Epigenetics: Far-reaching effects
Faulty epigenetics may play a part in some congenital disorders and cancers. But it's not clear whether epigenetic susceptibility to disease can be inherited
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Epigenetics: What’s left to find out
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Space
Your body’s insights into life and cosmos
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Humans
Take a peek inside the brain’s filing cabinet
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Life
Earthworms roped into making quantum dots
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Life
2012 review: The year in life science
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Earth
Himalayan dam-building threatens endemic species
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Environment
Did learning to fly give bats super-immunity?
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Humans
Human hands evolved so we could punch each other
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Humans
Dangerous liaisons: Fatal animal attractions
Humans aren’t the only animals that can run into trouble when choosing a mate
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Life
Fleadom or death: Reviving the glorious flea circus
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Humans
Superdoodles: The science of scribbling
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Humans
Feast for the senses: Cook up a master dish
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Life
Marvellous mistletoe: Giving forests the kiss of life
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