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The Selfish Gene: Still one of the most thrilling evolution books ever

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The Selfish Gene: Still one of the most thrilling evolution books ever

Fifty years ago, Richard Dawkins shared an irresistible scientific metaphor with the world that modernised and democratised evolutionary biology. Half a century on, The Selfish Gene remains powerfully insightful, finds Rowan Hooper

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We can rewrite our genetic code: Best ideas of the century

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We can rewrite our genetic code: Best ideas of the century

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What’s the secret to living well beyond the average life expectancy?

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What’s the secret to living well beyond the average life expectancy?

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Cancer atlas reveals how tumours evolve inside the body

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Genome technology is transforming healthcare but what should we allow?

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Myopia, or short-sightedness, causes distant objects to appear blurry

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Myopia linked to five genetic variants and going to university

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Nearly 200 hundred genetic variants on 14 genes have been linked to chronic fatigue syndrome

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Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to almost 200 genetic variants

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Nature, nurture, luck: Why you are more than just genes and upbringing

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Nature, nurture, luck: Why you are more than just genes and upbringing

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A fluorescence light micrograph of fibroblast cells from human skin

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Anti-ageing technique makes skin cells act 30 years younger

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Methyltransferase complexed with DNA, molecular model. The strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, green and blue) is enclosed by DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT-1, green and pink). This enzyme acts to add methyl groups to the DNA, a process called DNA methylation, which can silence and regulate genes without changing the genetic sequence. DNA methylation is also being studied in relation to cancer.

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Chronic pain in Black people in US may be linked to gene expression

Stress-linked changes in the activity of genes may be why Black people in the US often have worse chronic pain than white people

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Genes from bacteria may have helped plants colonise the land

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Do telomere length tests really reveal your biological age?

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Genomic medicine is deeply biased towards white people

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UK may allow gene editing of crops and livestock following Brexit

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