Every disease is shaped by a genetic component as well as environmental factors like air pollution, climate and socioeconomic status. However, the extent to which genetics or environment play a role ...

Biodiversity loss, global warming, pollution and the spread of invasive species are making infectious diseases more dangerous to organisms around the world. By Emily Anthes Several large-scale, ...

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The novel framework integrates multi-omics data to discover biomarkers of environmental disease, improve insights on mechanisms of environment-related diseases, and identify individuals at high-risk ...

Nature and nurture both determine how likely you are to develop a particular disease. Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she ...