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Will genetic data inspire healthy lifestyle changes in Finland?

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Thousands of people in Finland to receive genetic health predictions

A large genetic trial in Finland will soon tell 3400 volunteers their personal risk of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes and a type of blood clot

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The origins of language discovered in music, mime and mimicry

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Surprising ways the changing Earth shaped human evolution and society

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Humans

Did the ancestor of all humans evolve in Europe not Africa?

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Health

Men who have children later in life may prime their kids for longevity

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New species of human discovered in a cave in the Philippines

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Two-million-year-old toothache may have killed an early human

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Two-million-year-old toothache may have killed an early human

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Humans

Story of most murderous people of all time revealed in ancient DNA

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Polygenic risk scores estimate your likelihood of developing some health conditions

Health

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

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Genetics studies are too white – that’s failing people and science

Three-quarters of people in studies linking genetics and health are of white European descent, leading us to miss vital clues, says researcher Scott Williams

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Evidence of early Australian arrival is best judged with an open mind

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Breathing in before doing something may actually make you better at it

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Rabbit bones suggest Neanderthals were better hunters than we thought

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Brexit, 10,000 BC: The untold story of how Britain first left Europe

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