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genetics

We can rewrite our genetic code: Best ideas of the century

Health

We can rewrite our genetic code: Best ideas of the century

Our genomes are filled with errors that were once impossible to correct. But in CRISPR, we finally found an extraordinarily powerful tool for treating genetic disease – and perhaps making better versions of ourselves

Features

What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

Mind

What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

Features

A large group of babies crawling in nappies or diapers

Health

Gene-edited babies are the future – but these CRISPR start-ups aren’t

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Health

Chronic fatigue syndrome seems to have a very strong genetic element

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False-colour nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) image of a human head

Health

Supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions may have same root causes

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A hand holding glowing prion proteins, from which fossils and microbes emerge.

Life

A sinister, deadly brain protein could reveal the origins of all life

Features

A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

Health

A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

Features

Health

Cuts and scrapes may be slower to heal in redheads

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Adolf Hitler

Humans

Analysing Hitler's DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing useful

Comment

An illustration of polycystic ovary syndrome, which causes the ovaries to enlarge

Health

We're closing in on how genetics may influence your PCOS risk

In the largest genetic analysis of polycystic ovary syndrome to date, scientists have identified new variants linked to the condition, which could help us treat it more effectively

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Health

Unpicking the genetics of fibromyalgia sheds new light on its causes

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Humans

Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch

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Humans

Evolution of intelligence in our ancestors may have come at a cost

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Health

Selfish sperm see older fathers pass on more disease-causing mutations

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