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Humans

Superhuman: What human extremes mean for today and tomorrow

What makes exceptional people? Will we need those extreme abilities in future? An unusual book maps the territory, linking individual stories to science

Culture

People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result

Humans

People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result

News

Mistletoe's cells are broken at a fundamental level

Life

Mistletoe's cells are broken at a fundamental level

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Joseph James DeAngelo

Technology

Serial killer suspect identified using DNA family tree website

News

DNA sequence analysis

Health

Huge haul of ‘depression genes’ shows it’s a complex condition

News

Migrants

Health

Grandchildren of migrants more likely to get anxiety problems

News

We can read memories by analysing brain gene activity

Humans

We can read memories by analysing brain gene activity

News

Refusing to accept GM food is safe is like climate change denial

Earth

Refusing to accept GM food is safe is like climate change denial

News

Tallin

Health

Estonia to give genetic testing and advice to 100,000 residents

News

GM worms make a super-silk completely unknown in nature

Life

GM worms make a super-silk completely unknown in nature

Thanks to a spot of genetic hacking, silkworms can make a new form of silk not found in nature that includes a synthetic amino acid. It could be used in medicine

News

Health

DNA sequencing of babies is here: Should it be available to all?

Comment

Humans

Human genome sequencing is starting to live up to the hype

Leader

Life

Silkworms now have a bacterial superpower thanks to CRISPR

News

Humans

Does your kids’ DNA matter more than which school they go to?

Analysis