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A Neanderthal grandfather and child

Humans

Neanderthal child may have had Down’s syndrome

A fossil bone displaying features consistent with Down’s syndrome belonged to a Neanderthal child who survived beyond 6 years old, adding to evidence that these extinct humans cared for members of their community

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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

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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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Aerial view of different coloured fields near the Werribee river in New South Wales, Australia

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

We have enough genetic material to bring back the northern white rhino, but doing so won’t be easy

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DNA sequencing may give hope to critically ill adults in hospital

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Why our genetic code should remain off-limits to life insurers

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Genetics may protect against disease linked to eating human brains

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Life

Plant-killing genetic technology could wipe out superweeds

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