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Optogenetics: controlling brain cells with lasers

Brain cells can be switched on and off like light bulbs using microbial proteins – we explain the process and its implications

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'Junk' DNA linked to aggressive cancers

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Unreliable evidence? Time to open up DNA databases

Unreliable evidence? Time to open up DNA databases

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Know a gene's 'parent' to improve disease prediction

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2010 preview: Is this the year that we create life?

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2010 preview: Is this the year that we create life?

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2010 preview: Genome sequencing for all

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2010 preview: Genome sequencing for all

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DNA's guardian gene found in placozoans

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Gene absence makes the kid grow rounder

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Do mice with two mothers spell the end for men?

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Personalised vaccines could protect all children

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Personalised vaccines could protect all children

Children whose genetic make-up means they may not be protected by the standard form of a vaccine could be given a personalised shot

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Autism and schizophrenia could be genetic opposites

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'Simple' bacterium shows surprising complexity

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How to wind snail shells up the wrong way

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Decode's demise sparks privacy fears

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