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genetics

UK campaigners protesting for access to the Orkambi in 2017

Health

A generic drug from Argentina offers cystic fibrosis families hope

Parents in the UK are banding together to buy a generic cystic fibrosis drug from Argentina because the NHS and a drug manufacturer cannot agree on a price

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DNA

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DNA

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Health

Genetic testing companies should not trade science for marketing

Comment

He Jiankui told scientists of his attempt to edit the CCR5 gene at a summit in 2019

Health

CRISPR babies might live shorter lives due to their gene mutations

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Hyde family

Health

Family to be deported from Australia because son has cystic fibrosis

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No one can be truly anonymous ever again thanks to genetic sequencing

Health

No one can be truly anonymous ever again thanks to genetic sequencing

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Drosophila could help personalise cancer treatments

Health

Specially created animal 'cancer avatars' could personalise treatments

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Angela Saini video interview: The return of race in mainstream science

Humans

Angela Saini video interview: The return of race in mainstream science

Regulars

couple and child

Mind

The parenting myth: How kids are raised matters less than you think

Features

French bulldog

Life

Squished faces aren’t the only cause of bulldog breathing difficulties

A gene mutation present in English and French bulldogs may be partly responsible for their breathing problems

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Humans

Does population genetics have a racism problem, even today?

Features

Health

NHS hospital to trial genetic analysis for blood pressure patients

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Life

Some deep-sea fish have evolved souped-up colour night vision

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Health

Thousands of people in Finland to receive genetic health predictions

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