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'You made your bed, you can lie in it': The haunting words spat out to an unmarried mother as she was left to give birth alone... before her newborn was snatched and p…

On November 5, 1964, a terrified 17-year-old (pictured, her daughter) went into labour at the Tower Maternity Annexe in north ...
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'I did a DNA test for fun. It showed my dad wasn't my biological father.'

Emily Fae has always been interested in her family’s history. During the COVID lockdowns in early 2020, when she was stuck at ...

How evolution rewires gene circuits to build new patterns

How do cells know what they should become as the body develops? Biological development depends crucially on spatial patterns: ...

Culture is overtaking genetics in shaping human evolution, researchers argue

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

“Rogue” DNA Rings Expose Brain Cancer’s Earliest Secrets

Scientists have uncovered how rogue DNA rings may help spark glioblastoma at its earliest stages. An international research ...

Two 7th-century people found with West African ancestry—diversity and integration in early Anglo-Saxon society

In 2022, archaeologists worked on the ancient DNA from a number of early medieval cemeteries, and found two individuals that ...
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Brainfood: Genebank metrics, Genebank reviews, Botanic gardens ABS, Genebank practical guides, Germplasm User Groups

A Proposal for Genebank Metrics to Enhance Collection Management. A framework of 10 mandatory and 38 optional metrics for orthodox-seed genebank collections (covering size, documentation, conservation ...