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A light micrograph of plaques in someone with lupus

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Discovery of a genetic cause of lupus could lead to new treatments

Scientists sequenced the DNA of a 7-year-old girl with severe lupus, which suggests mutations to the gene TLR7 may cause the autoimmune condition

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Frogs have acquired DNA from snakes with the help of parasites

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2CE12PN Amyloid plaques forming between neurons. Beta-amyloid protein disrupting nerve cells function in a brain with Alzheimer's disease

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Genes linked to Alzheimer’s may help calculate your risk of getting it

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Genetic test for mutation that leads to antibiotic-induced deafness

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Bronze age settlement

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Ancient Britons rapidly evolved to cope with lack of sunlight

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Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) in flight, Mexico

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Vampire bats adapted to drinking blood by shedding several genes

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DNA sequence

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A new reference human genome could reflect our species’ true diversity

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The parthenogenetic mouse and the offspring. The parthenogenetic mouse was generated by targeted epigenetic rewriting of multiple imprinting control regions. The parthenogenetic mouse exhibited normal reproductive performance as an adult.

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Mouse pups born from unfertilised eggs through genetic manipulation

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Wild Wild Life newsletter: When species steal each other’s genes

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Wild Wild Life newsletter: When species steal each other’s genes

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Huge genetic database includes over 9000 species of flowering plants

Public library of DNA sequences will allow botanists to track the complex evolutionary history of flowering plants in unprecedented detail

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Gene variant found in centenarians appears to slow the ageing process

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Whiteflies have acquired dozens of genes from plants they eat

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Bronze Age migration may have brought Celtic languages to Britain

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European wine grapes have their genetic roots in western Asia

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