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How the body works
The genome contains all the genes required to build and maintain the body. These processes are gradually being understood, often through research on other organisms.
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How do we detect the flavour of food, and why do we prefer some foods to others? 15/05/07
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Disruption to circadian rhythms may have a big impact on health. 11/09/06
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A mouse embryo a few days old is a tiny world filled with momentous events. But only a handful of cells will be able to make new mice. 09/11/05
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Seth Grant is searching for genes involved in learning, memory and behaviour. 17/11/04
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How do you make a taste bud? Genetics is beginning to reveal the recipe. 08/08/04
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Having ticked off flying, swimming and hopping things, our model organism series turns to Mus musculus: the invaluable mouse. 19/03/04
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The remarkable contribution of the African clawed frog to our understanding of development. 29/01/04
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First the fly, then the worm. This time, our series of articles exploring model organisms turns its attention to the zebrafish. 21/08/03
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A postgenomics programme in Oxford and Canberra aims to identify the genes controlling the mouse immune system. 01/07/03
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A single family with speech abnormalities may hold one of the keys to the origin of human culture. 28/04/03
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First the fly. Now the worm. Our exploration of model organisms, focusses this time on the tiny nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans. 28/04/03
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Some of the most remarkable discoveries in biology have come from studies of the humble fruit fly. 12/11/02
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Genome-wide studies in model organisms will shed light on the ageing process. 01/09/02
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Human reproduction has traditionally involved two sexes. With our new technological expertise, can we make do with one? It seems not, and the strange case of the biparental mole may help us understand why. 01/05/02
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Human reproduction has traditionally involved two sexes. With our new technological expertise, can we make do with one? It seems not, and the strange case of the biparental mole may help us understand why. 01/05/01
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