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Ethical questions around a new gene editing technology need to be considered now – even though its use may be some way off, experts...
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“I think I was just in survival mode for a year”. Former Made In Chelsea star Ryan Libbey expected to cope with the challenges...
Ethical questions around a new gene editing technology need to be considered now – even though its use may be some way off, experts...
The world’s first baby has been born using a new “three person” fertility technique, New Scientist reveals. The five-month-old boy has the usual DNA...
Taking a common kind of painkiller is linked to an increased risk of heart failure, a study suggests. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as...
This blood sucker might not be your best friend, but it loves you. The mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is causing widespread fear in Brazil where...
Thai health officials have confirmed two cases of microcephaly, a severe birth defect linked to the Zika virus. It is the first time in...
A therapy that retrains the body’s immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients reportedly went...
Exposure to short flashes of light at night could help sleeping travellers adjust to new time zones and avoid jet lag, according to US...
Brazil’s government says it will deploy 220,000 soldiers in its fight against mosquitoes spreading the Zika virus. The soldiers will go from home to...
A private UK fertility clinic is offering couples a new form of IVF treatment that lets conception occur in the womb rather than in...
The first children with debilitating “mystery” diseases have finally been given a diagnosis as part of a huge scheme to analyse people’s DNA. Four-year-old...