[quick news] on December 27, 2019, is the income determined by genes? Controversial new research in the UK

Income is determined by genes? A team led by David Hill, a statistical geneticist at the University of Edinburgh, UK, has conducted a genome-wide association study on the gene samples of 286301 subjects in the UK biological sample bank and their corresponding family income The results show that 30 independent loci are related to income Yu also stressed that when discussing the results of such studies, special attention should be paid to avoid over interpretation and abuse "When the results of such research are explained to the public, there may be bigger problems On the one hand, the role of genes in sociological traits is easily exaggerated Take this study on the relationship between income and gene, which is easy to bring the view that "gene can determine income" to the people, but the actual situation is: gene has little impact on income, and environmental factors play a leading role " Http:// chimpanzees can dance to the music rhythm Japanese researchers found that chimpanzees can also spontaneously dance to the music The researchers could not explain why the concert made chimpanzees dance, but they believed that these results showed that, about 600 Ten thousand years ago, the common ancestor of human and chimpanzee had the biological basis of dancing with rhythm Further research can help people to clarify the evolution of human dance Http://digitalpaper.stdaily.com/http_ / 27 / content_ HTM? Div = - 1 double organ incubator guarantees the success of liver transplantation Recently, the Royal Free Hospital of England used two organ incubators to carry out liver transplantation for patients who need to carry out liver transplantation, almost two liver replacement operations at the same time, and achieved success Since its birth, organox has assisted surgeons in more than 500 transplants Royal Free Hospital also increased the number of transplants through organ incubators Livers that were previously rejected by surgeons are now accepted because their function can be tested before transplantation Http://digitalpaper.stdaily.com/http_ / 27 / content_ HTM? Div = - 1 the world's first hemophilia gene therapy: valrox treatment of hemophilia A has entered the review in Europe and the United States, with a 96% reduction in the annual bleeding rate of a single injection Recently, biomarin biotechnology company announced that the European Drug Administration (EMA) has accepted gene therapy Valocogene roxaparvovec (valrox, bmn270) is a marketing authorization application (MAA) for adult patients with severe hemophilia A The MAA will begin its accelerated assessment in January 2020 It is worth mentioning that in the European Union and the United States, this is the first listing application for any type of hemophilia gene therapy If approved, valrox has the potential to become the first hemophilia gene therapy in the European Union and the United States Http:// Chinese researchers found that ubenin and digoxin can effectively resist Japanese encephalitis B virus, which provides important theoretical reference for the development of antiviral drugs for Japanese encephalitis The results have been published online in the international academic journal antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy According to experts, China is a high incidence area of Japanese encephalitis Although the use of Japanese encephalitis vaccine has reduced the incidence rate of Japanese encephalitis to some extent, there is still no specific antiviral drug against Japanese encephalitis virus The research and development of related drugs is a scientific problem to be solved at present http://