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When contemporary dance meets dyspraxia

Discover why a rare neurological condition meant an enthusiastic club-night dancer struggled with formal dance classes. And how persisting with those classes paid off.

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The Key to Memory: Write it down

Nick Dent explores what the Library of the Human Genome can tell us about how and why we remember.

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Born different

For Chris North, being born intersex in the 1940s meant his many childhood hospital visits, tests and operations were not explained or discussed. As he reveals, doctors encouraged strict secrecy.

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Busting myths about turkey-baster babies

The popular idea of sex-free, turkey-baster-led conception has been around since the 1970s. Christine Ro goes beyond the utensils drawer to find out if it’s ever really happened.

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  • Chromosome condensation prophase to metaphas
  • Pericentric chromosome inversion
  • Paracentric chromosome inversion
  • Inversion in X chromosome
  • Fluorescent chromosome paints / Scotlab.
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  • FISH showing chromosome 18
  • Metaphase, deletion on chromosome 15
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