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Your DNA could transfer to a weapon you have never touched
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Gene editing turns cells into minicomputers that can record data
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Health
Plans to provide genetic testing on the NHS could harm well-being
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Humans
Ancient DNA reveals that Jews’ biblical rivals were from Greece
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Gettysburg Address stored in DNA using a binary code made of holes
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Life
Weird whale may be a hybrid of a narwhal mother and beluga father
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How did life begin?
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DNA
DNA is the code of life, the means by which every living organism on Earth stores its genetic information. You get half of your DNA from each of your biological parents, and you will pass on a selection of half of it to any child you might conceive. DNA, which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, is curled up and stored as chromosomes in the nucleus of every one of our cells.
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Genetic testing companies should not trade science for marketing
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Working hypothesis: from buzzwords to Amazon workers
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DNA coated with silica could store masses of data in a single gram
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