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Cells act like old tape recorders to monitor health

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Cells act like old tape recorders to monitor health

For the first time, cells have been hacked so they resemble tiny analogue tape recorders. It should allow them to get the inside scoop on our bodies in a way that digital cellular recorders can't

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No magic gene behind supercentenarians' longevity

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Monster cancer chromosome is made from shattered DNA

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Human thoughts used to switch on genes

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Human thoughts used to switch on genes

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Monster cancer chromosome is made from shattered DNA

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Monster cancer chromosome is made from shattered DNA

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Oldest European genome illuminates diverse ancestry

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Oldest European genome illuminates diverse ancestry

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A slither of DNA identifies snakebite antidote

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A slither of DNA identifies snakebite antidote

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Fetus's arthritis genes can affect the mother

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Fetus's arthritis genes can affect the mother

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Mitochondrial replacement: no need for a rethink

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Why language is neither an instinct nor innate

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Why language is neither an instinct nor innate

The ideas of Noam Chomsky, popularised by Steven Pinker, come under fire in Vyvyan Evans's book The Language Myth: Why language is not an instinct

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Found: closest link to Eve, our universal ancestor

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Everyday drugs could give extra years of life

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Modified aubergines could transform farming in India

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Was Aristotle the inventor of science?

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