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Meat in a dish could be bad for the planet

20 February 2019

Lab-grown meat may be worse for the environment than farming cattle for food in the long run, despite doing away with methane-producing cattle

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Gene therapy for common cause of sight loss tested for first time

20 February 2019

A woman has become the first person to receive gene therapy for age-related macular degeneration, one of the most common causes of sight loss

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