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A volunteer from the North Atlantic Salmon Fund with one of the escapee salmon

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On the hunt for thousands of salmon that escaped Icelandic fish farm

Some 3500 salmon have escaped from a fish farm pen in Iceland and now the hunt is on to catch them before they hybridise with the local wild, genetically distinct salmon in the fjords

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Seventh Son author Sebastian Faulks: 'I'm 3.7 per cent Neanderthal'

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Seventh Son author Sebastian Faulks: 'I'm 3.7 per cent Neanderthal'

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Being vegetarian may be partly determined by your genes

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X-ray of a pelvis with arthritis, a key cause of hip pain, at both hip joints

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Hip pain linked to a dozen genetic variants

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We finally know what makes orange carrots orange

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Two proteins, haemaglobin subunit beta and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator

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DeepMind AI can predict if DNA mutations are likely to be harmful

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Scientist examining DNA results on a screen

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Rare mutation hints gene editing could prevent Alzheimer’s disease

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Illustration of CAR T-immune cells attacking a cancer cell

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Cancer tumours eradicated by genetically modified immune cells

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Our genes shape our education level more than our upbringing

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An unusual gentoo penguin with dark pigmentation

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Extremely rare black penguin spotted in Antarctica

For just the second time, biologists have spotted a gentoo penguin with melanism, a genetic condition that results in unusually dark feathers

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Disputed Inheritance review: Why do we still bother with Mendel?

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Humans

The human Y chromosome has been fully sequenced for the first time

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Humans

Ötzi the iceman was dark-skinned and balding, suggests genome analysis

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Life

Ocean bacteria may be closest relatives of mitochondria in our cells

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