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genetics

A stock image of chromosomes

Health

Genetic errors cause most miscarriages, confirms largest study yet

After analysing the tissue of nearly 25,000 miscarriages, researchers found more than half were caused by randomly occurring chromosomal abnormalities, with many of the remaining losses probably being due to undetectable genetic errors

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dog and man

Life

Dogs have two gene mutations that explain why they are friendly

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family

Humans

New test shows which bits of your DNA are from which biological parent

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A couple

Health

Taller people may have a higher risk of nerve, skin and heart diseases

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Posidonia australis

Life

Australian seagrass has cloned itself to cover 180 kilometres of coast

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A stock image of a person holding a child's hand in hospital

Health

Gene-replacement therapy is helping children overcome fatal diseases

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Wheat fields

Environment

UK to relax law on gene-edited food in post-Brexit change from EU

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Man inside Tesco

Society

No UK supermarket is willing to say it will stock gene-edited food

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Gene edited vitamin D tomatoes

Environment

Gene-edited tomato offers new plant-based source of vitamin D

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Molecule of DNA, double helix, 3D illustration. Genetic mutation and genetic disorders

Health

A single genetic mutation made humans more susceptible to cancer

Since we split from chimpanzees, a single letter change in our DNA appears to have made us more likely to get cancer, possibly as a trade-off for extra fertility

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Health

Discovery of a genetic cause of lupus could lead to new treatments

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Life

Frogs have acquired DNA from snakes with the help of parasites

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Health

Genes linked to Alzheimer’s may help calculate your risk of getting it

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Health

Genetic test for mutation that leads to antibiotic-induced deafness

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