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Lab-grown meat, dairy, sugar and other cell-based foods set to become available to UK consumers by 2027
Meat, dairy and sugar grown in a lab could be on sale in the UK for human consumption for the ...
Can gene editing be safe and ethical?
Modern genetics has enabled scientists to do much more: to make precise, targeted changes to the DNA of organisms in ...
Video: BBC uncovers massive fraud by Britain’s ‘social egg freezing’ clinics
Video: Women who freeze their eggs are being misled by some UK clinics about their chances of having a baby ...
Is a high protein diet the best and safest way to increase strength?
From raw eggs to protein shakes, those hoping to expand their brawn are often encouraged to ingest vast quantities of ...
‘It’s a new way to think about food production’—Growing algae on Iceland’s futuristic farm
Under a strange pink-purple glow, illuminated panels buzz and cylindrical columns of water bubble away as a futuristic crop of ...
How AI is being used to create new drugs and vaccines
A £225m supercomputer is using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop new drugs and vaccines. When it is fully operational this ...
Health alert: Here’s what you can expect if you take anti-aging supplements
Among the many wonder products out there on the market, there is a type that inspires equal parts fascination and ...
‘We will be able to bring our son back’: Indian couple wins the right to their dead son’s frozen semen
A couple in India have said they are "delighted" after a court ordered a hospital to hand over the frozen ...
Astronaut Frank Rubio made 5,963 circles of the Earth in more than a year of space travel. How did it effect him?
The record for a single trip into space currently stands at 437 days, but prolonged periods in orbit can alter ...
Can’t get your child to eat their vegetables? Maybe it’s genetic
Parents are not to blame for "fussy eating", researchers say, as a large study suggests fussy eating tendencies are mostly ...
Will the UK’s recent change in government derail crop gene editing? Activists and scientists clash
[T]he UK is among the countries that lead the world in gene editing. Last year the previous government passed the ...
Animal commuication breakthrough: How AI could help us decode what our pets are saying
We could train artificial intelligence (AI) to understand animal communication better than we can, using footage of animal interactions ...
Protecting crops from unpredictable weather, restoring soil health, and removing carbon from the atmosphere: Three ways seaweed is transforming agriculture
Ascophyllum nodosum is also known as rockweed in many areas of the world. It’s been used for centuries by local ...
Canine communication: Here’s what your dog is trying to tell you
The secret ways your dog is trying to communicate and tell you something but you’re just missing the signs ...
Were T-rexes really that dumb? Correcting 7 major misconceptions we have about dinosaurs
Big and scary they may have been, but dinosaurs were by no means lumbering brutes. The more we learn about them, the ...
Bees can count, recognize human faces and learn how to use tools. Does that mean they’re conscious?
New evidence emerges of animals’ abilities to feel and process what is going on around them, could that mean they ...
‘Gene editing is a more elegant way of tackling crop disease than spraying more pesticides’: CRISPR revolution opens door to ‘disaster-proof’ crops
Traditional crop breeding can be time-consuming and laborious. Brad Ringeisen, the executive director of the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) at ...
Our brains have gotten smaller over the last 100,000 years. What’s going on?
The brains of modern humans are around 13% smaller than those of Homo sapiens who lived 100,000 years ago ...
Genetic engineering to fight malaria: Oxitec-bred non-biting mosquitoes altered to carry a gene that kills deadly females before maturity released in Djibouti
Tens of thousands of (GMO) mosquitoes have been released in Djibouti to stop the spread of an invasive species that ...
Video: A squid with blinding high-beam lights? This adaptation helps this deep-ocean predator hunt down prey
The Dana squid has all the tools of a top ocean predator, including a pair of "headlights" it flashes at ...
Alternative animal milk on the rise: ‘By 2050, it’s possible we’ll have a choice between cow’s milk and camel’s milk in the UK’
If you’re living in Europe or the US, the idea of dousing your cereal in camel milk or cooking up ...
Video: BBC uncovers massive deception by Britain’s ‘social egg freezing’ clinics
Video: Women who freeze their eggs are being misled by some UK clinics about their chances of having a baby ...
Viagra and its erectile-dysfunction-treating siblings might provide side benefit — lowering risk of dementia
Men who take drugs for erectile dysfunction, such as Viagra, may reduce their risk of Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests ...
Better tasting, climate-proof coffee: Largest genetic map of Arabica coffee helps researchers grow optimized beans of the future
Researchers in Italy pieced together the most complete genetic map yet of Arabica coffee, the world's most popular drink ...
Size isn’t everything: Brain connections and neuron wiring contribute more to human intelligence than volume
Human brains are bigger than those of our primate relatives, but evidence from extinct human ancestors suggests brain size isn't ...
The ‘holy grail’ of beer yeasts: How genetically-modified IPAs could stay fresh forever
Yeast is central to brewing, as it turns the sugars provided by barley malt and other grains into alcohol, while ...
Pumpkins against poverty: How this drought-tolerant fruit might prove to be sustainable boon in developing world
Pumpkins are an ideal plant for water insecure regions due to their tolerance of drought. Given their ability to withstand less water and ...
Making the case for finding alien life sooner rather than later
Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently detected tantalising hints at life on a planet outside our Solar System ...
