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Ancient DNA tells story of toddler who lived in Italy 17,000 years ago

A young boy who lived towards the end of the last glacial period had dark skin, blue eyes and a congenital heart condition, a study of his genome reveals

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The African killifish

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Some fish regrow injured fins and we’re closer to understanding how

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2XNT486 Saint Denis, France. 02nd Aug, 2024. Olympics, Paris 2024, athletics, Stade de France, preliminary competition, view into the stadium. Credit: Sven Hoppe/dpa/Alamy Live News

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A podcast explores how sport is drawing the line between men and women

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ARINGAY, PHILIPPINES - DECEMBER 01: Residents queue to receive a dose of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a rural village on December 01, 2021 in Aringay, La Union province, Philippines. The Philippines is rushing to vaccinate its population as it mulls making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory and amid the looming threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The country, which has just approved booster shots for its adult population, launched a three-day national vaccination holiday on November 29 to December 1 with the goal of vaccinating at least nine million additional people. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

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Discover RNA's irresistible ascent from humble molecule to CRISPR star

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New species of Portuguese man o' war discovered in the Tasman Sea

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Denisovan DNA may help modern humans adapt to different environments

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Last common ancestor of all life emerged far earlier than thought

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Legs of a juvenile female woolly mammoth named Yuka

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Woolly mammoth DNA exceptionally preserved in freeze-dried 'jerky'

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Stunning blue-skinned frog is a rare genetic mutant

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Evolutionary story of Australia's dingoes revealed by ancient DNA

Dingoes, the native wild dogs of Australia, arrived on the continent more than 3000 years ago and their gene pool has had little input from domestic dogs

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Neanderthal child may have had Down’s syndrome

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Origins of modern horses traced to breeding revolution 4200 years ago

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Genetic mutation gives cats a 'salty liquorice' coat colour

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Autoimmune conditions linked to reactivated X chromosome genes

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