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Mastodons, hares, geese and reindeer in a forest

Life

DNA from 2 million years ago is the oldest ever recovered

DNA bound to mineral particles in ancient sediment reveals that north Greenland once had spruce forests populated by hares, reindeer and even mastodons

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Maize field

Life

'Unselfish' genes that make plants cooperate could boost crop yields

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The Amami spiny rat

Life

A rat without a Y chromosome could be a glimpse of our genetic future

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The hunt for the lost ancestral language of Europe and southern Asia

Humans

The hunt for the lost ancestral language of Europe and southern Asia

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Modern humans that had not long left Africa may have evolved an X chromosome that carried

Humans

Modern humans evolved a 'selfish' X chromosome after Africa exodus

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Plague of mice

Life

Gene drive could be used to wipe out invasive mice on islands

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The biotechnology firm Oxitec has released boxes throughout Brazil that contain genetically-modified male mosquitoes of the species Aedes aegypti

Environment

Genetically modified mosquitoes cut the insect's number by 96 per cent

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Indeever Madireddy

Life

High school student is first to sequence the angelfish genome

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Dyslexia has been linked to 42 genetic variants

Health

Dyslexia linked to 42 genetic variants in biggest study of its kind

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Tall man and short woman

Humans

12,000 genetic variants affect height in people with European ancestry

Over 12,000 genetic variants play a role in height differences among people with European ancestry, though these variants have a much smaller influence in people with other ancestries

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Health

Human hibernation is a real possibility - this is how it might work

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Health

Gene therapy infused into the brain eases rare condition in children

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Health

Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to almost 200 genetic variants

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Health

��è��Ƶs home in on genetic causes of uncombable hair syndrome

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