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genetics

Pregnancy blood test can identify Down's syndrome

Health

Pregnancy blood test can identify Down's syndrome

Invasive procedures that test for fetal genetic disabilities are being replaced by less risky blood tests

Analysis

Lucky accidents of human evolution: Switch to starch

Humans

Lucky accidents of human evolution: Switch to starch

Features

Lucky accidents of human evolution: Helping hand

Humans

Lucky accidents of human evolution: Helping hand

Features

Lucky you! Accidents of evolution that made us human

Humans

Lucky you! Accidents of evolution that made us human

Features

Was humanity born in the mother of all plagues?

Life

Was humanity born in the mother of all plagues?

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DNA origami: synthetic tiles can make over 100 shapes

Life

DNA origami: synthetic tiles can make over 100 shapes

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Birds got smart by becoming big babes

Life

Birds got smart by becoming big babes

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Life

RNA breakthrough transforms idea of gene control

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The ancient American bones at centre of two lawsuits

Life

The ancient American bones at centre of two lawsuits

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Life

Touch sensitivity is genetically linked to hearing

Impaired touch among deaf students indicates that some of the genes causing deafness may also dull finger sensitivity

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Life

The humanity switch: How one gene made us brainier

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Life

Thank grandmothers for lower incidence of cancer

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Life

Blonde hair evolved independently in Pacific islands

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Health

Controversial flu paper finally published

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