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sea turtle hatchlings

Life

Why climate change is creating more female sea turtles and crocodiles

As the world gets warmer, animals whose sex is determined by temperature are finding cool ways to control their own fate. But can they adapt in time?

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Human cloning

Humans

Should animals with human genes or organs be given human rights?

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cuttlefish embryo

Life

Cuttlefish embryos can see and recognise predators before they hatch

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He Jiankui

Life

The gene editing revelation that shocked the world

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DNA model

Life

Gene editing is so easy to do that we couldn’t stop it if we wanted to

Leader

CRISPR proteins about to be injected into an embryo

Life

Gene-editing experiment widely criticised for safety and ethics issues

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CRISPR is a powerful technique for editing DNA

Health

‘Scientists are now very sure that the babies really were gene-edited’

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test tubes

Health

New techniques may soon make designer babies a reality – are we ready?

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babies

Health

Exclusive: A new test can predict IVF embryos' risk of having a low IQ

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fetes

Life

Making babies: How to create human embryos with no egg or sperm

Artificial wombs and embryos made from skin cells – remarkable new techniques could revolutionise reproductive biology and help bring an end to infertility

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Health

Malfunctioning fertility clinic tanks may put eggs at risk

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Life

What does China’s monkey breakthrough mean for human cloning?

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Life

Scientists have cloned monkeys and it could help treat cancer

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Health

2018 preview: Bioelectricity tweak can regenerate missing limbs

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