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Shape-shifting worm creates five different versions of itself

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Shape-shifting worm creates five different versions of itself

The unusual strategy means worms of the same species in the same environment can look – and behave – very differently to one another

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Guinea pigs beat climate change by tweaking their own DNA

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Guinea pigs beat climate change by tweaking their own DNA

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How to change your genes by changing your lifestyle

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How to change your genes by changing your lifestyle

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'Gay test' fear mustn't derail work on sexuality's genetic basis

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'Gay test' fear mustn't derail work on sexuality's genetic basis

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Birth month affects risk of developing dementia later in life

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Birth month affects risk of developing dementia later in life

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Gay or straight? Saliva test can predict male sexual orientation

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First evidence of how parents' lives could change children's DNA

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First evidence of how parents' lives could change children's DNA

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First evidence of how parents' lives could change children's DNA

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First evidence of how parents' lives could change children's DNA

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Huge epigenomic map examines life's impact on our genes

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Huge epigenomic map examines life's impact on our genes

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Hints of epigenetic role in Alzheimer's disease

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Hints of epigenetic role in Alzheimer's disease

A group of genes whose expression was altered in people who died with Alzheimer's are found by two independent studies – they may play a role in the disease

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'Epigenetic' gene tweaks seem to trigger cancer

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Famine puts next two generations at risk of obesity

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Baby's first gut bacteria may come from mum's mouth

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Why we get autism but our Neanderthal cousins didn't

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