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genetics

Nature’s brain: A radical new view of evolution

Life

Nature’s brain: A radical new view of evolution

How does natural selection create so much complexity so fast? A bold new theory says it learns and remembers past solutions just as our brains do

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A very colourful fish

Life

Fish with rainbow skin shows how cells move when skin regrows

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A haploid cell with 23 chromosomes (left), and a diploid cell with 46 chromosomes (right).

Life

Human stem cell with half a genome could help infertile couples

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Older dads

Health

Evolution acting on older dads is protecting our genetic health

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Cavers

Humans

Oldest ever human genome sequence may rewrite human history

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Space

Twin who spent a year on the ISS returns to Earth

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The different kinds of stickleback fish side by side

Life

Super-fast evolving fish splitting into two species in same lake

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Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

Life

Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

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Neaderthals

Humans

Our first sex with Neanderthals happened 100,000 years ago

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A skull, through the eye socket of which you can see a person's left eye

Life

Our Neanderthal genes linked to risk of depression and addiction

Having sex with Neanderthals meant some of us still carry their DNA, and with it, a higher risk of depression and nicotine addiction

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Health

First fully approved 'off the shelf' stem cells launch in Japan

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Humans

Mystery invaders conquered Europe at the end of last ice age

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Life

Three-parent babies may get US go-ahead, but only for sons

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Life

Devil’s Hole pupfish might be reincarnated even if it died out

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