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We've only just found out exactly how sperm wiggle their tails to swim

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We've only just found out exactly how sperm wiggle their tails to swim

It turns out that sperm repeatedly switch between swimming forward and a state of frenzied thrashing around, but we still don’t know exactly how they get to the egg

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Will rising food costs after Brexit really cause thousands of deaths?

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Will rising food costs after Brexit really cause thousands of deaths?

Analysis

Blood test can diagnose fetal genetic disorders early in pregnancy

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Blood test can diagnose fetal genetic disorders early in pregnancy

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A person holding a dish

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Women could use their own uteruses as incubators for IVF embryos

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Staying slim isn't just about what you eat - it's about your DNA too

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Staying slim isn't just about what you eat - it's about your DNA too

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Gum disease may be the cause of Alzheimer's - here's how to avoid it

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Gum disease may be the cause of Alzheimer's - here's how to avoid it

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We may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s – and how to stop it

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We may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s – and how to stop it

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Two hands holding

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Married people have stronger hands than those who are single

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Cecilia Hipolito Lucas, who suffers retinoblastoma plays in a shelter for chronically ill children in Mexico City, Mexico

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Tumour-killing virus could stop a childhood eye cancer and save vision

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Black rat

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Powerful whole-species gene editing tool fails first tests in mice

A gene drive for mice could be very useful for studying diseases, but does not work nearly well enough to work as a tool for eliminating invasive rodents

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8 ways to keep your brain young and stave off mental decline

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Common vaccine may protect children from developing type 1 diabetes

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Researcher who created gene-edited babies has been fired

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We’ve discovered a new type of blood vessel in our bones

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