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Purple 'superfood' tomato could finally go on sale in the US

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Purple 'superfood' tomato could finally go on sale in the US

A small company has applied for approval in the US to sell a genetically modified tomato that is rich in the beneficial pigments found in blueberries

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Baby boomers are the unhappiest generation in the UK

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Baby boomers are the unhappiest generation in the UK

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We're closing in on the causes of long covid and possible treatments

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We're closing in on the causes of long covid and possible treatments

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A covid-19 testing site in London, UK

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Boris Johnson announces 'living with covid' plan for England

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Allison Bailey/Shutterstock (12626939f) Members of Herndon Reston Indivisible call for abortion rights at the Supreme Court as the justices hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. JWHO is challenging the constitutionality of a Mississippi law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks, claiming that it violates the 1973 Roe decision by banning abortion before fetal viability. Pro-choice and pro-life protests at Supreme Court for Mississippi abortion case, United States Supreme Court, Washington, DC, USA - 01 Dec 2021

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People opposed to abortion in the US would still help a friend get one

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Dr. Aizhou Wang demonstrates the enzymes delivery to an Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) system. (Credit: UHN)

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Lung with switched blood type is step towards universal donor organs

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Light micrograph of a dorsal root ganglion stained with Cajal's silver nitrate. Near the rounded cell bodies of the pseudounipolar neurons the axons make several turns, forming Cajal's initial glomeruli.

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Map of pain neurons may lead to more effective drugs for chronic pain

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Why everything you thought you knew about posture is wrong

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Why everything you thought you knew about posture is wrong

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A man and a woman

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We seem to find people with a strong immune system more attractive

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DNA sequencing peaks show on computer mornitor

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How Australia has cut child cancer deaths – and hopes to get to zero

An Australian plan to eliminate childhood cancer deaths using personalised medicine will be made available to all Australian children with the condition from 2023

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Health Check newsletter: The spinal implants reversing paralysis

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Robofish powered by human cardiac cells gives fresh insight into heart

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Cell studies suggest a way sleep loss may be linked to Alzheimer’s

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