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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

By working out which small mutations will probably be damaging, Google DeepMind’s AlphaMissense system could help doctors identify the cause of genetic diseases

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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

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Painting showing Gregor Mendel, Austrian scientist who experimented with garden peas to establish the principle of heredity.

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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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A mitochondrion

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Ocean bacteria may be closest relatives of mitochondria in our cells

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Amyloid plaques in the brain of someone with Alzheimer's disease. The condition has also been linked to too much cholesterol in brain cells, slowing brain signalling

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Gene variant that raises Alzheimer's risk may boost fertility in women

The genetic variant APOE4 substantially raises the risk of Alzheimer's disease, but it has also been linked to women having more children in an Indigenous group in Bolivia

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Gene variant that seems to protect against HIV may lead to new drugs

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Targeted mRNA delivery will lead to cheaper cures for many diseases

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Health

Your genes may influence how much fruit, fish or salt you eat

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Life

Some sea snakes have re-evolved the ability to see more colours

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