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Killer whales off San Juan Islands

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Orcas in the North Pacific may be dying out due to inbreeding

Habitat and hunting protections have helped orca numbers rebound globally, but a group in the North Pacific Ocean is still shrinking – probably because it is isolated from other populations

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DNA molecule. Polygenic tests can reveal your future risk of many diseases

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New DNA tests predict your disease risk – are we ready for them?

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Dogs living near Chernobyl are genetically different to other groups

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Getting up in the morning

Humans

Early risers may have inherited faster body clocks from Neanderthals

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Light micrograph of a section through the spleen of a patient with Gaucher's disease. Small lymphocytes and large macrophage cells (Gaucher?s cells, pink, a type of white blood cell) are present. Gaucher's disease is an inherited metabolic disorder in which a fatty substance called glucocerebroside accumulates in the spleen (in macrophages), lungs, liver and bone marrow, and sometimes the brain. This is due to an absence of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GC). The disease appears in childhood, and some forms are fatal in the first few years. Other forms cause enlargement of the affected organs, weak and painful bones and anaemia. Some forms also cause severe nervous system damage. There is no cure, but enzyme replacement therapy using GC can relieve the symptoms. Haematoxylin-eosin saffron (HES) stain. Magnification: x400 at 24x36 mm size.

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Genes for Gaucher disease may have protected Jewish people against TB

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Wine bottle and wine Glass

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Why gene variant impairing alcohol breakdown raises heart disease risk

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Electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus particles

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Genetic tracking scheme for viruses could warn of dangerous outbreaks

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Genetics may influence the risk of pre-eclampsia or high blood pressure in pregnancy

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Pre-eclampsia and hypertension in pregnancy linked to 19 gene variants

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DNA

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Parasitic DNA makes us age faster - but we're not sure why

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X-ray of feet affected by gout

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Gout linked to 376 genetic variants in a study of 2.6 million people

As well as being caused by eating a high-fat diet, gout has been linked to hundreds of genetic variants in the largest study of its kind

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Environment

The surprising origin of sprouts, the vegetable we either love or hate

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Humans

A family tree of humanity released in 2022 shows how we're all related

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Health

Alzheimer’s disease progression slowed using CRISPR technique in mice

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Thousands of genetic variants may influence smoking and alcohol use

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