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A new landscape for CRISPR?

February 6, 2020
As a Chinese court imposes a three-year jail term on a scientist who used gene editing on at least two babies and pressure mounts for global regulation – Dermot Martin...

Comprehensive genomic map of cancer published

February 6, 2020
A collaborative global scientific effort has completed the most comprehensive study of whole cancer genomes to date.

WIN: Artificial Intelligence: Modern Magic or Dangerous Future

February 4, 2020
Emeritus Professor of Artificial Intelligence Yorick Wilks takes us through the history of AI and considers the future, assessing whether these technologies could menace our way of life and asking...

Taming the smoking gun

February 4, 2020
With the explosion in popularity of vaping, safety regulators have been scrambling to catch up. One of the biggest concerns is the safety of the chemicals given off by the...

Essential gene map aids rare disease understanding

February 4, 2020
Scientists at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have compiled mouse and human cell knockout data to categorise genes based on how essential they are for survival and organism development.

Metallic hydrogen observed for the first time

February 4, 2020
Using a synchrotron, a team of researchers have observed hydrogen in its metal phase for the first time.

VIDEO: Lab Innovations 2019

January 31, 2020
From sustainability to virtual reality, cannabis testing to intellectual property and accreditation to the skills crisis – our speakers at the recent Lab Innovations show delivered incredible talks on how...

Brexit – a summary for science

January 31, 2020
As the country gets set to leave the EU tonight, we take a very brief look back at our some of our coverage over 2019 delving into what this might...

New materials help clean-up Chernobyl and Fukushima

January 29, 2020
Materials which could be used to help clean-up the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power stations have been developed by a team from the UK.

Grant to help detection of disease

January 29, 2020
The National Institute for Health Research has awarded a grant to a team aiming to set up a unit to use cutting edge genomics to tackle public health issues.

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