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4 October 2017
Secure email, electric cars go free, Vitamin D and asthma, and more
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Buyer beware: Should genomic firms resell your data?
4 October 2017
Think carefully before you get your DNA tested: you’re selling as well as buying
DNA testing firms are cashing in our genes. Should we get a cut?
4 October 2017
Companies like 23andMe that offer to reveal your genetic secrets from a spit test can also sell your data to drug developers for big sums
Our braininess may have evolved thanks to less sticky neurons
4 October 2017
We don’t know much about the genetic evolution of the human brain. Now experiments suggest genes involved in cell stickiness may have given our brain its folds
We've finally seen how the sleeping brain stores memories
4 October 2017
For the first time, scans of sleeping people have shown how memories are moved in the brain, and suggest that the first hours of shut-eye are key for memory
Artificial organs used in operations without approval for humans
2 October 2017
Several artificial tissues manufactured at University College London were not produced to accepted quality standards but were transplanted into people
We’re nearly ready to use CRISPR to target far more diseases
2 October 2017
Forget editing embryos. We’re nearly ready to use CRISPR to change DNA inside our own bodies to treat many disorders, from hepatitis B to muscular dystrophy
Plan to slash farm antibiotic use may stop spread of resistance
28 September 2017
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is rising, but a plan to change farming practices and eat less meat could cut use of the drugs and keep them working for us
Lab-grown cells make doping agent EPO and cure anaemia in mice
27 September 2017
Lab-grown stem cells can make the hormone EPO, which has notoriously been used in sports doping. Transplants of the cells might help some major types of anaemia
Common antidepressant found to reduce belly fat in older mice
27 September 2017
Belly fat becomes much harder to lose when you get older. Inflamed immune cells may be to blame, and an antidepressant seems to help in mice
