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Yeast has half its DNA rewritten in quest for synthetic complex cells

A team aiming to produce the first complex cell with an entirely synthetic genome has created a strain of yeast with half of its chromosomes designed from scratch

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Migraines linked to rare genetic variants that could boost treatments

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A volunteer from the North Atlantic Salmon Fund with one of the escapee salmon

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On the hunt for thousands of salmon that escaped Icelandic fish farm

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Seventh Son author Sebastian Faulks: 'I'm 3.7 per cent Neanderthal'

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Seventh Son author Sebastian Faulks: 'I'm 3.7 per cent Neanderthal'

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Being vegetarian may be partly determined by your genes

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X-ray of a pelvis with arthritis, a key cause of hip pain, at both hip joints

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Hip pain linked to a dozen genetic variants

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We finally know what makes orange carrots orange

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Two proteins, haemaglobin subunit beta and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator

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DeepMind AI can predict if DNA mutations are likely to be harmful

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Scientist examining DNA results on a screen

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Rare mutation hints gene editing could prevent Alzheimer’s disease

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Illustration of CAR T-immune cells attacking a cancer cell

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Cancer tumours eradicated by genetically modified immune cells

T-cells that have been genetically edited to boost their anticancer activity have destroyed solid tumours in mice

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Our genes shape our education level more than our upbringing

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Extremely rare black penguin spotted in Antarctica

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Disputed Inheritance review: Why do we still bother with Mendel?

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The human Y chromosome has been fully sequenced for the first time

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