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Health

I got DNA tested to see if I would pass on diseases to my kids

Many doctors now suggest people consider getting their DNA checked for genetic diseases before starting a family. Alice Klein decided to take the test

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We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

Health

We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

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A pregnant woman with a glass of water in one hand and a pill in the other

Health

Pregnant women have to navigate a minefield of painkiller advice

Analysis

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Health

The love drug that could draw people away from any addiction

Features

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Health

Defence strategies: How immunology took its great leap forward

Culture

Renewables now generate more electricity than coal in Europe

Earth

Renewables now generate more electricity than coal in Europe

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Humans

Primate archaeology: Digging up secrets of the monkey Stone Age

Features

Wikie a killer whale, swims with her calf in Marineland aquatic park

Life

‘Speaking’ orca is further proof they shouldn’t be kept captive

Analysis

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Health

Time for the UK to stop dithering and add folic acid to bread

Comment

Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

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Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

The deaths of five Ugandan chimpanzees have been traced to a human cold virus, and DNA tests suggest all African chimps are vulnerable

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Technology

Powerful or powerless: The backdoor to our cyberfuture

Culture

Humans

A new book says the pace of genomic innovation is problematic

Culture

Life

What does China’s monkey breakthrough mean for human cloning?

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Life

51��s have cloned monkeys and it could help treat cancer

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