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Time-lapse map shows DNA development in growing brain

The chemical tags on brain cells' DNA change dramatically early in life – disrupted, the process may leave young children vulnerable to neurological disorders

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Designer babies are on the horizon but aren't here yet

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Starfish eyes are good enough to show them the way home

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Starfish eyes are good enough to show them the way home

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Cockatoo cracks lock with no prior training

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Cockatoo cracks lock with no prior training

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There may already be aliens on Mars

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Long-haul racers

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Eating insects: Disgust is just the first hurdle

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Software says Knox's DNA not on crime scene bra clasp

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Hummingbird performs the fastest ever shimmy

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Hummingbird performs the fastest ever shimmy

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Plastisphere microbes go to sea on flotsam fragments

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Plastisphere microbes go to sea on flotsam fragments

Tiny fragments of plastic in the Atlantic Ocean have been colonised by microbes not found in open water

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Software says Knox's DNA not on crime scene bra clasp

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Iridescent beetle shimmers for 49 million years

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My life goal is to cure colour blindness

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Peaceful passenger pigeon waits for resurrection

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