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Stranger danger at heart of racial bias

Children with a rare genetic condition linked to gregariousness lack any kind of racial bias, suggesting that social fear underlies such prejudices

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Japanese gut bacteria gain special powers from sushi

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Japanese gut bacteria gain special powers from sushi

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Dangerous DNA: The truth about the 'warrior gene'

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Dangerous DNA: The truth about the 'warrior gene'

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Drug-resistant cancer might forget how to fight

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Giant mimivirus does its replication in-house

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Giant mimivirus does its replication in-house

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Gene bandage rejuvenates wasted muscle

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Close call with death leaves its mark on DNA

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Close call with death leaves its mark on DNA

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US healthcare bill gets personal

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'Junk' DNA gets credit for making us who we are

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'Junk' DNA gets credit for making us who we are

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Bugs beware: we're gunning for your genes

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Bugs beware: we're gunning for your genes

Genetic insecticides promise to pick off pests – even cockroaches – species by species while leaving all other animals unharmed

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The luck of the Tasmanian devils is in their genes

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Extinct giant bird DNA recovered from fossil eggs

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New DNA technique gives names to the unknown dead

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Women with good genes may have more sexual partners

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