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We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

Health

We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

Knowing the ins and outs of our children's genetic secrets before they are born could help reduce the likelihood of many diseases – but could it be misused?

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Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

Humans

Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

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Someone made advanced stone tools in India 172,000 years ago

Humans

Someone made advanced stone tools in India 172,000 years ago

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Technician injects fluid into MinION DNA sequencer

Technology

Pocket-sized scanner helps fill gaps in the human genome

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Trump supporters

Humans

Effortless thinking: Why we're all born to be status quo fans

Features

Robot's terrible jokes are a new test of machine intelligence

Technology

Robot's terrible jokes are a new test of machine intelligence

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Josiah Zayner

Humans

Biohackers are using CRISPR on their DNA and we can't stop it

Insight

Dali skull

Humans

Ancient skull from China may rewrite the origins of our species

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CRISPR gene editing

Health

We’ve evolved an even more powerful form of CRISPR gene editing

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What the controversial ‘human’ teeth fossils really tell us

Humans

What the controversial ‘human’ teeth fossils really tell us

Two 9.7-million-year-old fossil teeth found in Germany probably belong to a primitive primate and something like a deer, not an early human ancestor as has been reported

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Space

Old ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ: Tanks on the moon and other wolves we’ve cried

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Humans

How to be Human: The reason we are so scarily hairy

Features

Health

DNA testing firms are cashing in our genes. Should we get a cut?

Insight

Humans

Bare bones: Five human ancestors known only from a few fossils

Features

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