Humans
Our first sex with Neanderthals happened 100,000 years ago
An early episode of interbreeding gave one special group of extinct Neanderthals our DNA, including parts of a language gene
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Humans
Our Neanderthal genes linked to risk of depression and addiction
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Health
First fully approved ‘off the shelf’ stem cells launch in Japan
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Humans
Mystery invaders conquered Europe at the end of last ice age
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Health
Three-parent babies may get US go-ahead, but only for sons
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Life
Devil’s Hole pupfish might be reincarnated even if it died out
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Environment
Will creating monkeys with autism-like symptoms be any use?
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Health
How giant viruses could rewrite the story of life on Earth
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Environment
Shape-shifting worm creates five different versions of itself
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Life
The Society of Genes: Time for a subtler picture of evolution
Has the "selfish gene" metaphor had its day? A new book about evolutionary biology prefers its analogies to come from modern society's complex relationships
Culture
Your gut’s trick for controlling the bacteria that live in it
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Health
UK researchers get go ahead for gene-editing human embryos
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Health
Your gut’s trick for controlling the bacteria that live in it
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Strangers within: Meet the other humans who live in your body
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