How popular is Shula? Shula is a rare first name for females but a somewhat popular surname for all people (#88825 out of 150436, Top 59%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
How chronic stress is harming our DNA. Elissa Epel is studying how personality, stress processes and environment affect our DNA â and how we might lessen damaging effects. Money problems, a heavy work load, caregiving â such increasingly common pressures have helped make stress a part of modern American life.
Mutations to control genes can have major (and sometimes positive) effects. Some regions of DNA control other genes, determining when and where other genes are turned on. Mutations in these parts of the genome can substantially change the way the organism is built.