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genetics

holly wreath

Life

The holly hunters banking berries to save a species

Christmas in many parts of the world isn’t complete without holly sprigs, but logging the trees’ genetic diversity is a distinctly prickly business

Features

whale artwork

Humans

The secrets of your past that lurk inside your ears

Features

chocolate Santas

Life

Inside the secret chocolate garden built to avert a cocoa crisis

Features

shadows in front of a rainbow flag

Humans

What do the new ‘gay genes’ tell us about sexual orientation?

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Lizards re-evolved eggs after thousands of years of live births

Life

Lizards re-evolved eggs after thousands of years of live births

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Sumatran tigers fall 17 per cent and have just two strongholds

Earth

Sumatran tigers fall 17 per cent and have just two strongholds

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Why do female monkeys spend so long looking at rugged males?

Life

Why do female monkeys spend so long looking at rugged males?

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DNA code

Humans

A bacterium has been engineered to make 'unnatural' proteins

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pregnant woman

Life

Does it matter if my child is not genetically related to me?

Features

Huge dose of brain chemical dopamine may have made us smart

Humans

Huge dose of brain chemical dopamine may have made us smart

Two “thinking” regions of human brains are much richer in a neurotransmitter called dopamine than the equivalent brain regions in apes and monkeys

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Health

Amish gene can make them live 10 years longer and avoid diabetes

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Humans

Biohackers are using CRISPR on their DNA and we can't stop it

Insight

Health

FDA loosens rules on direct-to-consumer genetic tests

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Health

Boy with a genetic disease has had almost all his skin replaced

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