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Humans

Most detailed human genome sequence yet reveals our hidden variation

The first analyses of a new and more complete version of the human genome reveal enormous amounts of previously undetected variation that may underlie disease

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The fight against coronavirus needs to embrace evolutionary theory

Health

The fight against coronavirus needs to embrace evolutionary theory

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The human genome has finally been completely sequenced after 20 years

Humans

The human genome has finally been completely sequenced after 20 years

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People of European descent evolved resistance to TB over 10,000 years

Humans

People of European descent evolved resistance to TB over 10,000 years

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Life

Australian lungfish has largest genome of any animal sequenced so far

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Ancient viruses buried in our DNA may reawaken and cause illness

Health

Ancient viruses buried in our DNA may reawaken and cause illness

Features

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Technology

Why US police could be using your genes to profile you right now

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Baby plays with DNA double helix

Health

Sequencing the genome of every UK baby would be an ethical minefield

Analysis

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Life

Don't miss: the art of science, vanishing cetaceans and edited humans

Culture

Eight things we learned in the UK government's pre-Johnson info dump

Environment

Eight things we learned in the UK government's pre-Johnson info dump

Air pollution, plastic packaging, nuclear power plants, genome sequencing: just before Boris Johnson becomes prime minister, the UK government has put out dozens of documents. Here's what you need to know

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Definition

What is CRISPR?

Humans

Does population genetics have a racism problem, even today?

Features

Health

Thousands of people in Finland to receive genetic health predictions

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Health

Genetic risk scores on their own aren't that good at predicting health

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