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Gene silencing prevents its first human disease
The discovery that RNA snippets can silence genes garnered a Nobel prize four years ago, but only now has RNAi proven effective in people
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Rats on junk food pass cancer down the generations
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‘Fatness’ gene may thin your brain
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Stranger danger at heart of racial bias
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Giant mimivirus does its replication in-house
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Drug-resistant cancer might forget how to fight
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Life
Dangerous DNA: The truth about the ‘warrior gene’
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Japanese gut bacteria gain special powers from sushi
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Gene bandage rejuvenates wasted muscle
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Close call with death leaves its mark on DNA
Lizards that have shed their tails have unusually shortened telomeres – adding to evidence linking stress and ageing
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US healthcare bill gets personal
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‘Junk’ DNA gets credit for making us who we are
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Bugs beware: we’re gunning for your genes
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Environment
The luck of the Tasmanian devils is in their genes
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