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CRISPR gene editing is not quite as precise and as safe as thought

Health

CRISPR gene editing is not quite as precise and as safe as thought

A study has found that CRISPR can delete large chunks of DNA, suggesting it could cause cancer if used to treat diseases by editing many cells in the body

News

Wireless implant lights up inside the body to kill cancer

Technology

Wireless implant lights up inside the body to kill cancer

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Dopamine levels in our brains affect the risks we’re happy to take

Health

Dopamine levels in our brains affect the risks we’re happy to take

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How worried should you be about a new 'superbug' STI?

Health

How worried should you be about a new 'superbug' STI?

Analysis

Someone measuring their blood pressure

Health

High blood pressure in older people linked to Alzheimer’s disease

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Gerbils

Health

Ear implant lets deaf gerbils sense sound from light signals

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Health

US said to have resisted breastfeeding resolution at WHO

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Remington

Mind

Autism can bring extra abilities and now we're finding out why

Features

A newborn baby

Health

How our bodies are rapidly colonised by bacteria when we're born

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Someone peeling an apple

Health

Apple peel drug makes mice live longer by targeting a cause of ageing

We’re beginning to understand the causes of ageing and how to reverse it – thanks to an extract from apple peel that helps improves strength in elderly mice

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Health

Quantum dots in brain could treat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases

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Health

Wearing a tie may be restricting blood flow to your brain

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Health

Can trapped Thai boys be rescued by learning to scuba dive?

News

Health

Eight cups of coffee a day make you live longer? Don't bet on it

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