“There’s not one shred of evidence that these tests benefit human health.”
Geneticist Ron Zimmern of the University of Cambridge criticises the sale of gene-based disease susceptibility tests, which he says are based on as-yet unproven links between certain genes and diseases such as cancer or diabetes (The Guardian, London, 30 January)
“Natives who live in the jungle have seen it for generations. Their legends call it the ‘snaggle-toothed ghost’.”
Environmentalist Vincent Chow in Johor, Malaysia, describes a mysterious giant ape that supposedly stalks the local forests. The state government has said it will send two expeditions to investigate…
