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epigenetics

A fern growing out of a stone wall at Machu Picchu

Life

Plants have evolved forgetfulness to wipe out memory of stress

The ability to forget may be a coping strategy used by plants to deal with unpredictable environments  

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Shape-shifting worm creates five different versions of itself

Life

Shape-shifting worm creates five different versions of itself

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Guinea pigs beat climate change by tweaking their own DNA

Earth

Guinea pigs beat climate change by tweaking their own DNA

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How to change your genes by changing your lifestyle

Life

How to change your genes by changing your lifestyle

Features

'Gay test' fear mustn't derail work on sexuality's genetic basis

Health

'Gay test' fear mustn't derail work on sexuality's genetic basis

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Birth month affects risk of developing dementia later in life

Health

Birth month affects risk of developing dementia later in life

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Life

Gay or straight? Saliva test can predict male sexual orientation

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First evidence of how parents' lives could change children's DNA

Environment

First evidence of how parents' lives could change children's DNA

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First evidence of how parents' lives could change children's DNA

Life

First evidence of how parents' lives could change children's DNA

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Huge epigenomic map examines life's impact on our genes

Life

Huge epigenomic map examines life's impact on our genes

Analysing the DNA tags that affect how genes behave shows us how nurture interacts with nature to shape who we are and the diseases we develop

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Health

Hints of epigenetic role in Alzheimer's disease

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Health

'Epigenetic' gene tweaks seem to trigger cancer

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Health

Famine puts next two generations at risk of obesity

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Life

Baby's first gut bacteria may come from mum's mouth

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