Epidemiologist who guided Sweden’s ‘no lockdown’ policy sidelined after surge overwhelms the country

Epidemiologist who guided Sweden’s ‘no lockdown’ policy sidelined after surge overwhelms the country

Richard Orange | 
The high-profile epidemiologist who led Sweden's no lock-down strategy in the spring appears to be being sidelined by the government ...
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Trouble dragging yourself to the gym? It could be your genes

Caroline Allen | 
It’s long been thought that some people find exercising easier than others. While some will happily jog off to the ...
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Bill Gates: AI, gene editing could help us reach global health goals ‘exponentially’ faster

Alan Boyle | 
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been working to improve the state of global health through his nonprofit foundation for 20 ...
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‘Expanding the capabilities of the human body’: Russian biohackers turn to implants, supplements and extreme exercise

Anna Malpas, Nikolay Korzhov | 
Gripping a scalpel, Vladislav Zaitsev makes an incision in the fold of skin between his client's thumb and index finger ...
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Genetic mutations may provide natural defense against Alzheimer’s

Alexandra Thompson | 
A set of genetic mutations may protect against Alzheimer’s, research suggests. The memory-robbing disease is poorly understood, with few known ...
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If we started again from scratch, would life on Earth evolve the same way?

Rob Waugh | 
Evolution is often seen as a mysterious process, but it’s actually predictable, and if life on Earth evolved again it ...
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Are we ignoring ‘staggering risks’ of human gene editing, including a wider gap between haves and have nots?

Mark Buchanan | 
Biologists recently revealed a new form of the gene-editing tool known as Crispr that allows researchers to make precise changes ...
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