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Why microbes are smarter than you thought

Life

Why microbes are smarter than you thought

Single celled organisms may not be able to think, but they can act in remarkable ways – ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ looks at six microbial behaviours that you could almost call intelligent

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Europeans' sweet tooth may have been survival trait

Life

Europeans' sweet tooth may have been survival trait

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Teenage 'baby' may lack master ageing gene

Life

Teenage 'baby' may lack master ageing gene

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US refuses prisoners right to DNA tests

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The genetic secrets of younger-looking skin

Life

The genetic secrets of younger-looking skin

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Life

New York approves controversial egg donor payments

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'Gangsta gene' identified in US teens

Life

'Gangsta gene' identified in US teens

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'Moon' movie mines inner space

Space

'Moon' movie mines inner space

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Could the orang-utan be our closest relative?

Life

Could the orang-utan be our closest relative?

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Health

Oxidative stress may be to blame for Down's symptoms

Extreme differences in the way genes are expressed by fetuses with Down's syndrome could lead to ways to treat the condition in the womb

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Life

Yeast genes inspire anti-ageing drugs

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Life

First pig stem cells could make 'humanised' organs

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Health

Diseased cells transformed into healthy stem cells

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Life

Human speech gene gives mouse a baritone squeak

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