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Natural sunscreen found in fish eggs can be made by E. coli factories

Genetically altered bacteria can synthesise gadusol, a naturally occurring compound found in zebrafish eggs that could be developed as an alternative to existing sunscreen products that can harm marine life

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We may finally have a cure for many different autoimmune conditions

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Are humans degenerating genetically and getting dumber as a result?

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'Zombie' cells created by transplanting genomes into dead bacteria

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Can we genetically improve humans using George Church’s famous list?

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Gene-edited babies are the future – but these CRISPR start-ups aren’t

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Could the super-rich be cloning themselves? And why would they?

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A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

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A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

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Grafting trick could let us gene-edit a huge variety of plants

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A study partipant wearing the glasses and testing her reading after being fit with the retinal implant

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Eye implant and high-tech glasses restore vision lost to age

Age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of vision loss, with existing treatments only able to slow its progression. But now an implant in the back of the eye and a pair of high-tech glasses have enabled people with the condition to read again

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Huntington’s disease breakthrough: what to know about the gene therapy

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The futuristic new tech that could bridge broken nerves and mend minds

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Critics of de-extinction research hit by mystery smear campaign

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Vegan cheese could be about to get a lot closer to the real thing

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