The parenting myth: How kids are raised matters less than you think
22 May 2019
DNA is more important to a child’s personality, exam results and future income than the way they are brought up – but that’s good news, says geneticist Robert Plomin
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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives
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Some chimpanzee populations gained useful DNA from interbreeding with bonobos, and one may even have become more gentle and “bonobo-like” in its brain structure and behaviour
Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood
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Micromachine with two feet and two arms could pick up and deliver drugs in the bloodstream or build chemical compounds, one tiny step at a time
Stem cells in the brain's hypothalamus help mice stay young
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A cluster of brain stem cells fight ageing in mice. They may do this by releasing molecules of micro-RNA – a process that anti-ageing drugs may be able to mimic
DNA variants that are bad for health may also make you stupid
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A study of Scottish families hints that DNA mutations that damage health also impair intelligence. CRISPR gene-editing may be a way to boost brain and body
