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genetics

Life

Last common ancestor of all life emerged far earlier than thought

All life on Earth can trace its origin to LUCA, the last universal common ancestor – and now it seems this organism may have lived a few hundred million years after the planet formed

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Legs of a juvenile female woolly mammoth named Yuka

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Woolly mammoth DNA exceptionally preserved in freeze-dried 'jerky'

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Stunning blue-skinned frog is a rare genetic mutant

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Evolutionary story of Australia's dingoes revealed by ancient DNA

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A Neanderthal grandfather and child

Humans

Neanderthal child may have had Down’s syndrome

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Life

Origins of modern horses traced to breeding revolution 4200 years ago

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Genetic mutation gives cats a 'salty liquorice' coat colour

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Genetic mutation gives cats a 'salty liquorice' coat colour

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Autoimmune conditions linked to reactivated X chromosome genes

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K2BPCD Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) breaching, Canada, Arctic Ocean.

Life

Bowhead whales still harmed from whaling that ended a century ago

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Life

Modern rose hybrids have a worrying lack of genetic diversity

Intensive breeding since the 19th century has created thousands of varieties of rose, but a reduction in genetic diversity could leave them vulnerable to diseases and climate change

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Life

Huge genetic study redraws the tree of life for flowering plants

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Mind

Your genes may influence how much you enjoy listening to music

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Life

Turning plants blue with gene editing could make robot weeding easier

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Life

Northern white rhino could be saved from extinction using frozen skin

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