We can’t trick people into accepting genetically modified foods
23 May 2018
With new GM foods quietly reaching the shops, we must ensure consumers have the information to make real choices
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Frozen placentas could be the ticket to a long and healthy life
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Some people, who have been minimally conscious for years, could respond to questions from their loved ones for the first time after treatment with electricity
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Changes in your sperm reveal if you’ve had a difficult life
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Men carry chemical clues to childhood traumas in their sperm, and these might be passed down to their sons – but we don’t know what effects these have yet
Blood from umbilical cord may help fix your brain after a stroke
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Ten people have received infusions of umbilical cord blood days after having a stroke, and they seem to have recovered better than would normally be expected
The US isn't fertile enough to sustain itself without immigrants
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For every 1000 women in the US, only around 1760 children are born, meaning the US population cannot replace itself without immigration
Push to rid poorer nations of harmful trans fat is long overdue
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The World Health Organization has rightly agreed to demand all countries remove artery-clogging trans fat from food, says Geoffrey Webb
Laser can detect your heartbeat and breathing from a metre away
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