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Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0 cells

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Artificially stripped-back cell is still able to rapidly evolve

An artificial “minimal cell” that has had all but the most essential genes stripped out can evolve and adapt to its surroundings just as fast as a normal cell

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Weird ‘Borg’ DNA found in microbes takes in genes from other organisms

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Weird ‘Borg’ DNA found in microbes takes in genes from other organisms

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The fight against coronavirus needs to embrace evolutionary theory

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The fight against coronavirus needs to embrace evolutionary theory

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Romanesco cauliflower

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Weird fractal Romanesco cauliflowers start life as failed flowers

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We need to overhaul the language of genetics to root out racism

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We need to overhaul the language of genetics to root out racism

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Richard Lewontin

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Richard Lewontin: Pioneering evolutionary biologist dies aged 92

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illustration of plasmids

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Selfish genes fight each other with DNA-destroying CRISPR systems

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Goats were first domesticated in western Iran 10,000 years ago

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Goats were first domesticated in western Iran 10,000 years ago

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Alice Roberts: Archaeogenetics will help us solve mysteries of past

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Alice Roberts: Archaeogenetics will help us solve mysteries of past

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Depression and inflammation appear to be linked – but it's unclear why

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Depression and inflammation appear to be linked – but it's unclear why

People with depression have higher levels of inflammation in their bodies than those without, but it is unclear whether this link is purely genetic or also influenced by people's behaviour

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Old tom cats have more mutations in their sperm like older human males

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Grasses pass genes from one species to another but we don’t know how

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Henrietta Lacks

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Some rabbits walk on their front feet with their back legs in the air

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