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genetics

illustration of plasmids

Life

Selfish genes fight each other with DNA-destroying CRISPR systems

Bits of self-replicating DNA that spread among bacteria use CRISPR to target and destroy rival bits of self-replicating DNA

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Goats were first domesticated in western Iran 10,000 years ago

Humans

Goats were first domesticated in western Iran 10,000 years ago

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Alice Roberts: Archaeogenetics will help us solve mysteries of past

Humans

Alice Roberts: Archaeogenetics will help us solve mysteries of past

Comment

Depression and inflammation appear to be linked – but it's unclear why

Health

Depression and inflammation appear to be linked – but it's unclear why

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kitten

Health

Old tom cats have more mutations in their sperm like older human males

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Grasses pass genes from one species to another but we don’t know how

Life

Grasses pass genes from one species to another but we don’t know how

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Henrietta Lacks

People in Science

Henrietta Lacks

rabbit

Life

Some rabbits walk on their front feet with their back legs in the air

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whitefly

Life

Plant gene has naturally crossed into insects – and helps them feed

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DNA replication

Life

Microbe somehow survives without key proteins for replicating its DNA

A microbe called Carpediemonas membranifera lacks a key set of proteins thought essential for copying DNA, and therefore for reproduction

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Life

Llamas and alpacas carry genes from mysterious ‘ghost’ relatives

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Humans

DNA reveals ancient Croatian massacre was an indiscriminate killing

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Humans

Effects of Finnish evacuation during second world war visible in DNA

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Technology

Chip-based DNA testing wrong more than right for very rare variants

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