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Worm neuron hack to probe the mysteries of our brains
Hijacking how neurons of nematode worms are wired is the first step in an approach that could revolutionise our understanding of brains and consciousness
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Biological pacemaker keeps a beat without the hardware
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Famine puts next two generations at risk of obesity
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Environment
Chimpanzee brain power is strongly heritable
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Life
Reaping the whirlwind of Nazi eugenics
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Life
I’m homing in on the genetic essence of life
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Tibetan altitude gene came from extinct human species
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Earth
Study attacking genetically modified food republished
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Environment
Weird organisms emerge from the deep, dark biosphere
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When an anthropologist tackles Alzheimer’s disease
Margaret Lock takes a holistic view of Alzheimer's. She warns that it's here to stay and explains why it's time to rethink one of our greatest health woes
Opinion
Earth
Island-hopping odyssey brought civilisation to Europe
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Health
Gene editing tool can write HIV out of the picture
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Health
Unravelling taste genes could help us eat healthily
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Environment
American chestnut set for genetically modified revival
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