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A fern growing out of a stone wall at Machu Picchu

Environment

Plants have evolved forgetfulness to wipe out memory of stress

The ability to forget may be a coping strategy used by plants to deal with unpredictable environments

Environment

Shape-shifting worm creates five different versions of itself

Earth

Guinea pigs beat climate change by tweaking their own DNA

Health

How to change your genes by changing your lifestyle

Health

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

Health

Birth month affects risk of developing dementia later in life

Humans

Gay or straight? Saliva test can predict male sexual orientation

Environment

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

Health

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

Health

Huge epigenomic map examines life’s impact on our genes

Analysing the DNA tags that affect how genes behave shows us how nurture interacts with nature to shape who we are and the diseases we develop

Environment

Hints of epigenetic role in Alzheimer’s disease

Health

‘Epigenetic’ gene tweaks seem to trigger cancer

Health

Famine puts next two generations at risk of obesity

Health

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