Why are there so many hair colours?

The variety of hair colours that we find among humans is due to mutations in some of our genes.

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What does it mean to be human?

We could say that being human implies having a brain with human consciousness, but this definition has no discrete and precise boundaries.

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Hand in hand

Genetics and language are closely connected. Some genes in humans have been essential for the development of complex language.

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Surpassing our genes

Gattaca's message should be reconsidered as a defence of the possibility to create superior post-humans through genetic engineering.

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Human enhancement and functional diversity

Human enhancement through genome editing is one of the goals of transhumanism, but its implementation might generate important discriminations.

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Marejada 7. Marina Núñez

Editorial: Transhumanism

A few weeks back, we suffered a bot attack on Mètode's website which, fortunately, was swiftly resolved. As a precaution, we restricted access for a few hours. To access the site, visitors had to complete a visual captcha, a test where they have to click

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Are viruses alive?

The scientific community agrees that viruses are not alive. However, the idea sparks some debate because it depends on how we define life.

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The perfect couple

Humans, unlike some animals, do not base their mating choices exclusively on genetics. There are many cultural and social determinants.

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Beyond the double helix

Apart from the double helix, DNA can present other structures such as G-quadruplexes, whose study has boomed in recent years.

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Of your face I have already the imprint

Thanks to advances in genetics, we can extract a lot of information from DNA and infer a fairly detailed portrait of the person it belongs to.

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