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Science news
Mental Disorders and Childhood Trauma
A study involving thousands of twin pairs explores whether mental disorders are caused by genetics, environment, or both.
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Science Panorama
Inherited Troubles - A Look At Hereditary Diseases
What are hereditary diseases and syndromes? Exploring the unpleasant side of the genetics we inherit from our parents
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Science Panorama
The Innocent Child Murderer
When is doubt reasonable? Genetic evidence helped acquit a mother from the murder of her four young children
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Science Panorama
The Calico Cat That Teaches Us Genetics
A cat with three colors - white, orange, and black - is almost always female. Why is that?
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Ask the expert
Does the Environment Affect Our Height?
Our final height is mainly a result of genetics, but the place we live in also has quite an effect
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Science History
The Birth of The DNA Double Helix
Marking 70 years since the elucidation of the DNA molecule’s unique double helical structure
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Science Panorama
Evolution: A Matter of Chance?
The evolution of the human species is the result of a long sequence of random processes but that doesn’t mean we evolved by chance
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Science History
The Monk Who Discovered Heredity In a Grain of Pea
The 200th birthday of Gregor Mendel, who revealed the basic laws that govern how traits are passed down through generations
