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whales and dolphins

macaques

Life

Monkeys chill out just from seeing their friends being groomed

Barbary macaques became more relaxed and friendlier after seeing another macaque being groomed – a finding that may help explain ‘head orgasm’ videos

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HIV

Life

Why was HIV chosen as the first target for embryo gene editing?

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Natalie Cooper: The life and death of London's blue whale

Video

Natalie Cooper: The life and death of London's blue whale

Video

lake

Environment

Seven steps to save the planet: How to take on climate change and win

Features

HIV demonstration

Comment

We have all we need to beat the HIV epidemic – except political will

Comment

humpback whale

Life

Prehistoric whales used to simply suck their food out of the ocean

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CRISPR is a powerful technique for editing DNA

Health

‘51¶¯Âþs are now very sure that the babies really were gene-edited’

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Darkfield's Flight: an immersive experience that leaves you half dead

Humans

Darkfield's Flight: an immersive experience that leaves you half dead

Culture

pregabalin pills

Health

Misuse of pregabalin painkiller has risen 900 per cent in Australia

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He Jiankui says two babies have been born as part of his CRISPR experiment

Health

World’s first gene-edited babies announced by a scientist in China

He Jiankui has announced that a pair of twins that were CRISPR gene-edited as embryos have now been born, but the work hasn't yet been independently verified

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Technology

Graphene generators could let you recharge a phone with your breath

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Health

Silencing a gene may prevent deadly pre-eclampsia in pregnancy

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Technology

The race to green domestic heating and prevent climate catastrophe

Insight

Life

An extinct monkey evolved to live like a sloth in the Caribbean

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