Humans
The 4 genetic traits that helped humans conquer the world
Red hair isn鈥檛 all we got from Neanderthals. Without DNA gleaned from extinct human species our ancestors might never have survived Earth鈥檚 extremes
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Environment
Feedback: The scientific predictions hiding in classic fiction
Regulars
Health
The genetic superheroes who have mutations but not the disease
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Life
Missing building block of life could be made on ice in space
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Humans
How DNA profiling helped unravel the horror of Bosnia’s genocide
Opinion
Life
Breakthrough in synthetic biology is far from ‘playing God’
Opinion
Humans
Racism, photography and DNA: can we right past wrongs?
Culture
Health
Artificial DNA folds into parcels that can survive inside us
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Humans
Will tracking people via clouds of microbes stand up in court?
Opinion
Humans
Mystery invaders conquered Europe at the end of last ice age
Ancient DNA suggests that 14,500 years ago populations that had thrived in Europe鈥檚 heartlands were replaced by mysterious new arrivals
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Life
Imagine storing all the world’s archives in a box of seeds
Opinion
Health
How to change your genes by changing your lifestyle
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Health
Obese men found to make sperm with thousands of modified genes
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