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Why growing human brain tissue in a dish is an ethical minefield

The increasing ability to create mini human brains in labs or integrate human cells into animal brains is rightly provoking worries about their use, says Alex Pearlman

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Doctors who prescribe homeopathy ignore other medical guidelines

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Doctors who prescribe homeopathy ignore other medical guidelines

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New blood pressure guidelines could do more harm than good

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5 healthcare myths that can drive you to unneeded treatments

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5 healthcare myths that can drive you to unneeded treatments

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A surgeon in virtual reality

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Virtual reality surgery lets trainee doctors practise operations

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GM worms make a super-silk completely unknown in nature

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GM worms make a super-silk completely unknown in nature

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Our cancer strategies aren't working - it's time to change that

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Silkworms now have a bacterial superpower thanks to CRISPR

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Silkworms now have a bacterial superpower thanks to CRISPR

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Craft beer may get cheaper thanks to GM yeast with hoppy flavour

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Craft beer may get cheaper thanks to GM yeast with hoppy flavour

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A brain scan

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First anatomical evidence of several types of schizophrenia

Is there more than one type of schizophrenia? Brain scans suggest there are at least two different kinds - a finding that may lead to better treatments

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Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake

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Virtual reality lets doctors guide you through your own guts

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There may be five kinds of diabetes, not just types 1 and 2

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Unicorns and designer babies: How CRISPR creator sees the future

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