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UrduRickets ran rife in children following the Industrial Revolution, but University of Otago-led research has found factory work and polluted cities aren’t entirely to blame for the period’s vitamin D deficiencies.
Tag: BONE DISEASES
Scientists narrow down pool of potential height genes
When it comes to height, our fate is sealed along with our growth plates—cartilage near the ends of bones that hardens as a child develops. Research publishing April 14 in the journal Cell Genomics shows that cells in these plates determine the length and shape of our bones and can hint at our stature.
Protein droplets may cause many types of genetic disease
Most proteins localize to distinct protein-rich droplets in cells, also known as “cellular condensates”.