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Twin who spent a year on the ISS returns to Earth

Scott Kelly is returning after 340 days on the ISS while his identical twin stayed on Earth. Their experience may disentangle the effects of genetics and space

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The different kinds of stickleback fish side by side

Life

Super-fast evolving fish splitting into two species in same lake

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Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

Life

Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

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Neaderthals

Humans

Our first sex with Neanderthals happened 100,000 years ago

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A skull, through the eye socket of which you can see a person's left eye

Life

Our Neanderthal genes linked to risk of depression and addiction

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stem cells

Health

First fully approved 'off the shelf' stem cells launch in Japan

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DNA was taken from ancient human bones, like this skull, from the Dolnte Vestonice burial site in the Czech Republic

Humans

Mystery invaders conquered Europe at the end of last ice age

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Baby boys

Life

Three-parent babies may get US go-ahead, but only for sons

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Devil’s Hole pupfish might be reincarnated even if it died out

Life

Devil’s Hole pupfish might be reincarnated even if it died out

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Will creating monkeys with autism-like symptoms be any use?

Life

Will creating monkeys with autism-like symptoms be any use?

For the first time, non-human primates – macaques - have been genetically modified to display autism-like behaviour

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Life

How giant viruses could rewrite the story of life on Earth

Features

Life

Shape-shifting worm creates five different versions of itself

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Your gut's trick for controlling the bacteria that live in it

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Life

The Society of Genes: Time for a subtler picture of evolution

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