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What if the Most Ignored Dna in the Genome Was Actually Responsible for Our Size and Weight? This Is the New Track of an English Team

Researchers at Queen Mary University in London, in collaboration with Kings College London, Oxford University, the National Human Genome Research Institute and Queensland University, report that genetic variations in ribosomal DNA (rDNA) are associated with several human traits, including size and weight. Published in 2026 in the journal Cell Genomics, this study, led by Francisco Rodriguez-Algarra and Vardhman K. Rakyan, is based on the analysi…
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Researchers at Queen Mary University in London, in collaboration with Kings College London, Oxford University, the National Human Genome Research Institute and Queensland University, report that genetic variations in ribosomal DNA (rDNA) are associated with several human traits, including size and weight. Published in 2026 in the journal Cell Genomics, this study, led by Francisco Rodriguez-Algarra and Vardhman K. Rakyan, is based on the analysi…

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Science-et-vie.com broke the news on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
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