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First monkey genetically engineered to have Parkinson’s created
Engineering monkeys to have human brain diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s will help us to treat the conditions better – but not everyone likes the idea
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Souped-up ‘gene drives’ may help eliminate pests and diseases
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‘Three-parent baby’ success could see trials in two years
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Artificial genome could create a ‘blank slate’ human template
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Genetic test predicts your success in life, but not happiness
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Stem cell brain injections let people walk again after stroke
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Bacterial RNA-editing tool could disable viruses or halt disease
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Life
Hipster chicken beards caused by a single gene mutation
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Life
Domestic dogs may have evolved separately in Europe and Asia
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Plan to build human genome from scratch could kick off this year
After several secret meetings, scientists have officially announced a $3-billion, 10-year plan to chemically synthesise a human genome
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Orcas are first non-humans whose evolution is driven by culture
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Blogging cells tell their stories using CRISPR gene editing
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Why you don’t want your boss to help with your health
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Why would scientists want to build human genomes from scratch?
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