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This piglet has some cells from a monkey but died within a week of birth

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Exclusive: Two pigs engineered to have monkey cells born in China

Two pig-monkey chimeras were born in China but died within a week. This is the first time live pigs have been created that contain some primate cells

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red flag outside home

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Samoan government takes drastic measures to fight measles outbreak

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A woman taking oral emergency contraceptive

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Monthly oral contraceptive capsule shown to work in pigs

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plastic artwork

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We constantly eat microplastics. What does that mean for our health?

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microplastic particles

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We need to wake up to the potential threat from microplastics

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Exercise can help lower your risk of cardiovascular disease

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Cholesterol levels predict if under-45s will ever have heart disease

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Vivian Li
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Fighting cancer: How growing mini organs could create better treatment

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Christos Bergeles
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The tiny micro-robot that could save eyesight and cure blindness

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Val Curran
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The science of cannabis: Can it really help our mental health?

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Fiona Behan
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How we’re using CRISPR to fight cancer

Molecular biologist Fiona Behan reports on how the CRISPR gene-editing technique can find cancer鈥檚 weak points, identifying targets for new drugs

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Gut health: How to look after your microbiome

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New rules for gay and bisexual male blood donors found to be safe

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Modified BCG vaccine could prevent TB in cattle and help end culls

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Hospital visits go up after days with higher levels of air pollution

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