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Abnormally large breasts in boys linked to ‘essential oils’ used in common shampoos, soaps and lotions
A suspected link between abnormal breast growth in young boys and the use of lavender and tea tree oils has ...
Obese millennials and cancer: Controversy over straight talk and ‘fat shaming’
When Cancer Research ... revealed that millennials are set to become the most overweight generation since records began, there was ...
Do antidepressants really work? This study says they do
Scientists say they have settled one of medicine's biggest debates after a huge study found that anti-depressants work. The study, ...
‘Like a mobile phone’: The genome sequencer that fits in your pocket
Scientists have used a device that fits in the palm of the hand to sequence the human genome. They say ...
Stop blaming rats for the Black Death—humans may have spread the plague
Rats were not to blame for the spread of plague during the Black Death, according to a study. The rodents and ...
Breast cancer and BRCA: Mutation doesn’t affect patient survival rate
Young breast cancer patients with faulty BRCA genes have the same survival chances as those without, a study has found ...
Extending human life: What are the age limits?
How long do you want to live - to 85, 90, 100 or beyond? More important than how long we ...
Hemophilia A gene therapy trial results: ‘This is huge’
British doctors say they have achieved "mind-blowing" results in an attempt to rid people of haemophilia A. Patients are born ...
AncestryDNA faces criticism for retaining customer’s DNA data
Privacy campaigners have criticised genealogy company Ancestry.com for continuing to keep customers' DNA data. The move comes despite the firm ...
Beta-thalassemia blood disorder removed from human embryo with gene editing
Precise "chemical surgery" has been performed on human embryos to remove disease in a world first, Chinese researchers have told ...
Oxitec to produce one billion Zika-fighting mosquito eggs each week
Plans to produce one billion mosquito eggs in the UK every week have been announced by a company working to ...
Do black athletes face a higher risk of a heart attack while playing sports?
The recent death of Ivorian footballer Cheick Tiote on the pitch brought an outpouring of sadness in the world of ...
Origin of flight: Fossils of feathered dinosaurs reveal bird evolution
A dinosaur that lived 160 million years ago had drumstick-shaped legs much like living birds, according to paleontologists. ... "In ...
Yoshinori Ohsumi wins 2016 Nobel Prize for his work in “self eating” cells
The 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine goes to Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan for discoveries about the secrets of ...
Future without women? ‘Pseudo-embryos’ could one day replace eggs in baby making process
Scientists say early experiments suggest it may one day be possible to make babies without using eggs. They have succeeded ...
Mitochondrial DNA reveals what Iceman Oetzi wore 5,300 years ago
DNA analysis of Oetzi the Iceman's clothes has traced their origin to at least five different species of animal. Among ...
Are gene banks doing enough to conserve genetic diversity of our food crops’ wild relatives?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. More needs to be ...
Lab-grown skin grows hair, mimics natural skin
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists in Japan have ...
Northern Ireland bans cultivation of GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Northern Ireland's environment minister has ...
GM trees that prevent pest disease tied up in regulation, anti-GMO attacks
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion, and analysis. U.S. researchers say it ...
BBC debate: Is GMO opposition grounded in science?
Should we embrace technology that could help feed the world, or are concerns about the impact of global agribusiness and ...
Researchers across Europe ‘appalled’ at scrapping of EU science advisory, caving to anti-science Greens
Despite strong support from scientific bodies, Prof Anne Glover's mandate expired at the end of the Barroso presidency - and ...
African leaders call for efforts to increase agricultural productivity, including biotech
African ministers and business leaders have gathered in Ethiopia to consider ways to trigger a green revolution and improve the ...
Genes reveal biological processes underlying schizophrenia
Scientists found more than 100 genes that make people more susceptible to schizophrenia- 83 of which have never been pinpointed ...
Friends have (slightly) similar genomes
A study from a controversial pair of US researchers claims that we are more genetically similar to our friends than ...
‘Buttressed against punches’: Did human face evolve to protect against fights?
Fossil records show that the australopiths, immediate predecessors of the human genus Homo, had strikingly robust facial structures. For many ...
Meet the coolest new species discovered in 2014
A top 10 list of species discovered in the last 12 months is topped by the olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina), a ...
UK Scientists call for new GM crop trials
A new report on genetically modified (GM) crops, commissioned by the prime minister, calls for more UK field trials and ...
