Health
China bird flu may be two mutations from a pandemic
The virus infecting humans in the bird flu outbreak in China already has some of the mutations that can allow flu to spread readily between people
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Life
DNA transistors pave way for living computers
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Health
Storm erupts over publishing of HeLa genome
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Health
Quality control opens path to synthetic biology’s Ikea
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Gene therapy cures leukaemia in eight days
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Earth
Master gene helps weeds defy all weedkillers
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Environment
Who wants to live alongside sabre-toothed tigers?
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Health
Make three-parent babies, UK government told
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Health
Don’t fear babies made with genes from three parents
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Environment
World’s giant squid are one big happy family
Giant squid from around the world are virtually genetically identical, suggesting that their young are dispersed thousands of kilometres by currents
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Life
Craig Venter close to creating synthetic life
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Humans
Sweat mutation may have helped us colonise Asia
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Health
New blood test finds elusive fetal gene problem
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Health
Victory for gene patent firm in Australian court
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