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How many genes does it take to make a person?

By Sean NeeOct 21, 2016, 2:00 PM UTC

What missing lander means for Europe’s quest to find life on Mars

By Monica GradyOct 20, 2016, 11:42 AM UTC

Biggest map of giant voids and clusters in the universe solves major cosmological puzzle

By Seshadri NadathurOct 19, 2016, 6:56 PM UTC

NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, Crewmates Launch to Space Station to Continue Research

By PRNewsWireOct 19, 2016, 9:24 AM UTC

The slow climb from innovation to cure: treating anaemia with gene editing

By Merlin CrossleyOct 19, 2016, 7:16 AM UTC

Shape-shifting materials could be crucial in tight spaces – such as inside our bodies

By Peter RothOct 7, 2016, 3:35 PM UTC

Why insights of Nobel physicists could revolutionise 21st-century computing

By Michael HartmannOct 7, 2016, 12:15 AM UTC

From muscles to motors: 2016 chemistry Nobel goes to creators of the world's tiniest machines

By Nicholas EvansOct 6, 2016, 2:55 PM UTC