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Gay or straight? Saliva test can predict male sexual orientation

The test, based on epigenetic tags on the genome, claims 67 per cent accuracy, but concerns over eugenics and misuse have led lead researcher to quit his job

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Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

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Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

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Drug could kill harmful bacteria but leave benign ones untouched

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Chemistry Nobel shared for discovery of how DNA repairs itself

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Chemistry Nobel shared for discovery of how DNA repairs itself

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Genes can't be patented, rules Australia’s High Court

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Genes can't be patented, rules Australia’s High Court

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More than half of EU officially bans genetically modified crops

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More than half of EU officially bans genetically modified crops

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Genes protecting smokers' health one of many UK Biobank findings

Genes protecting smokers' health one of many UK Biobank findings

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Why I study 80-year-old smokers

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Why I study 80-year-old smokers

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DNA-cutting enzymes could slice through gene editing patent spat

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DNA-cutting enzymes could slice through gene editing patent spat

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Genes protecting smokers' health one of many UK Biobank findings

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Genes protecting smokers' health one of many UK Biobank findings

Those with a long smoking habit and good health might have their genes to thank – one of many findings emerging from a vast genetic resource

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Our knack for remembering faces is a highly evolved skill

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Gene editing: Bring it on

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If viruses transfer wasp genes into butterflies, are they GM?

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