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DNA test kit

DNA testing firms are cashing in our genes. Should we get a cut?

4 October 2017

Companies like 23andMe that offer to reveal your genetic secrets from a spit test can also sell your data to drug developers for big sums
We've finally seen how the sleeping brain stores memories

We've finally seen how the sleeping brain stores memories

4 October 2017

For the first time, scans of sleeping people have shown how memories are moved in the brain, and suggest that the first hours of shut-eye are key for memory

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