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genetics

I want to print personalised cancer drugs in a day

Health

I want to print personalised cancer drugs in a day

Biohacker Andrew Hessel's open-source drug company aims to make bespoke cancer-fighting viruses using DNA printers – paid for by a Netflix-style subscription

Opinion

Genetic analysis confirms Richard III skeleton find

Life

Genetic analysis confirms Richard III skeleton find

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Synthetic enzymes hint at life without DNA or RNA

Life

Synthetic enzymes hint at life without DNA or RNA

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Finding aliens harder now we know DNA survives space

Space

Finding aliens harder now we know DNA survives space

Analysis

Watch a tapeworm squirm through a living man's brain

Health

Watch a tapeworm squirm through a living man's brain

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Gay gene discovery has good and bad implications

Life

Gay gene discovery has good and bad implications

Leader

Largest study of gay brothers homes in on 'gay genes'

Life

Largest study of gay brothers homes in on 'gay genes'

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Cells act like old tape recorders to monitor health

Life

Cells act like old tape recorders to monitor health

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Monster cancer chromosome is made from shattered DNA

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New Scientist Default Image

Health

No magic gene behind supercentenarians' longevity

A genetic comparison of people aged 110 or older with those of adults under 80 fails to find any gene variants that blunt the effects of ageing

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Life

Human thoughts used to switch on genes

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Life

Monster cancer chromosome is made from shattered DNA

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Life

Oldest European genome illuminates diverse ancestry

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Health

A slither of DNA identifies snakebite antidote

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