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Have we found the key to eradicating viruses like HIV or herpes?

The CRISPR gene-editing technique doesn't just give us an option to tweak DNA. It could target and destroy harmful viruses in human cells too.

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Will CRISPR gene-editing technology lead to designer babies?

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Dinosaur DNA

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Upright snooze

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Nettling conundrum

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Nettling conundrum

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We have a duty to use my gene-editing technology responsibly

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We have a duty to use my gene-editing technology responsibly

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A welcome blow to the myth of distinct male and female brains

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A welcome blow to the myth of distinct male and female brains

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First images of live blood vessels in unprecedented clarity

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First images of live blood vessels in unprecedented clarity

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What does a memory in my brain look like?

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What does a memory in my brain look like?

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Mollusc sees the world through hundreds of eyes made out of rock

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Mollusc sees the world through hundreds of eyes made out of rock

Its mineral eyes work just like ours and help the creature see predators – but how its small brains process its rock-hard vision is still a mystery

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Creating a buzz

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Here's my nuptial gift, a dead planthopper – now can we mate?

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Seal meal

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Drop the proteins – alien life might be radically different

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