Genetics
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Genes that influence children's reading skills also affect their maths
8 Jul 2014: Study suggests that half of the genes that affect 12-year-olds' literacy also play a role in their abilities in mathematics
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8 Sep 2014:
Luigi Palombi: The Australian federal court ruled that isolated human genetic material can be patented. The US supreme court disagrees – and the Americans got it exactly right
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7 Sep 2014:
New research claims that environmental factors can affect the genes of our offspring. Diabetes, obesity – even certain phobias – may be influenced by our forebears. By Angela Saini
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5 Sep 2014:
Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari says expensive human enhancements will lead to a society more unequal than ever
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2 Sep 2014: Scientists modify E coli genes to produce gas that can power cars and heat homes
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2 Sep 2014: First of its kind CSI-style technique to gather genetic material from animals could help track plight of endangered species
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31 Aug 2014:
The UK's most popular pedigree dog is to have its genome sequenced. The results will provide a poweful tool in fighting canine diseases, writes Robin McKie
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22 Aug 2014: Dean Burnett: Doctor Who is about to return. The Doctor has always had superior cognitive abilities, but what is the neuroscience that could explain this?
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21 Aug 2014: Species now thought to have held out alongside modern humans in Europe for thousands of years but extent of mixing is unclear
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14 Aug 2014:
Proof-of-principle experiment shows gene-editing can be used to prevent muscle wasting in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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11 Aug 2014: The first study of its kind will investigate the effectiveness of gene therapy for patients with a left ventricular assist device
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10 Aug 2014: Eleanor Tucker: One child in 25 in the UK is born with a genetic disorder, and many of them are extremely rare. Here, families share their stories about living with unusual conditions
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10 Aug 2014:
Eleanor Tucker: Charity Genetic Disorders UK outlines five of the most important measures to take when your child has been recently diagnosed.
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9 Aug 2014:
The Nobel prize-winning geneticist revealed his biggest genetic secret when he took the stage for storytelling group The Moth
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8 Aug 2014: Ian Birrell: Until society gets to grips with prejudice we cannot start to grapple with the profound questions that medical advances raise
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7 Aug 2014:
Other lives: Biologist who was an inspirational lecturer and sought to keep genetic research in the public sphere
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