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Scientists have demonstrated an “incredibly powerful” ability to manipulate the building blocks of life in two separate studies. One altered the atoms in DNA...
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Flip-flops have always been a popular solution to sweaty, uncomfortable feet in scorching weather – and now they’ve had a revamp. The most stylish...
Scientists have demonstrated an “incredibly powerful” ability to manipulate the building blocks of life in two separate studies. One altered the atoms in DNA...
More patients should be told to go home and rest rather than be given antibiotics, according to health officials. Public Health England (PHE) says...
The performance of hospitals across the UK has slumped with targets for cancer, A&E and planned operations now being missed en masse, BBC research...
Conjoined twins born in a remote village in the Democratic Republic of Congo have survived a 15-hour journey on the back of a motorbike...
Child and teenage obesity levels have risen ten-fold in the last four decades, meaning 124m boys and girls around the globe are too fat,...
A gene test informing women how likely they are to develop breast cancer could soon be used on high-risk groups. The Manchester researchers behind...
Japan has again been forced to confront its work culture after labour inspectors ruled that the death of a 31-year-old journalist at the country’s public broadcaster, NHK,...
Health officials from around the world are meeting in France to commit to preventing 90% of cholera deaths by 2030. The disease, which is...
Precise “chemical surgery” has been performed on human embryos to remove disease in a world first, Chinese researchers have told the BBC. The team...
Undergoing an emergency caesarean section during the final stage of labour should be added to the list of risk factors for experiencing a premature...