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genetics

Food 6 years ago

Your love of coffee is partly down to genes and how much those around you are drinking

New research has revealed that how much coffee we drink is due to a combination of genetics and how much those around us are drinking it.

Environment 6 years ago

Genetic study shows the red panda is actually two separate species

Red pandas, the bushy-tailed and russet-furred bamboo munchers that dwell in Asian high forests, are not a single species but rather two distinct ones.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

'Ghost' ancestors: African DNA study detects mysterious human species

Scientists examining the genomes of West Africans have detected signs that a mysterious extinct human species interbred with our own species tens of thousands of years ago in Africa, the latest evidence of humankind's complicated genetic ancestry.

Environment 6 years ago

The bitter end: Last woolly mammoths plagued by genetic defects

The world's last woolly mammoths suffered from serious genetic defects caused by generations of inbreeding that may have hampered traits such as sense of smell and male fertility in the doomed population.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

China jails scientist who gene-edited babies

A Chinese court on Monday sentenced the scientist who claimed to be behind the world's first gene-edited babies to three years in prison for illegal medical practice.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Like roads, many genetic lineages led to ancient Rome

At the height of its empire, the inhabitants of ancient Rome genetically resembled the populations of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, according to a DNA study published Thursday.

Health 6 years ago

WHO launches genetic research register after designer-baby scandal

The WHO announced it will create a global registry to track research into human genetic manipulation, after a call to halt all work on germline genome editing -- used in China last year to genetically modify twin baby girls.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

First US murder trial using DNA, family tree evidence

A truck driver implicated by his DNA and family tree in a double murder more than 30 years after the crime will face trial this week in the first case using a revolutionary investigative technique.

Health 6 years ago

In fluke experiment, espresso quells rare genetic disease

A lot of people say they cannot live without coffee, but for one 11-year-old boy living in France, that may be literally true.

Food 6 years ago

Grapevine timeline: DNA shows France's oldest grape varieties

Grape varieties brought to France by the Romans are identical to those grown for wine in some of the most famous appellations today, a new analysis of ancient vine DNA showed Monday.

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genetics

Your love of coffee is partly down to genes and how much those around you are drinking

Genetic study shows the red panda is actually two separate species

'Ghost' ancestors: African DNA study detects mysterious human species

The bitter end: Last woolly mammoths plagued by genetic defects

China jails scientist who gene-edited babies

Like roads, many genetic lineages led to ancient Rome

WHO launches genetic research register after designer-baby scandal

First US murder trial using DNA, family tree evidence

In fluke experiment, espresso quells rare genetic disease

Grapevine timeline: DNA shows France's oldest grape varieties

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Your Opinion Matters

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