Could a gene be a harbinger of healthy blessings or the blight of ailment? Scientists from Decode Genetics Company, Iceland believe that it could all be dependent on if it is being inherited from the mother or the father’s side. The group of investigators detected mutations among 5 ailment-associated genes which solely took effect when acquired from either of the parents. A novel gene related to diabetes, safeguards from the ailment in case it is acquired from the maternal side however increases the likelihood of the disease when acquired from the father. The other 3 kinds of genes related to diabetes additionally differed in their outcomes, however in a lesser extent, dependent on which parent it was inherited from. The scientists believe that they were able to decipher this vital finding as they were in an inimitable situation of being capable of differentiating what genes were acquired from the mother or the father’s side. The investigators recognised a gene which  [...]