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Poop May Be The Key To Studying The Most Elusive Animals On Earth

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Poop May Be The Key To Studying The Most Elusive Animals On Earth

Kristen V. Brown

Massive Genetic Study Of North Americans Suggests They Are Even More Diverse Than We Thought

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Massive Genetic Study Of North Americans Suggests They Are Even More Diverse Than We Thought

Kristen V. Brown

This Tiny Disease-Diagnosing Microchip Only Costs A Cent To Make

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This Tiny Disease-Diagnosing Microchip Only Costs A Cent To Make

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Magical Australian Spray Can Modify A Plant’s Genes

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This Magical Australian Spray Can Modify A Plant’s Genes

Kristen V. Brown

The Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True In 2016

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The Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True In 2016

George Dvorsky

This Mutated Fish Can Now Withstand Absurd Levels Of Toxic Waste

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This Mutated Fish Can Now Withstand Absurd Levels Of Toxic Waste

We Were Wrong About HIV’s ‘Patient Zero’

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We Were Wrong About HIV’s ‘Patient Zero’

George Dvorsky

Mysterious ‘Hybrid’ Animal Discovered In 18,000-Year-Old Cave Art

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Mysterious ‘Hybrid’ Animal Discovered In 18,000-Year-Old Cave Art

Why Storing Tomatoes In The Fridge Is A Bad Idea

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Why Storing Tomatoes In The Fridge Is A Bad Idea

World’s First ‘Three Parent Baby’ Born Thanks To A New Fertility Technique

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World’s First ‘Three Parent Baby’ Born Thanks To A New Fertility Technique

George Dvorsky

We Just Found Out There’s More Than One Species Of Giraffe

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We Just Found Out There’s More Than One Species Of Giraffe

Maddie Stone

Scientists Are Rethinking The Role Climate Plays In Human Evolution

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Scientists Are Rethinking The Role Climate Plays In Human Evolution

Mice Bred Over Several Decades To Get Wasted For Science

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Mice Bred Over Several Decades To Get Wasted For Science

English Bulldogs Have Reached A Genetic Dead End

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English Bulldogs Have Reached A Genetic Dead End

DNA Resolves 80-Year-Old Mystery Behind Belgian King’s Death

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DNA Resolves 80-Year-Old Mystery Behind Belgian King’s Death

Jennifer Ouellette

We’ve Been Wrong About Lichen For 150 Years

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We’ve Been Wrong About Lichen For 150 Years

What Are the Odds You’ll Meet Your Evil Twin?

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What Are the Odds You’ll Meet Your Evil Twin?

New Cancer Therapy Leaves Three Dead

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New Cancer Therapy Leaves Three Dead

George Dvorsky

10 Scientific And Tech Visionaries Who Experimented With Drugs

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10 Scientific And Tech Visionaries Who Experimented With Drugs

Robbie Gonzalez

8 Incredible Facts You May Not Know About Human Evolution

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8 Incredible Facts You May Not Know About Human Evolution

Living Bacteria Can Now Store Data

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Living Bacteria Can Now Store Data

George Dvorsky

We’re One Step Closer To Growing Human Organs Inside Of Pigs

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We’re One Step Closer To Growing Human Organs Inside Of Pigs

George Dvorsky

Looks Like We Were Wrong About The Origin Of Dogs

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Looks Like We Were Wrong About The Origin Of Dogs

George Dvorsky

New Details Emerge About The Plan To Build An Artificial Human Genome

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New Details Emerge About The Plan To Build An Artificial Human Genome

George Dvorsky

Want To Stay Healthy? You’ll Need To Become A Human-Animal Hybrid

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Want To Stay Healthy? You’ll Need To Become A Human-Animal Hybrid

George Dvorsky

A Flaw Has Been Detected In A Ground-Breaking Fertility Treatment

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A Flaw Has Been Detected In A Ground-Breaking Fertility Treatment

Genetic Clues Reveal How Giraffes Got Their Long Necks

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Genetic Clues Reveal How Giraffes Got Their Long Necks

Researchers Just Solved One Of The Biggest Problems For World Hunger

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Researchers Just Solved One Of The Biggest Problems For World Hunger

Ria Misra

Experts Held Secret Meeting On Building A Human Genome

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Experts Held Secret Meeting On Building A Human Genome

Genetic Analysis Of 250 Burgers Reveals Some Unsavoury Surprises

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Genetic Analysis Of 250 Burgers Reveals Some Unsavoury Surprises

How The Venus Flytrap Became Predator Instead Of Prey

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How The Venus Flytrap Became Predator Instead Of Prey

Jennifer Ouellette

Why Your Labrador Retriever Loses Its Mind Around Food

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Why Your Labrador Retriever Loses Its Mind Around Food

CRISPR Just Got One Step Closer To Editing Human Genes With Ease

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CRISPR Just Got One Step Closer To Editing Human Genes With Ease

George Dvorsky

Addiction Could Be More Like A Learning Disorder Than A Disease

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Addiction Could Be More Like A Learning Disorder Than A Disease

Jennifer Ouellette

Chinese Scientists Genetically Modify Human Embryos Again

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Chinese Scientists Genetically Modify Human Embryos Again

George Dvorsky

Gene-Editing Attacks Can’t Defeat HIV As Easily As We Thought

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Gene-Editing Attacks Can’t Defeat HIV As Easily As We Thought

George Dvorsky

Orphan Black’s Crazy Bioweapon Actually Exists In Nature

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Orphan Black’s Crazy Bioweapon Actually Exists In Nature

HIV Genes Successfully Edited Out Of Immune Cells

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HIV Genes Successfully Edited Out Of Immune Cells

This Technicolor Mutant Zebrafish Is Synthetic Biology’s Craziest Creation Yet

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This Technicolor Mutant Zebrafish Is Synthetic Biology’s Craziest Creation Yet

Multiple Gene Testing For Breast Cancer Raises Ethical Concerns

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Multiple Gene Testing For Breast Cancer Raises Ethical Concerns

Behold The Transgenic Limes Of The Future

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Behold The Transgenic Limes Of The Future

Esther Inglis-Arkell

Australian Researchers Discover Family Blood Cancer Gene

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Australian Researchers Discover Family Blood Cancer Gene

Scientists Have Discovered The First Gene Responsible For Grey Hair

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Scientists Have Discovered The First Gene Responsible For Grey Hair

Jamie Condliffe

Scientists Use Light To Alter Memories Of Cokehead Mice

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Scientists Use Light To Alter Memories Of Cokehead Mice

George Dvorsky

A Shocking Number Of Dogs In Shelters Are Misidentified As ‘Pit Bulls’

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A Shocking Number Of Dogs In Shelters Are Misidentified As ‘Pit Bulls’

George Dvorsky

Having Neanderthal DNA Linked To Depression And Nicotine Addiction

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Having Neanderthal DNA Linked To Depression And Nicotine Addiction

Esther Inglis-Arkell

Bloodthirsty Ticks Have A Seriously Weird Genome

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Bloodthirsty Ticks Have A Seriously Weird Genome

What Happens When You Keep Fruit Flies In Total Darkness For 60 Years

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What Happens When You Keep Fruit Flies In Total Darkness For 60 Years

Esther Inglis-Arkell

It’s Time To Declare War On Mosquitoes

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It’s Time To Declare War On Mosquitoes

Scientists Have Finally Found A Biological Process Behind Schizophrenia

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Scientists Have Finally Found A Biological Process Behind Schizophrenia

First Successful Gene-Editing In Live Mammals Brings Us Closer To Human Treatments

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First Successful Gene-Editing In Live Mammals Brings Us Closer To Human Treatments

George Dvorsky

Are Sperm Banks In The Business Of Eugenics?

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Are Sperm Banks In The Business Of Eugenics?

George Dvorsky

The US FDA Just Approved Transgenic Chickens That Make Medicine

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The US FDA Just Approved Transgenic Chickens That Make Medicine

George Dvorsky

The Only Way To Save The Northern White Rhino Is A Jurassic Park-Style Intervention

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The Only Way To Save The Northern White Rhino Is A Jurassic Park-Style Intervention

Jason Gilchrist

This Microbial Animal Threw The Evolutionary Rulebook Out The Window

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This Microbial Animal Threw The Evolutionary Rulebook Out The Window

One ‘Supergene’ May Determine Mating Strategies For These Male Birds

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One ‘Supergene’ May Determine Mating Strategies For These Male Birds

Asking Men When Their Voice Broke Helped Find Genes For Start Of Puberty

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Asking Men When Their Voice Broke Helped Find Genes For Start Of Puberty

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Your Cheatin’ Heart? More Like Your Cheatin’ Brain

The Bread Lab’s Mission To Breed The Best New Wheats

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The Bread Lab’s Mission To Breed The Best New Wheats

Pioneering Gene-Editing Therapy Reverses Cancer In Baby Girl

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Pioneering Gene-Editing Therapy Reverses Cancer In Baby Girl

This Is How Plants Become Zombies

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This Is How Plants Become Zombies

Kiona Smith-Strickland

A Few Mutant Genes Can Turn A Stomach Bug Into The Black Death

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A Few Mutant Genes Can Turn A Stomach Bug Into The Black Death

Jennifer Ouellette

DNA Repair Earned The Nobel Prize In Chemistry, And Here’s Why

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DNA Repair Earned The Nobel Prize In Chemistry, And Here’s Why

Kiona Smith-Strickland

Report: DNA Markers Accurately Predict Male Homosexuality

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Report: DNA Markers Accurately Predict Male Homosexuality

This Year’s Nobel Prize In Chemistry Honours The Discoverers Of DNA Repair Mechanisms

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This Year’s Nobel Prize In Chemistry Honours The Discoverers Of DNA Repair Mechanisms

Kiona Smith-Strickland

You Think That Person’s Hot Because Of Experience, Not Just Genetics

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You Think That Person’s Hot Because Of Experience, Not Just Genetics

Mapping The 88 Million Ways That Humans Are Genetically Different

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Mapping The 88 Million Ways That Humans Are Genetically Different

George Dvorsky

Viruses Are Alive, And They Share An Ancestor With Modern Cells

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Viruses Are Alive, And They Share An Ancestor With Modern Cells

Kiona Smith-Strickland

Why Some Girls In The Dominican Republic Grow Penises At Puberty

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Why Some Girls In The Dominican Republic Grow Penises At Puberty

Scientists Have Drafted A Complete Tree Of Life

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Scientists Have Drafted A Complete Tree Of Life

Maddie Stone

Your DNA Can Teach Us About Ancient History

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Your DNA Can Teach Us About Ancient History

Maddie Stone

Here’s The Exact Way That The Ice Bucket Challenge Helped ALS Research

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Here’s The Exact Way That The Ice Bucket Challenge Helped ALS Research

Jennifer Ouellette

Seahorse Dads Do Much More Than Just Shelter Their Babies While Pregnant

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Seahorse Dads Do Much More Than Just Shelter Their Babies While Pregnant

We Thought These Microscopic Invertebrates Never Had Sex. Maybe We Were Wrong.

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We Thought These Microscopic Invertebrates Never Had Sex. Maybe We Were Wrong.

‘Metabolic Switch’ Toggles Our Cells To Store Or Burn Fat

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‘Metabolic Switch’ Toggles Our Cells To Store Or Burn Fat

First Complete Octopus Genome Will Unlock Cephalopod Secrets

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First Complete Octopus Genome Will Unlock Cephalopod Secrets

Ancient Humans Had More DNA Than Us

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Ancient Humans Had More DNA Than Us

‘Virgin Births’ Won’t Save The Smalltooth Sawfish From Extinction

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‘Virgin Births’ Won’t Save The Smalltooth Sawfish From Extinction

The Plan To Feed The World By Hacking Photosynthesis

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The Plan To Feed The World By Hacking Photosynthesis

Maddie Stone

What Made The Y Chromosome So Tiny?

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What Made The Y Chromosome So Tiny?

Diane Kelly

Scientists Hope Tiny Asexual Animals Can Teach Us Why Sex Works

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Scientists Hope Tiny Asexual Animals Can Teach Us Why Sex Works

Diane Kelly

11 Species Of Chameleon Masqueraded As One

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11 Species Of Chameleon Masqueraded As One

Kiona Smith-Strickland

Don’t Get Too Excited If A DNA Test Says You Have Royal Ancestors

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Don’t Get Too Excited If A DNA Test Says You Have Royal Ancestors

Genetic Engineers Are Building A Biological Kill Switch

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Genetic Engineers Are Building A Biological Kill Switch

Scientists To Sequence Lil Bub’s Genome

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Scientists To Sequence Lil Bub’s Genome

Kiona Smith-Strickland

Scientists Edited A Human Embryo — But It Didn’t Go Very Well

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Scientists Edited A Human Embryo — But It Didn’t Go Very Well

Bryan Lufkin

After 150,000 Years In A Cave, A Neanderthal Skull Looks Like This

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After 150,000 Years In A Cave, A Neanderthal Skull Looks Like This

Harvard’s ‘Frankenstein’: The 1970s Controversy Over Mixing DNA

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Harvard’s ‘Frankenstein’: The 1970s Controversy Over Mixing DNA

The Problem With Those DNA-Based Mugshots

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The Problem With Those DNA-Based Mugshots

Adam Clark Estes

After Thousands Of Years, Earth’s Frozen Life Forms Are Waking Up

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After Thousands Of Years, Earth’s Frozen Life Forms Are Waking Up

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This Video Is The Best Explanation Yet Of How Genomes Really Work

Sarah Zhang

How Do I Look In These Genes? The Science Of DNA Dating

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How Do I Look In These Genes? The Science Of DNA Dating

Brendan O'Connor

Of Course 23andMe’s Plan Has Been To Sell Your Genetic Data All Along

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Of Course 23andMe’s Plan Has Been To Sell Your Genetic Data All Along

How A New DNA Test Can Distinguish Between Identical Twins

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How A New DNA Test Can Distinguish Between Identical Twins

Why I’d Let Google Put My Genome In The Cloud

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Why I’d Let Google Put My Genome In The Cloud

The Many Ways We’re Using Mutant Mosquitos To Eradicate Disease

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The Many Ways We’re Using Mutant Mosquitos To Eradicate Disease

Adam Clark Estes

Federal Court Of Australia: Patents On Genes Are Totally Fine

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Federal Court Of Australia: Patents On Genes Are Totally Fine

The World’s First Handheld DNA Amplifier Is A Genetics Lab In A Box

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The World’s First Handheld DNA Amplifier Is A Genetics Lab In A Box

Robert Sorokanich

How Lizard Tails Could Help Scientists Study Human Limb Regeneration

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How Lizard Tails Could Help Scientists Study Human Limb Regeneration

Adam Clark Estes

DIY Diagnosis: How One Woman Uncovered Her Own Genetic Flaw

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DIY Diagnosis: How One Woman Uncovered Her Own Genetic Flaw

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