A GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY ON MEAT CONSUMPTION IN A JAPANESE POPULATION: THE JAPAN MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATIVE COHORT STUDY

A genome-wide association study on meat consumption in a Japanese population: the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort study

Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on the dietary habits of the Japanese population have shown that an effect rs671 allele was inversely associated with fish consumption, whereas it was directly associated with coffee consumption.Although meat is a major source of protein and fat in the diet, whether genetic factors that influence meat-e

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Dispersal limitation of Tillandsia species correlates with rain and host structure in a central Mexican tropical dry forest.

Seed dispersal permits the colonization of favorable habitats and generation of new populations, facilitating escape from habitats that are in decline.There is little experimental evidence of the factors that limit epiphyte dispersion towards their hosts.In a tropical dry forest in central Mexico, we monitored the phenology of dispersion of epiphyt

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An EU Perspective on Biosafety Considerations for Plants Developed by Genome Editing and Other New Genetic Modification Techniques (nGMs)

The question whether new genetic modification techniques (nGM) in plant development might result in non-negligible negative effects for the environment and/or health is significant for the discussion concerning their regulation.However, current knowledge to address this issue is limited for most nGMs, particularly for recently developed nGMs, like

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