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Was humanity born in the mother of all plagues?

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Was humanity born in the mother of all plagues?

Early in human evolution, our ancestors switched off two key genes. Doing so may have allowed us to fight off an epidemic of bacterial disease

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DNA origami: synthetic tiles can make over 100 shapes

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DNA origami: synthetic tiles can make over 100 shapes

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Birds got smart by becoming big babes

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Birds got smart by becoming big babes

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RNA breakthrough transforms idea of gene control

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The ancient American bones at centre of two lawsuits

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The ancient American bones at centre of two lawsuits

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Touch sensitivity is genetically linked to hearing

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The humanity switch: How one gene made us brainier

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The humanity switch: How one gene made us brainier

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Thank grandmothers for lower incidence of cancer

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Thank grandmothers for lower incidence of cancer

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Blonde hair evolved independently in Pacific islands

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Blonde hair evolved independently in Pacific islands

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Controversial flu paper finally published

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Controversial flu paper finally published

One of two studies showing it is possible for H5N1 to evolve the ability to spread among mammals has been published

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Evolution re-run test to probe life's predictability

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Epigenetic changes linked with ageing

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Move over DNA: Six new molecules can carry genes

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First glimpse at the viral birth of DNA

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