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Health

Unpicking the genetics of fibromyalgia sheds new light on its causes

Fibromyalgia, which causes chronic pain all over the body, is poorly understood, but two studies – made up of millions of participants – are helping us get to the roots of the condition

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Humans

Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch

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Humans

Evolution of intelligence in our ancestors may have come at a cost

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Health

Selfish sperm see older fathers pass on more disease-causing mutations

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What’s my Alzheimer’s risk, and can I really do anything to change it?

Health

What’s my Alzheimer’s risk, and can I really do anything to change it?

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Supercentenarian María Branyas Morera, pictured with researcher Manel Esteller

Health

World’s oldest person had a young microbiome and 'exceptional genome'

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Life

Thylacine's genome provides clues about why it went extinct

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Life

Mystery of the potato's origins solved by genetics

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Humans

70,000 years ago humans underwent a major shift – that’s why we exist

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Humans

An ancient Egyptian's complete genome has been read for the first time

The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at connections with Mesopotamia

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Humans

A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches

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Life

Biotech firm aims to create ‘ChatGPT of biology’ – will it work?

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Life

Colossal scientist now admits they haven’t really made dire wolves

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Humans

What the complete ape genome is revealing about the earliest humans

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