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Scientists have created a human skin map which provides a “recipe” to build skin.

The blue blood of threatened horseshoe crabs contains a chemical essential for testing the safety of vaccines. So these ancient creatures are highly sought after by pharmaceutical companies worldwide, contributing to declines in their populations.

The researchers discovered that humans inherit the DNA inside their mitochondria from their mothers alone, with all traces of their father's mitochondrial genome destroyed the moment sperm joins the egg.

Study on mice suggests fasting my help some live longer but not everyone would benefit from reduced calorie intake.

Test establishes link between specific genes and processes behind human mortality

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The map shows how the brain’s 140,000 neurons make close to 50 million connections between them.

Biochemist who used magnetic resonance spectroscopy to show the state of muscles and organs

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