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Life

First monkey genetically engineered to have Parkinson's created

Engineering monkeys to have human brain diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s will help us to treat the conditions better – but not everyone likes the idea

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Mosquito on skin

Health

Souped-up ‘gene drives’ may help eliminate pests and diseases

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Shadows on a grassy surface: three adults and a small child

Health

'Three-parent baby' success could see trials in two years

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Sculpture of human figure covered in letters

Health

Artificial genome could create a 'blank slate' human template

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People with scorecards

Health

Genetic test predicts your success in life, but not happiness

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Two people in wheelchairs are silhouetted against a window

Health

Stem cell brain injections let people walk again after stroke

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RNA and DNA

Life

Bacterial RNA-editing tool could disable viruses or halt disease

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Hipster chicken beards caused by a single gene mutation

Life

Hipster chicken beards caused by a single gene mutation

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Domestic dogs may have evolved separately in Europe and Asia

Life

Domestic dogs may have evolved separately in Europe and Asia

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projection of a body with 1s and 0s

Life

Plan to build human genome from scratch could kick off this year

After several secret meetings, scientists have officially announced a $3-billion, 10-year plan to chemically synthesise a human genome

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Life

Orcas are first non-humans whose evolution is driven by culture

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Life

Blogging cells tell their stories using CRISPR gene editing

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Health

Why you don't want your boss to help with your health

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Life

Why would scientists want to build human genomes from scratch?

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