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Human heart, 3D coloured computed tomography (CT) scan. This is an oblique side view. The heart is a hollow muscular organ that receives and pumps blood from and around the body through the veins and arteries that branch out from its four internal chambers. The external surface of the heart includes the coronary arteries and veins that supply blood to the heart muscle. This scan includes parts of the heart's major veins and arteries, with the aorta running down right.

Health

Rare mutation in Old Order Amish people linked to lower heart disease

A genetic mutation may cause lower levels of cholesterol and a blood clotting protein associated with heart disease, and the hope is to design drugs that have the same effect

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Outlay of multiracial faces printed

Humans

Anonymised genomes cannot be linked to faces as previously claimed

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Barn Owl, Tyto alba

Life

Pale barn owls in UK and Ireland hint at ancient land bridge

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A rockfish (genus Sebastes)

Life

Deep-sea rockfish that live to be 200 hint at genes for longevity

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A sea cucumber, Chiridota heheva

Life

Sea cucumber has modified genes to help it live on hydrothermal vents

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carved statue

Humans

Story of epic human voyages across Polynesia revealed by genetics

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100 years old birthday cake and old woman

Health

Rare genetic variants play important role in people who live to be 100

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Two different breeds of cat

Life

Gene responsible for cat fur patterns could lead to designer pets

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Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0 cells

Life

Artificially stripped-back cell is still able to rapidly evolve

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Weird ‘Borg’ DNA found in microbes takes in genes from other organisms

Life

Weird ‘Borg’ DNA found in microbes takes in genes from other organisms

Unusual stretches of DNA in microbes are the largest ever elements of genetic material found to move between organisms. Figuring out how they drive methane consumption in their hosts could help us better understand our planet's climate

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Health

The fight against coronavirus needs to embrace evolutionary theory

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Life

Weird fractal Romanesco cauliflowers start life as failed flowers

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Humans

We need to overhaul the language of genetics to root out racism

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Humans

Richard Lewontin: Pioneering evolutionary biologist dies aged 92

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