Humans
Gay or straight? Saliva test can predict male sexual orientation
The test, based on epigenetic tags on the genome, claims 67 per cent accuracy, but concerns over eugenics and misuse have led lead researcher to quit his job
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Environment
Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies
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Health
Drug could kill harmful bacteria but leave benign ones untouched
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Health
Chemistry Nobel shared for discovery of how DNA repairs itself
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Health
Genes can’t be patented, rules Australia’s High Court
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Earth
More than half of EU officially bans genetically modified crops
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Health
Why I study 80-year-old smokers
Opinion
Genes protecting smokers’ health one of many UK Biobank findings
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Life
DNA-cutting enzymes could slice through gene editing patent spat
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Health
Genes protecting smokers’ health one of many UK Biobank findings
Those with a long smoking habit and good health might have their genes to thank – one of many findings emerging from a vast genetic resource
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Humans
Our knack for remembering faces is a highly evolved skill
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Health
Gene editing: Bring it on
Opinion
Life
If viruses transfer wasp genes into butterflies, are they GM?
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Earth
Crops farmed by leafcutter ants show signs of domestication
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