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Wealthy families in prehistoric Europe may have had live-in slaves

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Wealthy families in prehistoric Europe may have had live-in slaves

Ancient DNA suggests that during the Bronze Age, wealthy families once lived with poorer individuals, suggesting live-in slavery could be 1300 years older than we thought

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Want to regrow organs and defy cancer? Just copy these awesome animals

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We need to talk about technology that people use to influence others

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The story of how humans got to the Americas isn’t a simple one

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The story of how humans got to the Americas isn’t a simple one

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European populations have accumulated many mutations

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Europeans have steadily accumulated mutations for thousands of years

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Jon Spooner (left) meets Apollo astronaut Al Worden in the Space Shed

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If I have a disease-causing gene, should my doctor tell my family?

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If I have a disease-causing gene, should my doctor tell my family?

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There's no such thing as a 'gay gene' finds largest study of sexuality

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Mountain View, California, USA. 31st Jan, 2014. 23andMe is a privately held California based direct to consumer personal genetic/ancestry testing and tracking service where applicants supply, through a specially made plastic capture tube, a saliva sample

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Complaints about AncestryDNA and 23andme sent to UK data watchdog

Home DNA testing companies AncestryDNA, 23andme and MyHeritage have all been the subject of complaints to the UK's data watchdog

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Plans to provide genetic testing on the NHS could harm well-being

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Personalised cancer treatments are becoming more common in the UK

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ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏy living lowers chances of dementia even if genetic risk is high

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Lack of protective vaginal bacteria linked to high ovarian cancer risk

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