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Why we get autism but our Neanderthal cousins didn't

First maps of gene expression in Neanderthals and Denisovans could explain why they looked different from us – and why autism may be unique to humans

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Ouch! Pain threshold genes amplified by lifestyle

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Ouch! Pain threshold genes amplified by lifestyle

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Fear of a smell can be passed down several generations

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Fear of a smell can be passed down several generations

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Pregnant mother's stress affects baby's gut and brain

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Pregnant mother's stress affects baby's gut and brain

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Written in blood: Your life history in just one drop

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Written in blood: Your life history in just one drop

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Women's breasts age faster than the rest of their body

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Women's breasts age faster than the rest of their body

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School achievement isn't just in your genes

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School achievement isn't just in your genes

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Lack of folic acid echoes through the generations

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Lack of folic acid echoes through the generations

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The third factor: Beyond nature and nurture

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The third factor: Beyond nature and nurture

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Gene breakthrough shows Neanderthals in new light

Neanderthals have had a bad press, but with the first look at gene activity in their brains, their reputation is going from strength to strength

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First look into workings of the Neanderthal brain

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Time-lapse map shows DNA development in growing brain

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Historic human remains yield epigenetic tags

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Cost of cuts: Austerity's toxic genetic legacy

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