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Mining the hidden treasure of the world's unknown bacteria

Life

Mining the hidden treasure of the world's unknown bacteria

Almost every known antibiotic came from 1 per cent of bacteria. Now we are learning how to grow the unknown microbes, and who knows what riches we'll discover

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Eating when we should be sleeping may play havoc with our brains

Humans

Eating when we should be sleeping may play havoc with our brains

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Bionic eye will send images direct to the brain to restore sight

Technology

Bionic eye will send images direct to the brain to restore sight

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What snowy owls get up to when the mercury drops

Life

What snowy owls get up to when the mercury drops

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Health

First results from human young blood rejuvenation trial expected

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Pawful or purrfect? A scientific guide to the best pets

Life

Pawful or purrfect? A scientific guide to the best pets

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Regulars

How to change your genes by changing your lifestyle

Life

How to change your genes by changing your lifestyle

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Suicide is one of the biggest preventable killers of new mums

Health

Suicide is one of the biggest preventable killers of new mums

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Meet the weird amphibian that rules the underworld

Life

Meet the weird amphibian that rules the underworld

They live in darkness, eat almost nothing and can survive for a century. Graham Lawton sloshes through Slovenian caves in search of the inscrutable olm

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Life

Should we be worried that genes can be edited so easily?

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Life

Is a new dawn of widespread gene therapy on the horizon?

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Life

Exploring the world of parrots that dazzle and delight

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Life

Editing life: A guide to the genetic revolution on our doorstep

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