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Packets of drugs in woman's hands

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Drugs that mutate viruses to kill them could make them more dangerous

Several antiviral drugs kill viruses by inducing lots of mutations, but a computer model suggests this could have unpredictable consequences

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Synthetic (left) and natural (right) embryos to show comparable brain and heart formation.

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Synthetic mouse embryos with rudimentary brain grown in the lab

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A child with symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease

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A common childhood illness could be behind 'tomato flu' outbreak

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Female Anopheles albimanus mosquito on human skin

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Malaria vaccine using live modified parasites shows promise in trial

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Magic Mushroom Spores

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Psilocybin therapy seems to help some people give up drinking alcohol

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A glass and jugs containing vegan milks

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Most plant milks are lower in key micronutrients than cow's milk

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Tiny chip can quickly identify hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences

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Tiny chip can quickly identify hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences

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Revealing the hidden impact of whole-genome sequencing for newborns

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Revealing the hidden impact of whole-genome sequencing for newborns

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Peanuts

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Fat molecule treatment may stop severe peanut allergy reaction in mice

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Some artificial sweeteners can raise your blood sugar

Two artificial sweeteners, saccharin and sucralose, may impede the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar levels after eating, potentially due to associated changes in the microbiome

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Most people with covid-19 are still infectious after five days

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Covid-19 linked to higher risk of brain conditions up to two years on

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Video calls improved cognition in older people at risk of Alzheimer’s

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The promise – and pitfalls – of monitoring our excrement

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