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Life

How the living world was changed, by the woman who changed it

CRISPR gene editing has delivered on its every scientific promise. Jennifer Doudna and Samuel Sternberg's book gives a generous account of this towering achievement

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Health

Nice science, but don't forget about the ethics

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Health

Should cash-strapped NHS pay for unproven gene sequencing?

Analysis

Ancient human skulls

Life

We may have mated with Neanderthals more than 219,000 years ago

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Health

Can heightened empathy be a bad thing?

Culture

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Health

DNA variants that are bad for health may also make you stupid

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Health

Mindfulness and meditation dampen down inflammation genes

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Cystic fibrosis drug halts lung damage in young children

Health

Cystic fibrosis drug halts lung damage in young children

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Health

Collective rather than individual action can beat obesity

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Humans

The appetite genes: Why some of us are born to eat too much

Subtle differences in how we respond to food, driven by our genes, are the true reason we can struggle to keep to the weight we want to be

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Life

Floating in microgravity gives bacteria permanent genetic boost

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Health

Boom in human gene editing as 20 CRISPR trials gear up

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Health

CRISPR causes many unwanted mutations, small study suggests

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Life

Bioelectric tweak makes flatworms grow a head instead of a tail

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