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Life

What is our place in the natural world?

A new exhibition, Mark Dion: Theatre of the natural world, sets out to explore the impact of our scientific endeavours. Plus, our rundown of the top upcoming events.

Culture

Cotton swab in mouth

Health

I got DNA tested to see if I would pass on diseases to my kids

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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

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A pregnant woman with a glass of water in one hand and a pill in the other

Health

Pregnant women have to navigate a minefield of painkiller advice

Analysis

Renewables now generate more electricity than coal in Europe

Earth

Renewables now generate more electricity than coal in Europe

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Humans

Primate archaeology: Digging up secrets of the monkey Stone Age

Features

addiction artwork

Health

The love drug that could draw people away from any addiction

Features

flower

Health

Defence strategies: How immunology took its great leap forward

Culture

Wikie a killer whale, swims with her calf in Marineland aquatic park

Life

‘Speaking’ orca is further proof they shouldn’t be kept captive

Analysis

loaves of bread

Health

Time for the UK to stop dithering and add folic acid to bread

With yet more evidence in favour of fortifying flour with folic acid to help avoid serious birth defects, it's time the government acted, says Geoffrey Webb

Comment

Earth

Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

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Technology

Powerful or powerless: The backdoor to our cyberfuture

Culture

Humans

A new book says the pace of genomic innovation is problematic

Culture

Life

What does China’s monkey breakthrough mean for human cloning?

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