The evolutionary mystery of flying may finally be cracked by genetics
25 March 2020
Finding out how flight evolved or animals moved onto land is all about a collision of palaeontology and genetics, argue two new books
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Netflix’s Living With Yourself shows the dangers of perfectionism
6 November 2019
Paul Rudd's character's quest to find a perfect version of himself in Netflix's Living With Yourself - with the help of a dodgy DNA hacking service - explores the dark side of our drive for perfection
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Two new books make big claims, but prove only that reports of the death of Darwinism have been greatly exaggerated
Too much information? The data-driven future of health
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Ever more bioinformation is readily available through tracking devices and databases – but does it risk getting up too close and personal, asks a new book
How the living world was changed, by the woman who changed it
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CRISPR gene editing has delivered on its every scientific promise. Jennifer Doudna and Samuel Sternberg's book gives a generous account of this towering achievement
