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Scientists on Thursday unveiled the results of a project comparing the genomes of 240 mammal species - from aardvarks and aye-ayes to zebus and zebras, as well as people - to trace evolutionary changes spanning 100 million years, pinpointing genetic traits widely shared and those more uniquely human.

Balto, the heroic sled dog from 1925, had his genome sequenced, revealing that he was intermediate between wolves and modern domesticated dogs.

Genetic diseases can have devastating consequences for the people who inherit them. In recent years, scientists have found that there are human genetic diseases that might be treatable, and perhaps even curable, through gene editing. Gene editing is the process by which sections of a person’s DNA are altered. Commonly…

Powerful new tools could turbocharge gene replacement therapies, but questions over ethics, safety and costs remain.

Researchers compared the genomes of the giant creatures with modern day elephants to find out what made woolly mammoths unique.

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Many astonishingly creative people have lived lives cut tragically short by illness. Johannes Vermeer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jane Austen, Franz Schubert and Emily Brontë are some famous examples.

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.

Using locks of the composer's hair and genomic analysis, an international team of researchers has new insight into Beethoven's health and ancestry.