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Many animal species have a genuine fear of losing the Y chromosome in the distant future. This has already happened in some species that have naturally lost this chromosome. Such animals provide us with models to understand the process of sex-chromosome turnover and a means to repurpose another chromosome into…

A science quiz about the genetic odyssey of human beings.

Ben Greenfield is the cult health guru exploring ways to extend and enhance human life. As he visits London to spread the word, Will Hosie discovers he’s also preaching a new kind of parenting

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The disease got its nickname from its prevalance among Northern Europeans

A potentially fatal virus that is killing almost half of patients is now 'highly likely' to hit the UK alongside other illness spread by insects, that are 'marching north' because of climate change.

As the science outpaces the law, scientists should proceed cautiously and clear boundaries must be set

Protosterol biota are the fingerprints of an ancient organism that could have been an ancestor to all large life around us that we know of.

University of Michigan researchers suggest findings may in future yield benefits for soldiers and healthcare workers

Research has shown that mean with prostate cancer had low levels of specific minerals, vitamins and pigments that are found in certain food groups.

Researchers of Kerala University have evolved a solution to limit the impact of primary cicatricial alopecia (PCA), a rare hair loss disorder, by controlling cholesterol production in hair cells.