The malaria-protecting variant

防疟疾变异

People who are carriers for sickle-cell disease are more protected against malaria than those who are not. Though blood disorders are not necessarily 'super', this information may influence more innovative malaria treatments down the road.

携带镰形血球疾病的人比那些没有镰形血球的人更不易罹患疟疾。虽然血液疾病未必“很好”，但这些信息将来也许会对疟疾的治疗产生更具创新性的影响。

CETP and the low-cholesterol mutation

CETP，低胆固醇变异

Mutations in a gene responsible for producing a protein called cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) result in a deficiency of that protein. Studies have found a lower prevalence of coronary heart disease in people with the deficiency-causing mutation.

有一种基因负责合成一种名为胆固醇酯转移蛋白（CETP）的蛋白质，这种基因的变异会使人体缺少胆固醇酯转移蛋白。研究发现，因这种变异而缺少胆固醇酯转移蛋白的人罹患冠心病的几率更低。

BDNF and SLC6A4 and the super coffee-drinker variants

BDNF和SLC6A4，变身咖啡狂热者

There are at least six genes associated with how your body processes caffeine. Some variants, near the genes BDNF and SLC6A4, influence the rewarding effects of caffeine that make you want to drink more.

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