Life
‘Simple’ bacterium shows surprising complexity
First "blueprint" of a minimalist bacterium show it is not so simple after all – challenging textbook accounts of the way genes work together
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Life
How to wind snail shells up the wrong way
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Health
Decode’s demise sparks privacy fears
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Humans
Guapa, it’s your genetic ancestry I love
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Health
Gene change in cannibals reveals evolution in action
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Humans
Toddlers insensitive to fear go on to commit crimes
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Humans
Suite of chatterbox genes discovered
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Health
Boys with ALD bring gene therapy in from cold
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Health
Genes show when a woman’s biological clock will stop
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Technology
Evidence recovered from dirty DNA samples
Contaminated DNA that would normally be written off can now provide evidence, thanks to amplification enzymes that tolerate pollution
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Life
Murderer with ‘aggression genes’ gets sentence cut
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Health
Genome firm finds gene for sneeze, but no diseases yet
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Health
Sticky future for the spider suture
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Life
Mothering matters, but grandmothering counts too
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