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genetics

Depression and inflammation appear to be linked – but it's unclear why

Health

Depression and inflammation appear to be linked – but it's unclear why

People with depression have higher levels of inflammation in their bodies than those without, but it is unclear whether this link is purely genetic or also influenced by people's behaviour

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kitten

Health

Old tom cats have more mutations in their sperm like older human males

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Grasses pass genes from one species to another but we don’t know how

Life

Grasses pass genes from one species to another but we don’t know how

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Henrietta Lacks

People in Science

Henrietta Lacks

rabbit

Life

Some rabbits walk on their front feet with their back legs in the air

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whitefly

Life

Plant gene has naturally crossed into insects – and helps them feed

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DNA replication

Life

Microbe somehow survives without key proteins for replicating its DNA

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guanacos

Life

Llamas and alpacas carry genes from mysterious ‘ghost’ relatives

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DNA reveals ancient Croatian massacre was an indiscriminate killing

Humans

DNA reveals ancient Croatian massacre was an indiscriminate killing

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People in Finland

Humans

Effects of Finnish evacuation during second world war visible in DNA

The second world war left a major mark on the genetic composition of Finland, researchers have found, though the work may not have included minority ethnic groups

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Technology

Chip-based DNA testing wrong more than right for very rare variants

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Life

We can see evidence of the ancient Snowball Earth in bacterial DNA

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Life

Genetics leaves little doubt that humans wiped out passenger pigeons

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Health

Genomic medicine is deeply biased towards white people

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