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CRISPR is a powerful technique for editing DNA

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‘��è��Ƶs are now very sure that the babies really were gene-edited’

He Jiankui has now presented his controversial work at a gene editing summit in Hong Kong. CRISPR expert Helen O’Neill of University College London was there

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Bee hatching

Life

Some honeybees have four parents or no mother – and we don’t know why

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He Jiankui says two babies have been born as part of his CRISPR experiment

Health

World’s first gene-edited babies announced by a scientist in China

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37 trillion pieces of you: The plan to map the entire human body

Life

37 trillion pieces of you: The plan to map the entire human body

Features

George Church's firm wants to put genomes on blockchains

Health

A new DNA sequencing service wants to reward you for sharing your data

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A tray filled with mugs of tea and coffee

Health

Prefer tea or coffee? It may be down to your genes for bitter tastes

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test tubes

Health

New techniques may soon make designer babies a reality – are we ready?

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babies

Health

Exclusive: A new test can predict IVF embryos' risk of having a low IQ

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Pregnant woman having sonogram

Health

The cause of half of all developmental disorders is a genetic mystery

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Double the risk of death! The problem with headline health statistics

Health

Double the risk of death! The problem with headline health statistics

The way in which a statistic is presented can entirely change how alarming it sounds. And too often, both newspapers and scientific journals choose the most alarming, but least informative, way

Analysis

Life

Don't miss: animal-centred film, mysterious extinctions and virus art

Culture

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Kat Arney: Are you a genetic superhero?

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Life

Review: The Tangled Tree and Lamarck's Revenge are genetic misfits

Culture

Mind

Your genes affect which university you go to but that’s no surprise

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