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Genome technology is transforming healthcare but what should we allow?

From mice with two fathers to cures for debilitating diseases, the transformative power of genomic technology requires some big decisions on what we want to do with it

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River had his genome sequenced as part of the trial, which revealed he has a genetic condition called Gaucher disease. He was then started on an experimental treatment and his now a

Health

Rapid genome sequencing helps save hundreds of critically ill babies

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Life

Dingo genome suggests Australian icon not descended from domestic dogs

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Humans

A new reference human genome could reflect our species’ true diversity

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Humans

Ancient faeces show Iron Age miners ate blue cheese and drank beer

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Environment

It’s now easier to run trials testing CRISPR-edited crops in England

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Life

Harvestman genome helps explain how arachnids got grasping legs

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Humans

Most detailed human genome sequence yet reveals our hidden variation

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The fight against coronavirus needs to embrace evolutionary theory

Health

The fight against coronavirus needs to embrace evolutionary theory

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The human genome has finally been completely sequenced after 20 years

Humans

The human genome has finally been completely sequenced after 20 years

Two decades after the first drafts of the human genome were published, new sequencing technologies mean it is finally complete – and could show us more than ever

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Humans

People of European descent evolved resistance to TB over 10,000 years

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Life

Australian lungfish has largest genome of any animal sequenced so far

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Health

Ancient viruses buried in our DNA may reawaken and cause illness

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Technology

Why US police could be using your genes to profile you right now

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