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Microbe with the smallest genome yet pushes the boundaries of life

Symbiotic bacteria living inside insect cells have lost much of their DNA over hundreds of millions of years, much like the ancient microbes that evolved into mitochondria

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Illustration of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing complex (pink and purple) bound to DNA (helix)

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Gene editing that spreads within the body could cure more diseases

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The surprising origins of Britain's Bronze Age immigrants revealed

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How clinical research is still failing underrepresented communities

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How clinical research is still failing underrepresented communities

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Can we genetically improve humans using George Church’s famous list?

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The hidden power of epigenetics: Best ideas of the century

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The hidden power of epigenetics: Best ideas of the century

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

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

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

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

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

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Chronic fatigue syndrome seems to have a very strong genetic element

The largest study so far into the genetics of chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis, has implicated 259 genes – six times more than those identified just four months ago

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Supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions may have same root causes

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

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

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Cuts and scrapes may be slower to heal in redheads

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