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Do glowing house plants take gene tinkering too far?

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Do glowing house plants take gene tinkering too far?

People backing a crowd-funded project to genetically engineer a glowing plant will receive its seeds. Is it setting a dangerous precedent or harmless fun?

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Hungry algae may explain how plants became green

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Hungry algae may explain how plants became green

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Dawn of the water eaters: How Earth got its oxygen

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Dawn of the water eaters: How Earth got its oxygen

Features

A biological basis for free will

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A biological basis for free will

Opinion

Our earliest primate cousin discovered in Asia

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Our earliest primate cousin discovered in Asia

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Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

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Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

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Portrait of shy seal in underwater forest wins contest

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Portrait of shy seal in underwater forest wins contest

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Mon dieu! French wine is from Italy

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Mon dieu! French wine is from Italy

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Beavers are born to bite wood, not people

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Beavers are born to bite wood, not people

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'Dawn bird' sees <i>Archaeopteryx</i> return to bird fold

Life

'Dawn bird' sees Archaeopteryx return to bird fold

Archaeopteryx lost its place among the birds in 2011 – the discovery of an even older bird helps to restore the famous fossil to its perch

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1 in 13 people have bendy chimp-like feet

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Earth

Developing a cartography of fear

Opinion

Life

The voices within: The power of talking to yourself

Features

Life

Humans are endurance champs – why do we hate exercise?

Opinion

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