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human evolution

Helen O'Neill: The CRISPR genome editing revolution

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Helen O'Neill: The CRISPR genome editing revolution

Molecular biologist Helen O’Neill reveals why precision genetic engineering is the most exciting thing since spliced DNA

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cave art handprint with missing fingers

Humans

Stone Age people may have ritually cut off their own fingers

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Extinct 'Denisovan' people may have lived on Earth's highest plateau

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Extinct 'Denisovan' people may have lived on Earth's highest plateau

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Stone tools hint that our first human ancestors lived all over Africa

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Stone tools hint that our first human ancestors lived all over Africa

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humpback whale

Life

Prehistoric whales used to simply suck their food out of the ocean

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The first human farmers continued to forage a wide diet from nature

Humans

The first human farmers continued to forage a wide diet from nature

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Judith Mank: Why do we have sex?

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Judith Mank: Why do we have sex?

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Health

New techniques may soon make designer babies a reality – are we ready?

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babies

Health

Exclusive: A new test can predict IVF embryos' risk of having a low IQ

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Humans

The Galapagos of the Indian Ocean: Voyage to a forgotten paradise

Celebrated for their biodiversity, the islands of Socotra could unlock secrets of humans' journey out of Africa – but war and weather hamper the journey there

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Humans

Modern lifestyles shaped our evolution only a few thousand years ago

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Life

An extinct monkey evolved to live like a sloth in the Caribbean

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Life

The Wider Earth review – Darwin's Beagle days make a gripping play

Culture

Humans

Neanderthals may have powered their bigger bodies by breathing deeper

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