What makes some people more prone to depression and less likely to respond to the medicines that can treat it? Comparing the genetic makeup of thousands of people is uncovering some answers, reports Cassandra Willyard.
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Willyard, C. Blue's clues. Nat Med 13, 1272–1273 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1107-1272
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