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Analysing Hitler's DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing useful

To understand Adolf Hitler, we need to look at his personal life and the wider societal and historical context - analysing his DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing, says Michael Le Page

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An illustration of polycystic ovary syndrome, which causes the ovaries to enlarge

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We're closing in on how genetics may influence your PCOS risk

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Unpicking the genetics of fibromyalgia sheds new light on its causes

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Humans

Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch

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Humans

Evolution of intelligence in our ancestors may have come at a cost

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Selfish sperm see older fathers pass on more disease-causing mutations

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What’s my Alzheimer’s risk, and can I really do anything to change it?

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What’s my Alzheimer’s risk, and can I really do anything to change it?

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Supercentenarian María Branyas Morera, pictured with researcher Manel Esteller

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World’s oldest person had a young microbiome and 'exceptional genome'

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Life

Thylacine's genome provides clues about why it went extinct

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Life

Mystery of the potato's origins solved by genetics

Around 8 million years ago, an ancestor of modern tomatoes in South America hydridised with a plant called Etuberosum, and this reshuffling of genes gave rise to the potato

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Humans

70,000 years ago humans underwent a major shift – that’s why we exist

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Humans

An ancient Egyptian's complete genome has been read for the first time

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Humans

A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches

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Life

Biotech firm aims to create ‘ChatGPT of biology’ – will it work?

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