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Cystic fibrosis drug halts lung damage in young children

Cystic fibrosis drug halts lung damage in young children

9 June 2017

Orkambi targets the most common mutation for cystic fibrosis, but is not available in the UK on the NHS. Now a trial has shown promising effects in children
Bird caught in amber 100 million years ago is best ever found

Bird caught in amber 100 million years ago is best ever found

7 June 2017

A hatchling exquisitely preserved in amber is giving us the best glimpse yet of what an extinct group of birds was like  

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