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‘Groundbreaking IVF procedure’: First three-parent baby born in the UK through mitochondrial donation treatment
The first UK baby created with DNA from three people has been born after doctors performed a groundbreaking IVF procedure ...
Do bees have emotions and dreams?
This March, ecologist Stephen Buchmann released a book that unpacks just how varied and powerful a bee’s mind really is ...
Could a vaccine rejectionist become the next US president? Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announces bid for 2024 election
Robert F Kennedy Jr, an anti-vaccine activist and scion of one of the most famous American political families, is running ...
CRISPR cats and dogs? Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals raises alarm that pets could be ‘created’ with extreme features under new UK gene editing law
Pets could be gene-edited under new English law, says RSPCA: Act opens door to technology being used to create cats ...
Next generation medicine: Will the people who most need gene therapy and gene-editing tools have access to them?
One of greatest risks of gene editing tools ‘is that the people who would benefit most will not be able ...
Addressing childhood trauma: Could epigenetic gene editing reduce the likelihood of developing mental illness?
Many researchers now think that childhood trauma biologically embeds itself in our bodies, alters how our genes work and puts ...
What guardrails should be set when using gene editing to improve our species? March global meeting of scientists will address
As the world’s top human genome editing researchers gather in London, the ethical issues posed by pioneering scientific advances will ...
Human genome data used in most healthcare research is based on one American’s DNA. With personalized medicine booming, that’s a problem
Healthcare’s standard genome is mostly based on one American. As we enter the era of personalised medicine, this bias has ...
‘Perfect human’? Genetics researchers ponder ethical consequences of tinkering with human DNA
Researchers are investigating ways to use genome editing to tackle sickle cell anaemia, muscular dystrophy, cancer, diabetes and some forms ...
Floating Dutch dairy farm produces 200 gallons of milk a day — Here’s how this quirky project offers an answer to rising sea levels and the ‘global land squeeze’
Samuel L Jackson can have his snakes on a plane. Peter and Minke van Wingerden have concocted something even wilder: ...
Heat-tolerant wheat: How we can increase yields of this staple crop despite rising temperatures
Wheat now provides 20% of the calories consumed by humans every day, but its production is under threat. Thanks to human-induced ...
One in 300 people is an identical twin. What can they teach us about human nature and genetics?
A podcast by two brothers and a film about two silent sisters give fresh impetus to the debate about biology ...
Viewpoint: Has the organic trend gone stale? After 10 years of growth, organic food sales have started to fall in the UK
After 10 years of slow but steady growth, sales of organic food and drink in UK supermarkets have fallen by ...
Here’s how a treasure trove of plant genetics helped develop drought-tolerant wheat that farmers in arid countries are ‘falling in love with’
A new drought-tolerant variety of durum wheat has been created as part of an international breeding programme to boost climate ...
Beyond the ‘yuck factor’: Precision fermentation of bacteria could dramatically soften environmental footprint of livestock-linked food production
Precision fermentation is a refined form of brewing, a means of multiplying microbes to create specific products. It has been ...
Singapore – the first country to approve the sale of cultivated meat – has become the epicenter of alternative protein innovation. Here’s how
Singapore became the first country to approve the commercial sale of a protein grown “out of thin air”, according to its ...
Reading comprehension genes: 27 newly-identified genetic variants tied to dyslexia
It is estimated that about 10% of the UK population, about 6.3 million people, are dyslexic. Previous research has suggested ...
Ancient exchange of ideas: Modern humans and Neanderthals shared designs for jewelry and stone tools
Modern humans lived alongside Neanderthals for more than 1,000 years in Europe, according to research that suggests the two species may have ...
‘If you want to stop the condition, you need to regrow brain cells’: Inside the ‘hugely complex’ fight against Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s was first described in medical texts more than 200 years ago, yet there is still no cure. It’s a ...
‘What’s happening to me?’ Even doctors struggle to find answers after coming down with long COVID
According to a recent survey published by the National Center for Health Statistics, about 14% of all US adult populations have experienced ...
New treatments for rare, inherited childhood diseases? CRISPR sheep help advance research
A flock of gene-edited sheep has been used by scientists to pinpoint a promising treatment for a lethal inherited brain ...
Biopesticides and robotics emerge as lower-impact alternatives to synthetic pesticides
Replacement of the old generation of pesticides with a new suite of technology-based and ecological-based solutions to managing pests is ...
Some people can still feel lost limbs after amputation. Here’s how studying ‘phantom limb syndrome’ could offer clues to understanding consciousness
Phantom limbs are a striking demonstration of the importance of the body for self-consciousness ...
Australia’s plan to become first country to offer preventive disease gene screening is under microscope
Last month, Monash University launched DNA Screen, offering 10,000 people aged 18 to 40 “secure, free DNA testing to identify ...
These 4 new techniques are spearheading future of fertility treatments
Here are four of the new reproductive treatments that scientists say could be just a few years away from the ...
Does de-extinction fervor distract from saving endangered species?
Since the 1990s, the endless searches for the marsupial in the wilds of Tasmania and Victoria have run alongside another ...
The Guardian’s anti-GMO columnist George Monbiot reports organic, pasture fed beef and lamb are ‘some of the world’s most damaging food products’
What are the world’s most damaging farm products? You might be amazed by the answer: organic, pasture-fed beef and lamb ...
Have you been getting ‘winter viruses’ more often this summer? Here’s why
Across the UK, GP surgeries and hospitals are seeing an influx of patients with typical winter ailments, including coughs, colds, ...
