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Cuddling may change your baby’s epigenome, improve their immune system over the long term

David Nield | 
The amount of close and comforting contact that young infants get doesn't just keep them warm, snug, and loved. A ...
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Podcast: Who should have access to gene-editing tools?

Scientists and researchers from major labs are putting their minds and grant dollars into gene editing tools like CRISPR, which ...
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‘Semi-synthetic’ organism expands DNA base alphabet

Antonio Regalado | 
Every living thing on Earth stores the instructions for life as DNA, using the four genetic bases A, G, C, ...
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Countering alarmist health reporting with scientific savvy

Amy Fleming | 
Without even thinking about it, the survival instinct is for ever on, which is why, says Brunel University’s James Carney, a ...
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Uptown rats? Rodents in New York City have genetically adapted to different neighborhoods

Sarah Zhang | 
As a whole, Manhattan’s rats are genetically most similar to those from Western Europe, especially Great Britain and France. They ...
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Proof the yeti exists? DNA analysis shows bone ‘samples’ came from bears

Sarah Zhang | 
In the fall of 2013, Charlotte Lindqvist got a call from a film company making an Animal Planet documentary about ...
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Anatomy of the demon Demogorgon from ‘Stranger Things’: Is there a real-life counterpart?

Ricki Lewis | 
The Demogorgon, a creature from the hit Netflix show 'Stranger Things', resembles real life cellular slime mold ...
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Video: World’s tiniest tape recorder made with CRISPR and built from microbes

[H]ere’s a use for the bacteria we bet you’ve never considered: Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center have created the world’s ...
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Can we solve the patent issues that threaten CRISPR research?

Lawrence Horn | 
[Editor's note: Lawrence Horn is President and CEO of MPEG LA, which provides licenses for standards and other technology platforms.] Although recent ...
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Podcast: CRISPR co-creator Jennifer Doudna addresses ethics of human genome editing

Jennifer Doudna, Sam Harris | 
In this episode of the Waking Up podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Jennifer Doudna about the gene-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9. They ...
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Insecticide resistance threatens to derail malaria control in Africa

Kate Kelland | 
The largest genetic study of mosquitoes has found their ability to resist insecticides is evolving rapidly and spreading across Africa, ...
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Five new genetic links to autism found

Frances Addison | 
Five novel genetic variants have been linked to autism spectrum disorders (ASD), according to a new study. The research, released ...
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Evolutionary tradeoffs: How DNA works so living things have a ‘competitive advantage’ to survive

Jordana Cepelewicz | 
Evolution is a game of trade-offs. Every trait an organism inherits may have benefits and drawbacks; what matters to natural ...
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Evidence Earth is billions of years old abounds, so why don’t creationists believe it?

Sabine Hossenfelder | 
[Editor's note: Sabine Hossenfelder is a physicist and Research Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies.] Planet Earth formed around ...
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Sharpening CRISPR gene-editing accuracy with ‘molecular glue’

Silke Schmidt | 
[A]lthough [CRISPR] technology reliably finds and cuts the targeted stretch of DNA sequence, fixing that cut as desired has been ...
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Mom was right: Teenagers’ brains can’t process what’s important and what’s not

Jessica Hamzelou | 
Adults are generally pretty good at being able to tell when a situation is worthy of extra time or concentration ...
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What are the genetics behind this amazing-looking ‘two-faced’ cat?

Kate Streit | 
Meet Quimera the cat—she’s no ordinary feline! You’ve probably never seen any animal quite like her. Her furry face is ...
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Kissing cousins: Understanding the genetic risks and benefits when close relatives marry

Andrew Porterfield | 
Endogamy––the marriage of relatives––is a controversial cultural practice. It can play surprising roles in health and disease ...
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How our autistic ancestors helped shape human evolution

Penny Spikins | 
[W]hen we talk about the autism spectrum – we are all “a bit autistic” – and we all fit somewhere ...
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Health or ancestry? How to choose the right genetic test for you

Lydia Ramsey | 
Every so often, someone asks me which [genetics] test I recommend. And my answer boils down to one question: What ...
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Viewpoint: How to choose the right consumer genetics test to map your family tree

Lydia Ramsey | 
Every so often, someone asks me which [genetics] test I recommend. And my answer boils down to one question: What ...
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Chimeras: The genetics behind this amazing-looking ‘two-faced’ cat

Kate Streit | 
Meet Quimera the cat—she’s no ordinary feline! You’ve probably never seen any animal quite like her. Her furry face is ...
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Viewpoint: Newsweek’s surprisingly unscientific view of the genetics of obesity

Chuck Dinerstein | 
[Editor's note: Dr. Charles Dinerstein is a retired vascular surgeon.] In a nod to science, Newsweek reported that there might be genetic underpinnings ...
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Video: CRISPR can do much more than gene editing

Using the CRISPR–Cas9 system, scientists can do much more than gene editing—they can boost gene transcription or use fluorescent proteins ...
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Should we ‘genetically modify’ humans to fit the demands of space travel?

Richard Hollingham | 
It takes something special to be an astronaut – an extraordinary combination of bravery, fitness, intelligence, lightning-fast decision-making and calmness ...
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Bacterial DNA used in innovative Hepatitis B vaccines

Paul Offit | 
Two hepatitis B virus vaccines are currently on the market. Earlier this month, however, the Food and Drug Administration licensed ...
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Why life-saving gene therapy isn’t available yet to children who need it most

Emily Mullin | 
[The first patient to permanently edit his DNA,] Brian Madeux, 44, of Arizona, is part of a clinical trial testing ...
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