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Mosquito on skin

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Souped-up 鈥榞ene drives鈥� may help eliminate pests and diseases

Gene drives might not work well enough to eradicate Zika or malaria, but an improved version of the technology may help them deliver on their promise

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Shadows on a grassy surface: three adults and a small child

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‘Three-parent baby’ success could see trials in two years

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robot prototype

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The bizarre beauty of the objects that might save your life

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butter

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Let’s revisit the consensus on fat, carbs and health

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Sculpture of human figure covered in letters "A", "G", "T" and "C"

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Artificial genome could create a ‘blank slate’ human template

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Blowing hot air: Are wind farms really bad for your health?

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People with scorecards

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Genetic test predicts your success in life, but not happiness

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Warning symbol made of a sausage with a rice background

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Fat vs carbs: What’s really worse for your health?

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A herd of pigs

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Human-pig chimeras are being grown 鈥� what will they let us do?

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Prince’s overdose: How painkillers unleashed a deadly epidemic

With prescription opioids, tolerance to painkilling effects can rise faster than resistance to an overdose. It's a deadly catch-22, says Samantha Murphy

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Face it, the Olympics won’t be axed. We need to Zika-proof them

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Failing livers transformed into healthy organs by virus therapy

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Stem cell brain injections let people walk again after stroke

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Bacterial RNA-editing tool could disable viruses or halt disease

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