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Life

You are junk: Why it’s not your genes that make you human

Genes make proteins make us – that was the received wisdom. But from big brains to opposable thumbs, some of our signature traits could come from elsewhere

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Health

Command and cure: We don't need to edit genomes to control them

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Behind the scenes at London's urban archaeology warehouse

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Humans

First Americans hunted big game in Florida 14,500 years ago

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Craig Venter's plans to scour 2 million genomes for drug targets

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Other minds and cryptominds, from babies to robots to God

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Craig Venter

Life

Breakthrough in synthetic biology is far from 'playing God'

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Health

Evolution acting on older dads is protecting our genetic health

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Health

Premature birth: How its effects can stay with you for life

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Who do you think you are? 4 rules can help you know yourself

You don’t know yourself as well as you think. But there are some clever ways to understand your true nature better and how others perceive you

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Health

There's a savant in you – and this man wants to find it

Opinion

Life

My brain collection could help us all thrive in old age

Opinion

Health

Down in the dumps? Don't worry, your brain is still on point

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Health

Why choosing the right workout could fine-tune your brain

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