John Gokongwei

The most important factors for a long life, I think, are partly in the genes; number two is lifestyle, which includes healthy diet and regular exercise. I walk, run and swim every day. However, I think too much exercise is also unhealthy because of over-stress; sometimes people who exercise too many hours per day die early.

Chinese Businessman

James Belushi

I don't know if there is a gene for comedy, but my dad was a very funny man. He just didn't know it. He was a naturally funny character, and when my brother and I would laugh at things he said and did, he would say, 'What do you think is so funny?

American Actor

Jeffrey Eugenides

If you talk to geneticists they are constantly finding that your genes are being switched on and off because of the environment. Genes alone do not determine an exact path in your life.

American Novelist

Jeffrey C. Hall

The question is not whether but how do the actions of a given gene influence some interesting aspect of behavior.

American Scientist

Dean Ornish

Your genes are not your fate... if you change your lifestyle, you change your genes.

American Educator

Mandy Rose

I'm lucky to have good genes, and life's all about balance.

American Wrestler

Karan Patel

I am blessed with a funny gene that makes me enjoy life.

Indian Actor

Sebastian Seung

There are many ways in which genes influence the brain.

South Korean Scientist

Alan Rickman

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

British Actor

Taylor Caldwell

American Author

The word 'gene' can metaphorically describe non-biological traits, like behaviors or preferences assumed to be inherited.

Usage in Metaphors

'Gene' can refer to traits that are not always obvious; some genes can be 'silent' or not expressed.

Not Always Visible

In discussions about nature vs. nurture, 'gene' often represents the 'nature' aspect of the debate.

Cultural Relevance

Use 'gene' to specify traits passed from parents to children, typically discussed in genetic inheritance.

Heredity Emphasis

Avoid confusing a single 'gene' with 'genotype', which refers to all of an organism's genes combined.

Gene vs Genotype

When linking genes to diseases, remember it often involves probabilities or risks, rather than certainty.

Precision in Disease

 you instead told everyone who tried to help you that they were wrong. So what causes narcissism? Twin studies show a strong genetic component, although we don't know which genes are involved. But environment matters, too. Parents who put their child on a pedestal can foster grandiose narcissism.

The psychology of...

 When they're bombarded by radiation or chemotherapy, some cancer cells can effectively switch on protective shields against whatever's attacking them by changing their gene expression. Malignant cancers are complex systems that constantly evolve and adapt.

Why is it so hard to...

 This pair, called the X and Y chromosomes, influences your biological sex. Most women have two X chromosomes while most men have one X and one Y. The Y chromosome contains genes for male development and fertility. The X chromosome, on the other hand,

Secrets of the X...

 In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story. The other half reveals that pregnancy places a mother and her child at odds. As for all living creatures, the human body evolved to promote the spread of its genes.

Why do women have...

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 act courageously to face a challenge head-on. This is confidence. It turns thoughts into action. So where does confidence even come from? There are several factors that impact confidence. what you're born with, such as your genes,

3 tips to boost your...

 I study genes that make plants resistant to disease and tolerant of stress. In recent years, millions of people around the world have come to believe that there's something sinister about genetic modification.

Pamela Ronald: The case...

 purpose because what it's done is to bought a different set of genes into the gene pool and with that luck that's that's all you can expect if you're a deep sea antler fish i have never seen such ravishingly

Sir David Attenborough...

 The early life forms were primitive microbes with a basic set of genes for the basic tasks required to stay alive. They passed down those basic genes to their offspring through billions of generations.

Where do genes come...

 published the results of his hybridization studies of pea plants. In his findings, he noted the role of factors that influence the expression of traits. These factors later became known as genes.