Tuning Into Our Genetic Inheritance

One of the most common nutritional deficiencies in the United States, folic acid deficiency has been linked to conditions as serious as spina bifida. Jasper Rine, whose research focuses on exploring human gene variation, has sequenced the genes involved in folic acid metabolism in an effort to unravel the genetic basis of this disease. His hope: that someday we may be able to prevent or treat a variety of medical conditions with something as simple as a nutritional supplement. Read more »

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