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Sharing genetic risk scores can unwittingly reveal secrets

Statistics that quantify a person鈥檚 predisposition to diseases such as diabetes and cancer can be reverse-engineered to reveal the underlying genetic data, prompting privacy concerns

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Humans

Human populations evolved in similar ways after we began farming

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Rare family has had many more sons than daughters for generations

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When we interbred with Neanderthals, they were usually the fathers

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Microbe with the smallest genome yet pushes the boundaries of life

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Illustration of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing complex (pink and purple) bound to DNA (helix)

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Gene editing that spreads within the body could cure more diseases

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Humans

The surprising origins of Britain’s Bronze Age immigrants revealed

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How clinical research is still failing underrepresented communities

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Life

Can we genetically improve humans using George Church鈥檚 famous list?

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The hidden power of epigenetics: Best ideas of the century

Following the surprising discovery that our genetic blueprint is much simpler than expected, we鈥檝e rapidly learned that we have epigenetics to thank for our extraordinary complexity

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We can rewrite our genetic code: Best ideas of the century

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Mind

What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

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Gene-edited babies are the future 鈥� but these CRISPR start-ups aren鈥檛

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Chronic fatigue syndrome seems to have a very strong genetic element

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