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Health

DNA sequencing of babies is here: Should it be available to all?

A new bioethics briefing highlights restrictions on genomic screening of newborn children. Should it be tightly controlled, wonders Alex Pearlman

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Humans

Human genome sequencing is starting to live up to the hype

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Child in hospital bed

Health

Three critically ill children helped by speedy genome sequencing

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Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

Life

Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

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Children at school

Humans

Does your kids’ DNA matter more than which school they go to?

Analysis

Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

Humans

Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

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Health

The Genius Within: How to be smart in the 21st century

Culture

A person's brain and DNA

Humans

Found: more than 500 genes that are linked to intelligence

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How ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ readers predicted the Oscar winners

Humans

How ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ readers predicted the Oscar winners

Features

Neanderthals made the oldest cave art in the world

Humans

Neanderthals made the oldest cave art in the world

We weren’t the only ancient artists – the discovery of 66,700-year-old cave art show our Neanderthal cousins also liked to draw

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Humans

Can you predict the future? Take our Oscars quiz to find out

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Life

Work the crowd: How ordinary people can predict the future

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Humans

The tamed ape: were humans the first animal to be domesticated?

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Health

CRISPR has fixed the genetic cause of a learning disability

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