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Required: A moral vision for gene editing

Redesigning Life asks some interesting questions about CRISPR gene editing. What we need now are some answers

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Health

Why men should ignore Ben Stiller's call for cancer test

Analysis

Could sex hormones help addicted women stop taking opioids?

Health

Could sex hormones help addicted women stop taking opioids?

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World war on superbugs can only be won by a UN-led global effort

Health

World war on superbugs can only be won by a UN-led global effort

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Health

Why women are more at risk of PTSD – and how to prevent it

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Health

Deaths from 9/11-related illness are set to exceed initial toll

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Life

Placenta’s alarm clock signals when it’s time for birth to begin

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World's first 'nanofish' could be used as guided drug missiles

Technology

World's first 'nanofish' could be used as guided drug missiles

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Technology

Hackers stealing and selling your health records must be stopped

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Zika vaccine trials begin – but fears remain over virus’s impact

Health

Zika vaccine trials begin – but fears remain over virus’s impact

The trial comes amid warnings that even infected babies born with normal-sized heads could be at risk of developmental disorders

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Life

US plan to fend off Zika with sterile mosquitoes faces catch-22

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Technology

Mind-controlled nanobots could release drugs inside your brain

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Health

Evidence-based policy is good medicine for society's ills

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Health

The scary reality of medical U-turns, and how to stop them

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