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“Plaques and Tangles” play asks: Would you take genetic test for your fate?
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Parkinson’s treatment shows promise in early trials
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Bacterial genes that make mercury deadly identified
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Birth month predicts dementia risk later in life
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Humans migrated back to Africa after leaving, fossil record shows
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CRISPR patent dispute may finally be resolved
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Some smokers’ lung health protected by lucky set of genes
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When did humans evolve to hear speech?
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Gold particles, Darwinian evolution: Unlikely combination joins to carry out computing
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Brain-controlled device allows paralyzed man to move again
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You’re constantly enveloped in your own microbial ‘fingerprint’
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First ever petri dish human sperm reportedly grown in France
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US overturns approval of sulfoxaflor, only neonicotinoid approved in EU
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Genetically engineered bacterial cells ‘talk’ to each other
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Can neuroscience explain our sense of self?
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Primate Ebola vaccine slowed by US ban on chimp testing
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Obesity linked to birth order, with highest risk in eldest siblings
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Dementia rates have dropped, despite aging population
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Genetic ‘switch’ targeting fat cells may help combat obesity
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Vision gene therapy helps blind mice see again
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Scotland accused of playing politics, subverting science with GMO ban
Scotland’s government has decided to prohibit the growing of genetically modified crops. Their main rationale is to avoid any possibility that premium ...
Micro device gives doctors peek into brain tissue during surgery
A dipstick inserted into the brain can check its energy levels, just like checking oil levels in a car. The ...
New gene test aims to put end to doping in sports
Athletics is under a cloud of suspicion. Analysis of a leaked report from the International Association of Athletics Federations suggests that results ...
World Health Organization preparing speedy administration of Ebola vaccine to vulnerable communities
A vaccine for Ebola produced in just one year instead of the usual decade provides 100-percent protection against the disease ...
Promising MERS vaccine could prevent future outbreaks
Breathe easy, the South Korean public have been told. The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is over. There ...
DNA exonerates humans for giant sloths’ extinction, climate change to blame
New forensic DNA evidence is painting a detailed picture of the death of the world’s megafauna – and it suggests ...
Not ‘born this way’: Genes suggest sexual orientation fluid, not fixed trait
Gay rights shouldn't depend on how a person came to be gay, and we should embrace the fact that sexuality ...
GM rice could address hunger, cut methane emissions 90%, fight climate change
It’s food for climate conscious consumers. A strain of rice has been genetically engineered to produce less methane. Rice agriculture ...
