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Why we get autism but our Neanderthal cousins didn't

First maps of gene expression in Neanderthals and Denisovans could explain why they looked different from us – and why autism may be unique to humans

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Ouch! Pain threshold genes amplified by lifestyle

Life

Ouch! Pain threshold genes amplified by lifestyle

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Fear of a smell can be passed down several generations

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Fear of a smell can be passed down several generations

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Pregnant mother's stress affects baby's gut and brain

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Pregnant mother's stress affects baby's gut and brain

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Written in blood: Your life history in just one drop

Life

Written in blood: Your life history in just one drop

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Women's breasts age faster than the rest of their body

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Women's breasts age faster than the rest of their body

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School achievement isn't just in your genes

Life

School achievement isn't just in your genes

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Lack of folic acid echoes through the generations

Health

Lack of folic acid echoes through the generations

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The third factor: Beyond nature and nurture

Life

The third factor: Beyond nature and nurture

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First look into workings of the Neanderthal brain

Life

First look into workings of the Neanderthal brain

Exclusive: in a technological breakthrough, the system of gene switches in Neanderthals has been uncovered, allowing us to assess their mental life

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Life

Gene breakthrough shows Neanderthals in new light

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Health

Time-lapse map shows DNA development in growing brain

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Earth

Historic human remains yield epigenetic tags

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Health

Cost of cuts: Austerity's toxic genetic legacy

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