Health
Master gene creates armies of natural-born killers
A gene has been discovered that allows the body to make cells which are the lynchpin of the immune system
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Life
Wilson vs Watson: The blessing of great enemies
Opinion
Better world: Give police your DNA
Features
Earth
Potato blight has the genome of death
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Health
New look at Alzheimer’s could revolutionise treatment
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Earth
Barcodes will stop bushmeat from being swiped
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Health
Fat reprograms genes linked to diabetes
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Humans
Three human genes evolved from junk
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Life
Newly evolved fur coat a quick hit in Nebraska
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Earth
Photosynthetic viruses keep world’s oxygen levels up
Viruses that infect ocean algae are hyperefficient photosynthesisers so that they can keep their hosts on life support during infection
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Health
Chromosome transplant to sidestep genetic disease
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Health
My ‘non-human’ DNA: a cautionary tale
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Earth
Bee genome gives killer clue to colony collapse disorder
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Life
Genome smuggling is step towards synthetic life
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