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Neurons in the brain

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First glimpse of how genes may cause mental health problems

Geneticists are starting to unpick what causes psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and even some autism-like developmental conditions

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Cotton swab in mouth

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I got DNA tested to see if I would pass on diseases to my kids

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We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

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We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

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First UK three-parent babies could be born this year

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First UK three-parent babies could be born this year

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A baby with microcephaly

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Brain genes hint at why Zika doesn’t always cause microcephaly

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Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong, the cloned monkeys

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Are human clones next? Your trickiest cloning questions answered

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Humans

A new book says the pace of genomic innovation is problematic

Culture

a cloned monkey

Life

First monkeys, and then us? Human cloning must stay off limits

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DNA

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New CRISPR method could take gene editing to the next level

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Close-up of a human eye

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Blindness treatment will insert algae gene into people's eyes

Optogenetic techniques that use light to control nerve cells are being tried in people at last – and could lead to treatments for several types of blindness

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Humans

DNA of man who died in 1827 recreated from his living relatives

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A single gene can either raise or lower Crohn’s disease risk

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Humans

Baby skeleton from Alaska reveals origins of Native Americans

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Space

The books and ideas that will shape the year ahead

Culture

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