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February 20, 2016

Curing the Zika Virus

An ethical dilemma faces researchers racing to create a vaccine for a virus spreading rapidly in South America

Life Sciences

February 18, 2016

Inheritance of your Ancestral Ghosts

Beyond the DNA code.

Life Sciences / Snippets

February 13, 2016

Mogrify: the human cell programmer

Breakthrough as scientists map the way for mature human cell conversion.

Life Sciences / Snippets

February 6, 2016

Ongoing El Niño spells disaster for the world’s coral reefs

Richard Murchie investigates the effect global climate change is having on the world’s coral reefs.

Features / Life Sciences

February 2, 2016

Statin to the rescue: one pill to save them all?

Could taking one golden pill really protect you against cardiovascular disease and cancer?

Physical Sciences / Snippets

January 30, 2016

The solar system’s ninth planet

Becky Douglas discusses the solar system’s potential ninth planet.

Life Sciences / Snippets

January 23, 2016

The Secret to your Sweet Tooth

Nina Divorty discusses the hormone behind your cravings

Features / Life Sciences

January 19, 2016

The fault in our genes

One crucial change among the 3 billion letters takes it all – Alisha Aman discusses some rare genetic diseases.

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