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Synthetic 'upgrade' for fruit fly's DNA

Life

Synthetic 'upgrade' for fruit fly's DNA

The genetic code of the fruit fly has been tweaked to make "unnatural" proteins – the advance could lead to the creation of improved life forms

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Researcher accused of misleading pregnant women

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Chimeric birds could explain how brains get big

Life

Chimeric birds could explain how brains get big

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Only you: 11 things that make each of us a one-off

Life

Only you: 11 things that make each of us a one-off

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Health

Gene fusion is behind deadly brain cancer

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Stress may cause women's brains to age prematurely

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Europe's first gene therapy approval anticipated

Health

Europe's first gene therapy approval anticipated

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Sperm sequencing could help fight infertility

Health

Sperm sequencing could help fight infertility

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Genes predict who places their trust in machines

Life

Genes predict who places their trust in machines

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Olympic extremes: A winning genome

Humans

Olympic extremes: A winning genome

Genetics plays a role in athletic performance, but pinpointing which of our genes are responsible is tricky. Some candidates, however, are starting to emerge

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Life

Exome sequencing gets to the root of rare diseases

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Life

We should have banked Lonesome George's cells

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Life

Threatened species need not be harmed by inbreeding

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Life

Sex endows evolutionary advantage in tough conditions

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