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We strive to publish “timeless” articles that inspire readers and deeply explore a technology, place, or person. All Long Reads and Columns should have a specific angle or thesis. They should outline the central characters, clearly describe key challenges, and articulate how science — or other means — are being used to solve them. These articles... See more

You may have heard of this gene, which is called APOE, because of its known effect on Alzheimer’s disease risk. It codes for a protein called APOE (apolipoprotein E) that is involved in cholesterol transport and processing, and it has three variants: e2, e3, and e4. Of these, e3 is the most common by far, but having one or two copies of the e4

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“The Great Man theory of history may not be truly believable and Great Men not real but invented, but it may be true we need to believe the Great Man theory of history and would have to invent them if they were not real.”

Newton's writings suggest that one of the main goals of his alchemy may have been the discovery of the philosopher's stone (a material believed to turn base metals into gold), and perhaps to a lesser extent, the discovery of the highly coveted Elixir of Life.[6] Newton reportedly believed that Diana's Tree, an alchemical demonstration producing a d... See more

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around 20 genes are associated with ALS, with the most common causes of typical ALS associated with mutations in SOD1 , TARDBP , FUS and C9orf72 Advances in our understanding of the genetic basis of ALS have led to the creation of different models of this disease.