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I got DNA tested to see if I would pass on diseases to my kids
Many doctors now suggest people consider getting their DNA checked for genetic diseases before starting a family. Alice Klein decided to take the test
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We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb
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First UK three-parent babies could be born this year
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Brain genes hint at why Zika doesn’t always cause microcephaly
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Are human clones next? Your trickiest cloning questions answered
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Humans
A new book says the pace of genomic innovation is problematic
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Life
First monkeys, and then us? Human cloning must stay off limits
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New CRISPR method could take gene editing to the next level
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Blindness treatment will insert algae gene into people’s eyes
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DNA of man who died in 1827 recreated from his living relatives
The DNA of Hans Jonaton, an ex-slave who fled to Iceland in 1802, has been reconstructed using only the genes of his descendants
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A single gene can either raise or lower Crohn’s disease risk
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Baby skeleton from Alaska reveals origins of Native Americans
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The books and ideas that will shape the year ahead
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It’s never too late to get a tattoo, an implant – or new senses
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