genome is the complete set of a person's genetic material.) They also spotted several life-changing tweaks in those genes that apply to us all, inc...
In a tiny country of just 320,000 people, scientists have begun to discover precisely how our DNA makes us who we are -- and how it might turn on us. This week, researchers used the complete genomes of 2,636 Icelanders, coupled with a trove of historical data and medical records, to create the most complete genetic map of a nation we've ever seen. (A genome is the complete set of a person's genetic material.) They also spotted several life-changing tweaks in those genes that apply to us all, inc...
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