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genetics

DNA

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Parasitic DNA makes us age faster - but we're not sure why

Genetic parasites called retrotransposons become more active as we age, and an animal study suggests this may trigger immune responses that shorten our lifespans

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X-ray of feet affected by gout

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Gout linked to 376 genetic variants in a study of 2.6 million people

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The surprising origin of sprouts, the vegetable we either love or hate

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The surprising origin of sprouts, the vegetable we either love or hate

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Visualizing inferred human ancestral lineages over time and space. Each line represents an ancestor-descendant relationship in our inferred genealogy of modern and ancient genomes. The width of a line corresponds to how many times the relationship is observed, and lines are colored on the basis of the estimated age of the ancestor.

Humans

A family tree of humanity released in 2022 shows how we're all related

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Amyloid plaques forming between neurons. Beta-amyloid protein disrupting nerve cells function in a brain with Alzheimer's disease

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Alzheimer’s disease progression slowed using CRISPR technique in mice

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Genetic variants may influence the likelihood we will smoke or drink alcohol

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Thousands of genetic variants may influence smoking and alcohol use

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Mastodons, hares, geese and reindeer in a forest

Life

DNA from 2 million years ago is the oldest ever recovered

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Maize field

Life

'Unselfish' genes that make plants cooperate could boost crop yields

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The Amami spiny rat

Life

A rat without a Y chromosome could be a glimpse of our genetic future

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The hunt for the lost ancestral language of Europe and southern Asia

Humans

The hunt for the lost ancestral language of Europe and southern Asia

We've long known there was an ancient language that gave rise to English, Bengali and dozens of other tongues – now we’re on the brink of working out where Proto-Indo-European was spoken

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Humans

Modern humans evolved a 'selfish' X chromosome after Africa exodus

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Life

Gene drive could be used to wipe out invasive mice on islands

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Environment

Genetically modified mosquitoes cut the insect's number by 96 per cent

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Life

High school student is first to sequence the angelfish genome

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